The Midas Project

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I didn't quite fit in the puppy and the seat couldn't go back and the throttle no more forwad as they were hard up against frames so a radical dash cut to get them spindly legs of mine in

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Front sorted needed to make some more room in the back, there was a really nice chart table but to be honest in these days of GPS & modern wizz bang kit it just wasn't needed....... Mhhhh where's me air saw !!!!!!

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Working my way backwards to the transome, getting the old support fittings out was a total pig but got it done, some old damage to the transom as well s cut it out & bonded in some new bits with a poxy coating

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Structure stuff done & tidied up

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Added a little old speed hump to the back as it looked oh so plain bit like an aircraft carrier deck, had all kinds of ideas, chain locker, flare stowage lunchbox, settled on a wet bar Hic,..............

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Rubbing down late into the night, and after toooooo much time some top coats

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Dummy dry fit transom plate & jackplate. thru deck ft'ngs

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And the hoses were too short, coz I measured the old L&S HET for setback not the new one Dolt !!!!!!!!

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So there is a quick resume of the project so far, been on another board previously running into loads of pages. This is the edited highlights.
Taken four times as long & 3 times what I thought it would cost... Sound familiar

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Well got a few bits done & managed to get it out from it's little coccoon. need a really big tidy up after the refit, rig & bits to do. Trailer is finished collect it next week.

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few more

[robert j garner]

Looking good when are you going to hang the mota on it!

Rob

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couple of weeks yet. My tressle man let me down so I need to sort that first then do some locals where it was sitting on the trailer bunks. Dont want to spray with the motor on as knowing my luck I'll get it covered in some way
lifting strops are to long for the crane Im using so will get some more made really short.
Will pop up to Degraff and pick up the trailer about thursday
wont get much progress on it the next few days as it really needs a serious tidy up around the working area, off cuts everywhere with empty paint tins all over the place

[gazza]

What length strops and capacity do you need and how many?
If i have them I'll send them down,

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Should be alright thanks gaz, got a couple of hefty warps (boating term there !!!)
front one was a bit skinny so didnt hang aroun d with the camera too much.
Still found a use for that old sideboard