"SteveB" wrote in message
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"mmc" wrote

Looks like a good boat Got any full shots?

Will post some. I love the layout of this boat, and it is a very
restorable boat that won't cost an arm and a leg. It has tons of level
walk around room, the kind that four people can go fishing in safely in
our lakes, and not get in each other's ways. It's a deep vee, and very
stable in the water. High gunnels. All the lighting works, came with a
good fish finder, 1.5 hp troll motor, 40 hp Merc, lots of stuff in the
storage cabinets.

It's a little ragged right now, but my list of honeydo projects is getting
shorter, and the boat is ratcheting up. I can do upholstery, so a couple
of new padded benches are in the pipeline. If I have a windfall, I may
even get a tilt replacement for the missing one. But even as is, it is a
decent boat for $1500. I could use it forever and not change a thing, and
it would be good. I'll take a couple of pics next time it's in the water.

Steve

Steve,
Sounds like a good boat! Not only will it get you on the water but you also
have something to mess with/improve on.
When the T/T crapped out on my Force 50, I did a lot of research and found
"leadersmarine2" on ebay and they had the unit for $659 which was $300 below
what my local shop wanted for the unit. I also fond some used ones on ebay
but shied away since it would/could be such a PITA to get my money back if
the thing didn't work.
I ended up going to a local used parts shop "Funtime Boats" on Merrit
Island, FL and got a used one for $350. I was comfortable with this since I
could see it myself and the owner hooked it to a battery and showed me that
it worked fine.

On Nov 9, 3:23�pm, Gene wrote:
On Mon, 9 Nov 2009 08:52:29 -0500, "mmc" wrote:
The second looks to be paint oxidation. I'd wax it and see how that works
out. Oxidation on bare aluminum will seal it with a white powder and won't
harm anything.

That is one of the most entirely incorrect things I have ever read.

Remove the paint with an appropriate stripper and aluminum wool (NOT
steel wool), alodine the affected area, prime with zinc chromate
primer, and paint with an appropriate paint.

The oxidation that protects aluminum is not visible. If you can see
corrosion, that is the beginning of "metal decay."

Probably more than you ever wanted to know, but......http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Gu...visoryCircular...
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Good call on the corrosion issue...if you can see it it isn't good!
Take care, as winter is coming...not that it amounts to much here in
S.Calif!
Mike

"Gene" wrote in message
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On Mon, 9 Nov 2009 08:52:29 -0500, "mmc" wrote:

The second looks to be paint oxidation. I'd wax it and see how that works
out. Oxidation on bare aluminum will seal it with a white powder and won't
harm anything.

That is one of the most entirely incorrect things I have ever read.

Damn, that's saying a lot!
Now that you mention it and I take time to reflect I remember seeing the
powder on pitted aluminum.
I'll flog myself after work ok?.