How the boat sits on the bunks and the balance of the trailer is the most important concern IMHO. If the post sits partially on the side rails, why not just put a piece of aluminum flat bar under it as a spacer to level it off?
How the boat sits on the bunks and the balance of the trailer is the most important concern IMHO. If the post sits partially on the side rails, why not just put a piece of aluminum flat bar under it as a spacer to level it off?
Why is faster never fast enough.
George Carter
Central Florida
gcarter763@aol.com
http://kineticocentralfl.com/
“If you have to argue your science by using fraud, your science is not valid"
Professor Ian Plimer, Adilaide and Melbourne Universities
so when are you going to finally light that thing up?
Jay Z.
'93 White/Teal Classic 22
So I haven't been sitting on my butt doing nothing.
Actually I spent several weeks and well over $2K on the trailer. I'll post pictures later.
There's a logical process to this. I can't put the outdrive on until I get the boat off the dollies and onto the trailer.
But today Bob Wilson (Tidbart) came over and the two of us started the engine successfully, timed it, and broke in the cam (30 minutes @ 2000 RPM).
It was a pretty cool, very wet (w/o actually raining) day, humidity 90+%, and 58*F.
Of course, just sitting there, it's producing very little heat (or power for that matter). We continually monitored the gauges, and used an IR temp gun on all the various systems.
After 30 minutes the heat exchanger thermostat never fully opened (the temp on the gauge, the hoses and the HE shell never got above 140*. The raw water discharge through the exhaust was 120*. Oil pressure was a steady 45#, oil temp (eventually) got to 160*.
I was pretty pleased, it'd been awhile coming.
I would be posting a couple of videos below, but my phone shoots videos in MP4 which, apparently, is invalid on this site, any suggestions?
George Carter
Central Florida
gcarter763@aol.com
http://kineticocentralfl.com/
“If you have to argue your science by using fraud, your science is not valid"
Professor Ian Plimer, Adilaide and Melbourne Universities
machinist ,bore it deeper,ream it bigger, and lap it to a fine finish
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v...=2&theater
George Carter
Central Florida
gcarter763@aol.com
http://kineticocentralfl.com/
“If you have to argue your science by using fraud, your science is not valid"
Professor Ian Plimer, Adilaide and Melbourne Universities
Here is mine, but it needs rotation. Sorry. I can't rotate the video on my PC.
IMG_0293.MOV
Member - WAFNC
1997 22 Classic (sold)
1997 Formula 271 Fastech
502 Mag MPI
OK, Here're the YouTube addresses:
http://youtu.be/CwrhaT4Mdxg
http://youtu.be/0cAvLK1Onr4
George Carter
Central Florida
gcarter763@aol.com
http://kineticocentralfl.com/
“If you have to argue your science by using fraud, your science is not valid"
Professor Ian Plimer, Adilaide and Melbourne Universities
Thanks, looks and sounds great! (Think the steering wheel's supposed to be on the right though.)
"I don't have time to get into it, but he went through a lot." -Pulp Fiction
George Carter
Central Florida
gcarter763@aol.com
http://kineticocentralfl.com/
“If you have to argue your science by using fraud, your science is not valid"
Professor Ian Plimer, Adilaide and Melbourne Universities
I swear I want to download this thread and print it with quick reference tabs to keep in my shop!
What a beautiful boat with attention to every imaginable system, surface and detail. George, you have a methodical approach and a creative drive to work though all of the issues in rebuilding these boats.
Seriously, if anyone is a boat enthusiast and hasn't read all 112 pages (1675 posts covering 7 years and 3 months) you owe it to yourself to do so. Besides a Donzi Classic enthusiast, I am also a woody boater guy... and we appreciate the effort it takes to completely restore a wooden boat. But, most people (including the woody guys) have no idea what it takes to properly go through a fiberglass boat to produce one of this quality.
After realizing the size of job this is, I almost want to give up on my Donzi 16' resto right now.... but instead, I think I'll use this thread as a guideline, a text book, a resource manual and a source of strength. Unless you have a really, really BIG bank account; A person would be hard pressed to hire a shop to do this level of work (and maybe not even then) so, the only way you get a boat of this calibre is to do it yourself.
Now, get out and run that Red Devil George. You deserve to enjoy it!
Thanks for recording this process.
Sean Conroy,
1964 Formula Jr. (hull #2) project
1972 Greavette Sunflash III
1981 Kavalk Mistral project
"A man can accomplish anything... as long as he doesn't care who gets the credit."
It is wonderful to see you are almost there George! The engine sounds perfect. Are those Corsa muffler tips with the baffles?
1971 Donzi 18' 2+3
1985 Eliminator 23' Daytona Offshore - Kevlar hull
1988 23' Donzi CC F-23 with 250HP EFI Mercury OB
1989 28' Team Warlock Offshore - single 548CID/600HP
1990 23' Warlock Offshore - single 525HP
Bill from Denison, TX - Lake Texoma
George Carter
Central Florida
gcarter763@aol.com
http://kineticocentralfl.com/
“If you have to argue your science by using fraud, your science is not valid"
Professor Ian Plimer, Adilaide and Melbourne Universities
i'll be up that way on the 16-18th, will it get wet by then?
He's waiting for Ed Donnelly to come down and finish wiring the gauges...lol
Ed will be coming south soon...he has to pick up his daughter Taylor....
"YIPPY-KAI-YAY"
1993 Donzi Classic 22 by Chris Craft...
White with Yellow stripes...
502 King Cobra...
Its hard to be humble when you own a Donzi. (In my humble opinion).
To hear it run...click the link below...
http://s922.photobucket.com/albums/a...er_media_share
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