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Forum: Custom Builds & Refit Projects 07-15-2015, 10:55 PM
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Matt we use lures, fake squid (hoochies), and cut...

Matt we use lures, fake squid (hoochies), and cut bait. We have opportunity's for catching Tuna here to. We will be heading out for tuna soon. I'll post some more inspiration for you when we get...
Forum: Custom Builds & Refit Projects 07-15-2015, 11:38 AM
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Matt just keep working and you will be posting...

Matt just keep working and you will be posting pictures to make us all jealous in no time. Those are a couple of 20 plus pound king salmon.
Forum: Custom Builds & Refit Projects 07-15-2015, 01:43 AM
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Matt just a little inspiration for you. I got my...

Matt just a little inspiration for you. I got my wife a daughter out for a little fishing on the open ocean. Fish were biting... ...
Forum: Custom Builds & Refit Projects 03-25-2015, 11:18 PM
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Posted By motogizmo
Matt, How goes the battle? Feeling any...

Matt,

How goes the battle? Feeling any better these days? I hope this inspires you a little. I put my boat in on salt water Monday. Had a little over heating problem that cut the day short. ...
Forum: Custom Builds & Refit Projects 03-07-2015, 10:23 AM
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Posted By motogizmo
Matt, Sounds like you are in a rough bit...

Matt,


Sounds like you are in a rough bit of water right now. We have all become remotely involved in your Axe project..... an your life. Axe will help you through this rough water if you get...
Forum: Custom Builds & Refit Projects 03-07-2015, 12:26 AM
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Posted By motogizmo
My apologies. I should have said "Once...

My apologies.


I should have said "Once the CG gets too far above the water line SHE CAN ROLL OVER!!!


Next time I will try to have 4 cups of coffee before posting anything. :)


If the...
Forum: Custom Builds & Refit Projects 03-07-2015, 12:10 AM
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Posted By motogizmo
This is great information thank you, and exactly...

This is great information thank you, and exactly why I was thinking an expert should have some input here. The point still remains the same. Even if the CG is too high, and the boat is stable at rest...
Forum: Custom Builds & Refit Projects 03-06-2015, 10:27 AM
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Posted By motogizmo
Mat, Can I suggest that minimum put 800...

Mat,


Can I suggest that minimum put 800 to 1000 pounds of gravel bagged up in the low keel when you launch for the first time, and have more ready if you need it. I really truly believe that you...
Forum: Custom Builds & Refit Projects 02-27-2015, 11:56 AM
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Posted By motogizmo
Matt, I just did the first float test...

Matt,


I just did the first float test on my boat. I still have a lot of construction to do, but I have been worried about the attitude she would have in the water. I was right to worry...
Forum: Custom Builds & Refit Projects 02-21-2015, 11:31 AM
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Posted By motogizmo
I bet those long aluminum side window frames in...

I bet those long aluminum side window frames in the hot sun will grow 1/4 or more. Using butyl rubber sealing tape will help make them stay water tight with the movement.
Forum: Custom Builds & Refit Projects 12-10-2014, 08:14 PM
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Posted By motogizmo
Nice looking spot to hangout on the hook. The...

Nice looking spot to hangout on the hook. The fresh water is a blessing for just about everything. Thanks for the view.
Forum: Custom Builds & Refit Projects 12-09-2014, 11:32 AM
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Posted By motogizmo
Matt, Is your plan to splash down ready...

Matt,


Is your plan to splash down ready for sea trials, or are you going to get her to the point were she will hold out the water, and finish her up in the marina?


The reason I ask is that...
Forum: Custom Builds & Refit Projects 12-02-2014, 07:36 PM
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Posted By motogizmo
Matt, Here is a blog from a guy that is...

Matt,


Here is a blog from a guy that is in a similar build that you may find interesting. M/V She:Kon...
Forum: Custom Builds & Refit Projects 11-20-2014, 12:40 AM
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Posted By motogizmo
Matt, I am a weekend and after work kind of boat...

Matt, I am a weekend and after work kind of boat builder. I still need the job to buy the parts. When I quit drinking few years back I'd do some work on the boat every time I wanted a drink. At...
Forum: Custom Builds & Refit Projects 11-16-2014, 08:14 PM
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Posted By motogizmo
Matt you must know by now that the boaters up...

Matt you must know by now that the boaters up here in the frozen north are poring over your work...looking at every word and image as if we were sweating away with you. But no, we are freeze our...
Forum: Custom Builds & Refit Projects 11-16-2014, 11:48 AM
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Posted By motogizmo
Matt, Making good headway. Do you have 5...

Matt,


Making good headway. Do you have 5 day weekends down under...LOL.


In your picture of the forward cabin top it appears that the port side at the companion way slopes to the amidships....
Forum: Custom Builds & Refit Projects 11-15-2014, 10:12 PM
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Posted By motogizmo
Thanks for the warm welcome! I invested...

Thanks for the warm welcome!


I invested in the Lowrance HDS2 10 with the 3g ray dome, mated up with a 1kw Airmar 20/200 transducer. The radar right out of the box showed my surroundings very...
Forum: Custom Builds & Refit Projects 11-15-2014, 10:57 AM
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Posted By motogizmo
Splicing that cable is a snap. Small epoxy lined...

Splicing that cable is a snap. Small epoxy lined crimp fittings work wonders. The only trick is the repair on the shielding. I have used a strip of aluminum foil coated in dielectric grease and...
Forum: Custom Builds & Refit Projects 11-14-2014, 11:20 PM
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Posted By motogizmo
I have been a lurker for about a year now. My...

I have been a lurker for about a year now. My good friend Art turned me onto this boat build to perk me up..... I can see that he is stirring the pot here as well ;) . I have read every word of all...
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