Well Sunday I was finally able to take her out on a test run and it all worked!
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Well Sunday I was finally able to take her out on a test run and it all worked!
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-p...816_145825.jpg
Congrats! Great feeling isn't it? Keep showing us some more pics as you get it put back together. And at the very least, get your girl a seat!
Felt very good! It has been a long four months. Here is a little video, my son was listening to his phone as the radio has no speakers yet.
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Well, I still say you need to get your girl a seat and I'll add that you need to at least get your son some headphones! :D
New interior and speakers are going back in of Friday. I did not want to put the interior in until I knew it was going to run.
So I am trying to figure this motor box thing out. I took the old frame base and used it for a template and made a new one, I cannot get the hinge and box to work. When I bought the box they were separated already.
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Flip the hinge around so the pivot point is at the rear of the doghouse base, not on the inside front edge.
How will the doghouse flip up with it resting on the inner lip when the outer lip is taller in the rear?
Sounds like you have the hinge installed in the wrong spot then.
Yes, with the doghouse resting on the lip the hinge should be just a bit above the top of the base. 'Factory' has a piece of vinyl to hide it from view.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jetlink
Always wanted to switch to gas shocks. Damn hinge rips out of the base over time.
Upon further review, the hinge is reversed and moved to the original location that can be seen. Why the upholstery shop did not use the holes that are clearly visible under the new vinyl is unknown to me.
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Made some tower speakers today.
Do those clamps swivel?
Yes they do. " The enclosures were designed with a nine-degree axis rotation in either direction, allowing the speaker cans to be aimed in the most desirable location to deliver maximum sound quality."
Awesome, thanks!
Having an issue with the motor box to fit with this crazy pylon setup. Is the pylon supposed to have this much rake to it?
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Yeah it looks right. My motor cover just touches the pylon as it closes and then sits just off it closed. It is very tight. It looks like a huge slant but with the front seat in and motor box down it looks a little less full on.
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I will try to find a side on shot with cover up and down.
Installed some LED lights today.
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Not sure if that's a night club or your boat. Such a simple enhancement with a huge benefit. Looks awesome.
Did u take the pylon out permanently?
Well, it is out because I cannot get it to fit with the engine box installed. To me the angle of the pylon is raked back too far for the engine box to fit far enough forward to cover all of the floor opening.Quote:
Originally Posted by suprasaltareaud
It's close, but mine covers all of the opening with the stock pylon. I wonder if your doghouse base has been modified.Quote:
Originally Posted by leetudor
I had to make the base as the one that came with the boat was falling apart. It had been made out of maple it looked like.Quote:
Originally Posted by TitanTn
You've got a tower and the ski rope loop/eyelet on the back so I suppose you don't need the pylon anyway.
I'm working on the boat this week so I can take photos and measurements if you like.
That would be awesome!Quote:
Originally Posted by suprasaltareaud
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Ski pole is at the same angle as the back of the drivers seat. The motor box touches the pole at the floor and when I open the motor cover the lid just touches up against the pole.
Hope these pics help.
Cheers
Jason
That's pretty much how mine is. My base is not attached to the floor, so I just slid the base back before lifting the cover.
Thanks. I guess I will just carpet the engine box base, install the pylon and leave the screws out so I can also move the base around to open and close the box.
No problem. The carpet on the box base against the carpet on the floor stops the box moving around anyway. I made a bracket/stopper (piece of wood) on the inside of the engine box base so it can't slide unless I turn it. Just an extra precaution.