'71 Mustang Followed Me Home

Succes in the driveway on the hose so off to the ramp we go with two boats and a tow rope......

Got to the ramp and went to launch the 206 and son of a gun would not start - no tow boat for the maiden launch of the Mustang. Heck with it - Kristin back me in and hop in......... Off we go with about 4 gallons of fuel and a half of a paddle (paddle blade split).   Buzzed over to the house to pick up Luke and some liquid nourishment for the body and away we went.....got about 3 miles from the house and as Imwas turning around a couple of burps, backfires and stall. Would not start (nothing at the turn of the key - figured a bad ground so fiddled for a moment and then paddled shore and had wife come get me in the truck with the thoughts of getting the 206 or lining up a tow home. No go on the 206 so back to the boat to get Luke only to get there and find no boat and no Luke....He jumbled the ignition wires behind the dash and away he went. Boat cut out on him as well but we discovered the temp fuel set up must have allowed the fuel to shift and permit the fuel line to grab some air causing the earlier burp / stall. Boy that was a QUICK draining of fuel.

Did find out the boat is a bit of a bouncer like Jackie's and yes this thing will get up and go....Kristin says it may be tiny but it is fierce. No internet at the lake house so the video will need to wait until I can grab some free wifi.

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Greg, that's a great shot of you and Kristin, glad it runs, even if it's not perfect, yet.

Great news.

NCH20SKIER wrote: ....Kristin says it may be tiny but it is fierce.

A Holman Moody will do that for ya. Haven't been in a CC where it DIDN'T!

Great that y'all got her running and I look fwd to meeting her and driving her a bit at the river here in a few months.

Trying the video link - no promises



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgGPyeltC_A

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yRqRuXueow

NCH20SKIER wrote: Trying the video link - no promises

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Can you view my video from 8:24 this am? I can see it from the Ipad just fine -nothing on the links below...

Looks like I am providing some Sunday morning humor.....Perhaps I need to get my but to the garage. Last try for now

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You may call that Mustang tiny, but you have one more foot of spacious luxury than some of us.

I like Greg's even more now.

Have torn up the floor up to see.. It has a raspiness to the exhaust for sure. The family I bought it from said it can be heard pretty much around the lake when in the gas.....reminded me of Tim's BFN

You made a huge score with that boat, Greg! What a great project. Seems like all the H/M boats are found everywhere, but New England.

The pylon on ebay is a great price from what I've seen. They're hard to find to begin with and usually they're more money. Measure your rear lifting ring for height and length. We may have one if it's the smaller version. They are really tough. I wonder how it got bent like that?

The lifting ring style changed in '69, it got a lot thicker. Same "look" as the earlier ones but thicker. They changed styles in '72.

If that pylon on eBay is still available, it's a good price. If it doesn't have a bend in it (which was added in '71), I don't think it will play nicely with a front bench- just FYI.