Latest addition to our family

As this boat is as much for my wife and kids to use as it is for me to tinker with, I want any potential safety issues addressed. I have only had later model boats. I do all my own work on them, but they were always right when I got them.
I do appreciate the observations. Keep them coming.

81, I am a midwest guy. I would love to go to GL, and may do it. However, that is my first weekend home after a 3000 mile trip. Not sure how that will play out.

Chris, you are mistaken. Pete has no life, he's the one on the computer posting all the time. He posts 7 times more than I do, and 2 times more that you do. You post 3 times more than me. You better quit playing with your wangcaster, cause Pete is going to out post you in his short time here.

OK, I have a new carb, new distributor, plug wires, fuel line & filter, and steering cable, and cutlass bearing coming. I am going to run it once before I change the stuff, so I can settle up with the PO and also be able to note the difference in performance after getting rid of the vacuum advance. Bruce at MWCC suggested it would be pretty noticeable.

The steering appears to work fine now that it is in the 40's here, but it seems there must have been water in there somewhere that froze up. I still want to replace the cable, whether it is needed or not.

Any other initial suggestions as to what I should look at? I mostly want to just make the boat ultra safe and clean her up a bit for this season.


BKH, are you driving? or flying? I would really like to go to GL, we'll see...

Mike

bkhallpass wrote: THIS YEAR WE DRIVE so that we can bring a boat.

Are you going to bring your brother's MC?

That's great Brian! And what a road trip that'll be, 2100+/- miles. I supposed you'll take I-80 as far as you can and then head right up thru the middle of Chicago, right? I know better than that.

So we won't plan on you cruising the pontoon with us this year then, but instead looking forward to taking a ride on your boat. I feel rather silly in that my main reason for going in on the outrageous $$$ pontoon was for the dogs.

As to boat rides, I really missed out last year, as I only rode in about 3 other boats while there. I never got a ride in Tim's neck snapper, BoatDr's rocket, or either of Stang's colorful craft, nor so many of the other neat boats. I'll change that this year. Stang by way I hope will be thawing out and returning soon.

Nice Mustang!