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Silver15
Senior Member Joined: March-24-2010 Location: Orlando Fl Status: Offline Points: 398 |
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I considered the above mentioned idea of shoving the axel back underneath and strapping it in such a way that it would make it down the road but I'm glad I dismissed that idea after seeing the state of the trailer.
As for the details, I still don't know much because we got in real late last night, it's been storming all day, and I leave this afternoon for the weekend. What I do know is that I have a bent strut, most likely a bent shaft, and some gelcoat damage to contend with. I did push through the rain and wind to hook up a battery to the boat an hour ago and the engine fired up beautifully as well as most all of the electronics appear to work. I'll get you guys some more detailed pictures of the boat eventually. The task for now is to locate a good v-drive trailer to set it on and come up with a game plan to correct the running gear. If anyone might be interested in some of these trailer parts, just let me know. I have two nice, fancy aluminum wheels with great tires, LED lighting, swing away tongue, and bent up axels with disc brakes. No clue if it has any real value. To echo the rest of you, Art really is an excellent resource and helping hand. He was a fundamental piece in the success of this mission. |
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Dreaming
Platinum Member Joined: May-21-2010 Location: Tacoma, WA Status: Offline Points: 1870 |
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you should check out the Mastercraft Team Talk Forum for trailers, and for possibly off loading some of the old trailer parts. Cool to hear that it fired up OK and that things appear to work.
Edit: Here is a post from not long ago... https://www.mastercraft.com/teamtalk/showthread.php?t=69508&highlight=trailer |
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Faceplant
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Wonder if there was miscommunication on them not helping you load . I go to copart quite frequently and it is a given that they will load onto flatbed or trailer .
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Orlando76
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How much are thinking for the wheels? just to clarify, there's only two wheels, correct?
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Orlando76
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Oh never mind, looks like they're 5 lug.
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Silver15
Senior Member Joined: March-24-2010 Location: Orlando Fl Status: Offline Points: 398 |
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Dreaming, thanks. I am going to join that site for some tech help on this one as well.
Faceplant, Copart does not, per policy, help load "heavy duty" or "medium duty" items. So I was told that they would not load this because it is heavy duty. The forklift operator raised no objection to helping me though. Seems like there is a lot of ambiguity there within the company. Not sure what the wheels are worth, but I will throw up some pics once I get them cleaned up. I may end up keeping the trailer for parts for myself but haven't made any real decisions yet. In other news, I got the shaft and strut pulled today. Both are bent, but I have a local machine shop who is optimistic that he can repair them. Will find out for sure tomorrow. Other than that, the boat has some issues with the infamous MDC control module so the gauges do not work apparently. Other than that, it seems ok. Will get some pictures up as progress happens. Thanks for all of the support and ideas. |
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Silver15
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For those of you interested in the progress of this boat, here's an update.
The driveshaft and strut are off to the foundry being straightened, I've got a platform in the mail from Michigan. I actually ended up chopping both of the axles in half and taking the best side of each and welding them together and then welded it to the trailer frame (With some home-made clamping mechanisms for backup. Then I rebuilt all the bunks and bent what I could back into shape and put the boat on it. Now at least I have a trailer dolly of sorts to move v-drive boats around with. |
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seacamper
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Nice. Did you get a killer deal on the boat? That is great that you were able to put it all to good use.
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truth.... john |
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KRoundy
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Very cool story and good progress. Do you have the swim platform?
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My fork lift guy would have been helpful:
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ScottZ
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when I went on my recovery mission I took a good boat trailer and flatbed trailer with me. I was only an hour and a half from me which made it more economical to take 2 vehicles. It was on the side of the highway.. The owner made a few phone calls and from a referral contacted me about recovering it for him. Luckily it was in a location near a friend of mine"s farm and I was able to borrow a couple of his tractors. I |
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Scott Zuelzke
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75 Tique
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Moving a boat is easy when you have the right equipment. Here are Brad and I managing one of Tim's carcasses. Sometimes that extra level of care is important.
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ScottZ
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Nice
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Scott Zuelzke
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Treybizttu
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Cool to see it being saved. I'm watching a couple boats here locally. One CC and one MC for parts.
My buddy picked up a neglected 230vrs this winter. |
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Silver15
Senior Member Joined: March-24-2010 Location: Orlando Fl Status: Offline Points: 398 |
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LOL at the pics. 75, I'm sure that extra level of care helped yield the desired results. Scott, those tractors would have been really useful.
For anyone still interested in this project, here's an update. The corrected prop, strut, and shaft have been re-installed and the water was water tested a few days ago. Ran perfect. Really smooth, plenty of power. No mechanical hiccups to speak of. The interior also underwent some intense cleaning and looks pretty good despite a couple tears and some light mildew residual. I used Starbrite's mildew remover and it worked excellent. Would recommend it to anyone with mildew issues. This boat was covered black in some spots with mildew and you can look below to see how it sits now. I also threw in some new speakers for the radio which sound better and look better. Next on the list is correcting some of the gelcoat spots from the accident, mounting platform, buffing exterior, and ordering a freaking $400 MDC computer for the gauges. I was planning to do the gelcoat work myself with help from Art. It's my first go around with gel but I think I can do it. After all of this, she'll be ready for some summer fun I believe. |
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