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  1. Posted an entry on Glen-L Hot Rod

    Moving the boat from its cradle to the trailer went extremely well

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    The Hardin Marine thermostat housing required us to re-plumb most of the engine plumbing

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    All mounting plates were sandblasted, primed and painted before final assembly

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    The driver's seat is nearing completion

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    The intermediate deck beam straddles the carlings at frame # 4

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    Here's the day I've been waiting for !

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    Here's a good friend of mine, Colin, rebuilding the v-drive

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    Here's the last of the mechanical components being painted

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    Time flies when you're having fun !

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    Under-deck flotation billets were cast and installed

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    Steve at Ayling's Boat Yard has been busy in the machine shop refining the steering components

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    Here's the last of the interior epoxy barrier coating

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    We fabricated a frame truss plate to span the stuffing box at frame # 4

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    We'll be installing a stainless steel pop-up bow light in the strongback

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    The transom drain plugs were cut out with a hole saw

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    Welded joints were silver-soldered and the oil pan was tested for leaks

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    At last !

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    Over the weekend, we installed the oil pan, remote oil filter relocation kit, dipstick tube and the newly painted altern

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    The breasthook was notched to a depth of 3/8"

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    While we're waiting for the last wood order to arrive (Douglas Fir for the carlings and intermediate deck beams), we pre

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    The oil pan sump was cut to move the engine 1-1/2" aft and 2-1/2" lower

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    We've added kickouts to the rear sump and added a new sump at the front

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    We're currently fabricating removable foam flotation panels which will be installed under the deck battens

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    Work on barrier coating the interior of the hull continues

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    The H joint was bolted up to the transmission flange

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    Photo quality should improve drastically from this point on

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    A heavy-duty mobile dolly was fabricated for the hull

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    On Friday night, the hull was washed with water and scuffed with a Scotch pad to remove sanding sludge

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    The shop was cleaned up, the painting tarps were hung on the walls and furnace filters were slipped into the rear screen

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    We epoxied a fiberglass rudder port tube into the rudder port hole