I don’t go deeper than I can anchor myself unless there’s another boat nearby that I personally know and we have one another’s float plans.
Waiting on a tow is not much dif than coming in on one of your twins. A second engine is considerably more to maintain and one way of looking at it is you’re twice as likely to have engine trouble. Haha
If I was going to do long range stuff in this boat I would have more than 115 gallons of fuel and twins. Boat isn’t designed for that though really. I went after the biggest rig I could power efficiently with a single engine.
I can’t stress the anchoring factor enough here in terms of safety… Seems that very few understand the need for an anchor system and backup system to keep your bow into the seas as well as keep you in place for help to reach you.
I have been on several multi engine boats that have lost power regardless of number of engines. False sense of security is the biggest danger offshore in my opinion…
The most dangerous part of what I do with a single engine boat isn’t what happens far offshore believe it or not- at least not in my opinion. Going out the jetties or an inlet like the Stono with a single engine is within sight of shore, and if the engine goes out there’s a whole lot more that can go wrong vs being in the open ocean. Getting caught in bad weather is another concern. It will happen to you eventually, and you just have to be prepared and be aware of the situation around you at all times in order to react for things that you may not have been able to foresee.
Project looks good. I am enjoying the thread and thank you for posting.
Food for thought:
With the livewells lower, it will have a lower center of gravity. Theoretically the boat will be more stable, but might not make enough of a difference to be noticeable. If it is mounted high, and the boat ends up rolling a bunch or needing constant adjustment of the tabs when on plane then you might regret doing it that way.
I love the resourcefulness of salvaging those baitwells. I’ve seen build threads where people used salvaged consoles, but youurs is the first I’ve seen using salvaged wells like that. Smart move.
If you’re lucky enough to be fishing, you’re lucky enough.
I love the resourcefulness of salvaging those baitwells. I’ve seen build threads where people used salvaged consoles, but youurs is the first I’ve seen using salvaged wells like that. Smart move.
If you’re lucky enough to be fishing, you’re lucky enough.
thank you
A lot of what’s going into this boat is salvaged, actually. I don’t see the need to buy or build all new stuff when there are things that are headed for the landfill, grinder or scrap metal yard that can easily be modified to work in my project. The credit needs to go to all my really good friends who’ve been letting me know about stuff I can use when they come across it. Usually cheap if not free. Just takes the leg work and sweat. HUGE help! If you look closely at my pics you’ll see a lot of these parts that you can’t just go into West Marine and buy. It isn’t junk by any means at all. I actually really hate cheapo or junky stuff in an offshore boat. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. I guess that can be said about this whole boat/project when you look back at the beginning pics of this thing.
kudo’s to you Phin. I like the resourcefullness. Too many of us would be lost without walmart (or westmarine) and fast food. These new generations are losing valuable skills that our Granddaddy’s had. I couldn’t agree more with the lack of quality that is available today (and overpriced). Keep at it. While I don’t see a project like this in my future, it does keep me itching to make improvements to my boat. Keep up the great work.
I don’t go deeper than I can anchor myself unless there’s another boat nearby that I personally know and we have one another’s float plans.
Waiting on a tow is not much dif than coming in on one of your twins. A second engine is considerably more to maintain and one way of looking at it is you’re twice as likely to have engine trouble. Haha
If I was going to do long range stuff in this boat I would have more than 115 gallons of fuel and twins. Boat isn’t designed for that though really. I went after the biggest rig I could power efficiently with a single engine.
I can’t stress the anchoring factor enough here in terms of safety… Seems that very few understand the need for an anchor system and backup system to keep your bow into the seas as well as keep you in place for help to reach you.
I have been on several multi engine boats that have lost power regardless of number of engines. False sense of security is the biggest danger offshore in my opinion…
The most dangerous part of what I do with a single engine boat isn’t what happens far offshore believe it or not- at least not in my opinion. Going out the jetties or an inlet like the Stono with a single engine is within sight of shore, and if the engine goes out there’s a whole lot more that can go wrong vs being in the open ocean. Getting caught in bad weather is another concern. It will happen to you eventually, and you just have to be prepared and be aware of the situation around you at all times in order to react for things that you may not have been able to foresee.
So do I prefer a single engine over twin engines? Of course not- but I feel like it’s the best setup we can have for now, and I feel like it isn’t quite the same as having a single engine before the age of satell
A lot of what’s going into this boat is salvaged, actually. I don’t see the need to buy or build all new stuff when there are things that are headed for the landfill, grinder or scrap metal yard that can easily be modified to work in my project. The credit needs to go to all my really good friends who’ve been letting me know about stuff I can use when they come across it. Usually cheap if not free. Just takes the leg work and sweat. HUGE help! If you look closely at my pics you’ll see a lot of these parts that you can’t just go into West Marine and buy. It isn’t junk by any means at all. I actually really hate cheapo or junky stuff in an offshore boat. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. I guess that can be said about this whole boat/project when you look back at the beginning pics of this thing.
Luke 8:22-25
You’d love my uncle’s shop. He finds all kinds of “scrap” and converts it into the coolest bbq pits, cookers, etc. He found an old disc and used the disks to make fajita cookers. People in the S. Texas bbq cookoff world went nuts over them. The burners on his fish fryer came from a discarded gas hot water heater. It’s amazing what he comes up with.
If you’re lucky enough to be fishing, you’re lucky enough.
My cousin and I set the fuel tank in early Saturday morning for a test fit. Everything looked great, so I’m really happy with my investment in the custom fuel tank. Made templates for where the mounting brackets will need high density core put in along where I’m raising the stringers. That way, they can have something good to lag into.
Decided to put a small fwd livewell in front of the tank where you see the old forepeak access-to-nothing here
Started grinding while my cousin sanded the stbd hull side.
About this time, Jamie tells me to come look at what he’s uncovered (boat has a light coat of white paint on the exterior that he was sanding off)
This explains a lot about the boat… both good and bad!
Glad to see you are making progress I went tru about the same thing with delamanation on my Rabolo years ago finly sharpned a mattoc with a side grinder, used it as an azz and it worked great.Used an air slugger to get to hard to reach places. Good luck dont loose purpose!
cant wate to see finished project!
Looks like it was owned by Ft. Lauderdale in its former life, and it didn’t really have a name. There was a public water authority decal on the back of the hull on each side that had a light coat of paint over it. We found the ft. lauderdale police decal evidence when we sanded down to original gelcoat midships.
Guy I bought it from said he purchased it off eBay about 5 yrs ago. He said he bought it on a whim and never got the time or money needed to work on it. Boat sat out in the weather unused until his wife made him sell it.
I feel sorry for this boat, and I hope it appreciates what I’m trying to do for it now… (trying to give it some mojo)
All I’ve read seems to lead me to think that most of the law enforcement hulls Mako built did not have livewells or anything. They also had thicker glass schedules. This boat definately has those characteristics. There has never been a high speed water pickup in this hull…
What’s weird is that the boat never had twin engines, which most of the law enforcement boats came with.
Bear in mind that back in the day, this was Mako’s biggest hull. Lots of history with this boat that I really think is cool.
That was and will be one nice looking boat, I like in the article they called the leaning post a (BUTT REST) must have been the first leaning post. keep up the good work, looks good.
Changing up the foreward fish box drainage so it doesn’t have to run below the fuel tank. Will drain along the outside of one of the stringers to one of the cockpit fish boxes instead, where it can be macerated.
wes
1 suggestion
make sure your rigging tubes cant hold water
no matter how good of a job you do, water is going to get into the tubes
make sure it can drain out
seen several older makos that were refurbed, and everyone of them held water in the newly installed rigging tubes
wes
1 suggestion
make sure your rigging tubes cant hold water
no matter how good of a job you do, water is going to get into the tubes
make sure it can drain out
seen several older makos that were refurbed, and everyone of them held water in the newly installed rigging tubes
i will be scrapin a gw cc over the next few weeks. it has baitwells console etc that i will have no use for if anybody wants em. im just salvagin deck hardware trlr etc. if anyone wants anything or the whole boat lemme know. 77 model fairly solid i have no title. i’ll make a separate post but thought i wld mention it here
i will be scrapin a gw cc over the next few weeks. it has baitwells console etc that i will have no use for if anybody wants em. im just salvagin deck hardware trlr etc. if anyone wants anything or the whole boat lemme know. 77 model fairly solid i have no title. i’ll make a separate post but thought i wld mention it here
I am interested in it. Especially if there are some larger hatch rings and lids. I could use two for fish box lids and one for bilge access. Let me know where to come see what you’ve got. I’ll come cut the stuff out myself if it’ll work.
Hopefully there’s power nearby. I tried using cordless stuff, but it won’t last long cutting fiberglass.
Could also use a generator for 120V AC.
Oh, and capehorn16 needs to bring his “magic wasp catcher” too.
i’ll post some pics asap. 3 hatches at bow all solid. 2 small ones at rear. console has a bait tank in front. its a grady white hatteras 205. boat is at my shop power not a problem. motor cranked and looks to be in good condition. boat isnt rotten. i have no title. wld be a great project boat if i did…
