Finally-I'm building my boat

[pipedog]

Awesome build! I check everyday for progress. Keep up the good work.

Thanks for the good words!! I just work on it in what little spare time I have

[SteveReid]

Can't wait to see that thing sliding Buddy!!

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went to the Palm Beach show today, It was good to see everyone!! Hope everyone made it out with there truck and boat in one piece, that road was bad after 5 to 6 inch's of rain sat. After the show I did some work on the boat, here's some more pic's

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HEAVY DUTY!!

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Corner and Transom braces ready for rivets

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a couple of hours of work after work and the brace's are riveted in.

[TheElevatorGuy]

Kyle.......I think you may be an inch taller than me.........your back has to be killing you working on that thing that low.......just saying........but it looks good........I should be sliding this weekend........going to need an airboater refresher course.......lol

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Kyle.......I think you may be an inch taller than me.........your back has to be killing you working on that thing that low.......just saying........but it looks good........I should be sliding this weekend........going to need an airboater refresher course.......lol

Jason it's up on saw horses so it is not bad how did your boat run???

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got to do some work on the boat today, had a buddy helping out

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rigging gets bolted in the corner so no rivet there

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we rivet a plate on the inside so the plug will have some meat to grab also adds some strength around the hole

[kwanjangnihm]

new hull is looking great Kyle!

a little concerned you using meat, grab & hole in the same sentence!!

[Daniel Altman]

Looking good brother!!! Can't wait to see it when I get back home!

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the start of the bracing for the front deck and walk boards.

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using one piece of 1.5" angle to run around the inside of the walkboards turned up for a lip to divert some water from running in the hull. It was a bitch making the bends, it's not perfect but pretty decent

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at the back the walkboards will angle back to the cage hoops to follow the cage

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more frame work for the walkboards

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Look what I found, all aluminum 6.0 LS with LS 3 heads (823 casting). It has a wiped out cam lobe, no big deal. Goin to go thhru the complete motor, picked it up cheap enough I can afford to put some good parts in it

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good flowing heads

[yobee]

Awesome job bro!

[Scarecrow]

Yobee, good to see ya back on here buddy---did you get get lost.

[pipedog]

Awesome job bro!

THANKS yobee, like scarecrow said it's good to see you back on SA !!!

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I tore the 6.0 LS down and brought it to the machine shop today