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What is your boat getting for next season?

well I just got my self a late christmas present for the boat a water pressure gauge since I have the jackplate on now I might need it. Plus I dont feel like giving kary a bunch of money to rebuilt it.:D
 
WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!! Got a set of Teleflex White Premier gauges for Christmas from my parents and have the money in my wallet for a steering system! Time to get those stringers set. :thumb:
 
my christmas present

i am getting my 502 rebuilt as we speak to the tune of 500+ hp, a new outdrive resevoir, an amp with 15 inch woofers, an ipod turbo so i wont have to use my maindeck, and new trailer brakes. my wife and i decided not to buy each other gifts, but instead, put that money towards our convincer. after all the most important thing other than christmas is our checkmate!:banana::banana:
 
grinder said:
i am getting my 502 rebuilt as we speak to the tune of 500+ hp, a new outdrive resevoir, an amp with 15 inch woofers, an ipod turbo so i wont have to use my maindeck, and new trailer brakes. my wife and i decided not to buy each other gifts, but instead, put that money towards our convincer. after all the most important thing other than christmas is our checkmate!:banana::banana:
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man thats a great christmas present.
 
Boat will get a new home for this year. There really is not any other cool things left to buy, bolt, hang, or install on it.
 
Great thread!
- I've had my trailer repainted, new lights and rollers, tires and chrome wheels
- Have to get the exhaust bellow and shift cable boots replaced before spring
- replacing the "oh crap" strap on the passenger side dash board as the metal strap rusted away inside and broke loose.
- new automatic bilge pump
 
grinder said:
i am getting my 502 rebuilt as we speak to the tune of 500+ hp, a new outdrive resevoir, an amp with 15 inch woofers, an ipod turbo so i wont have to use my maindeck, and new trailer brakes. my wife and i decided not to buy each other gifts, but instead, put that money towards our convincer. after all the most important thing other than christmas is our checkmate!:banana::banana:
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The day that my Girlfriend decides that new toys for the Checkmate are more imortant than her Christmas present will be the day that she gets a RING!

That is great!:thumb:
 
I'm getting a Stainless Marine 8" setback bracket for my Pulsare 2100. With my Bob's Jackplate I'll have 13" of setback....15" if I use my Bob's 2" spacers....
 
All teak is being replaced by grey King Starboard
New Prop
Aluminum grab handle on passanger side
New gauges w/red bezels
New Stripes

Oh yeah, hopefull get it running properly so it actually gets wet.

Most of the upgrades are done, waiting on a few more pieces, will post pics once it warms up and I can clean the boat up.
 
new prop,battery,skegguard,subwoofer, and trailer painted to match boat with alum diamond plat on the steps.
 
justincase said:
new prop,battery,skegguard,subwoofer, and trailer painted to match boat with alum diamond plat on the steps.
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man the whole package looks so much better with a clean trailer. it wa a night and day difference when i did the trailer for my predictor. It was just black but I did the diamond plate on the steps. It looked great.
 
Yeah trailer is black but boat is that 79 apricot flake, having a hard time finding paint but getting closer. found diamond plate on the web 2 ft by 4 ft for 32 bucks it all should look pretty good except for the dark maroon cherokee pulling it!
 
I have pretty much decided on what I am doing with my tired ol' 502 fuelie.......bore and stroke to a 540....Dart Iron Eagle heads.....10.25 CR......Hardin Marine polished intake with 1200cfm throttle body and machined for fuel injectors.....nice cam (haven't decided on that one yet).....flat top pistons....h-beam rods....and roller rockers. The block, heads, and my EMI thunder manifolds will be Merc Racing blue topped off with chrome valve covers. I am hoping to make some real horsepower here yet retain the reliability and (somewhat) fuel economy of being fuel injected. After all of that....time to dyno and tune.

What ever credit I havent maxed out in the process of this will upgrade the stereo so I can actually hear it over my motor.
 
Gimme Fuel said:
I have pretty much decided on what I am doing with my tired ol' 502 fuelie.......bore and stroke to a 540....Dart Iron Eagle heads.....10.25 CR......Hardin Marine polished intake with 1200cfm throttle body and machined for fuel injectors.....nice cam (haven't decided on that one yet).....flat top pistons....h-beam rods....and roller rockers. The block, heads, and my EMI thunder manifolds will be Merc Racing blue topped off with chrome valve covers. I am hoping to make some real horsepower here yet retain the reliability and (somewhat) fuel economy of being fuel injected. After all of that....time to dyno and tune.

What ever credit I havent maxed out in the process of this will upgrade the stereo so I can actually hear it over my motor.
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i make a real good passenger !!
 
Mr. Buss said:
i make a real good passenger !!
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I could probably make that happen! I hope you like to drink and just party in general because that is what the group I boat with does best! :cheers: Hopefully we can organize some sort of a Saginaw River checkmate run like mentioned in another thread.

I can already forsee the installation of hydraulic steering in spring of 2010...granted I still have an outdrive to put it on...hehe
 
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