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It's been parked next to my motorhome for the two years I've been here...the guy who owns it had only been here once the entire time, so I asked the lady who owns this place about it...told her I thought it was a shame that he was letting it go to hell...(carpet and tires are rotted) Well apparently she put a note in the customers invoice telling him I might be interested in buying it. The guy calls me and before you know it, I'm handing him a check for $2K...  Supposedly it's been sitting for the last six years since his wife died and he lost interest...it turns out that the guys son recently got in a bad accident and is going through rehab and the guy has taken on another job to cover the bills...he was more than happy to get rid of it. I had no idea if it would run...I hooked up a battery and nada...no clicks...no ticks...nothing...I kept turning the key off & on....off and on, probably a dozen times before it finally spun the engine...ok....so I sit there and think about it a bit...I figure I better check things before I actually try to start it or even contemplate working on such an old engine...(it's a 1972 50 hp Evinrude) first off I checked compression...150 and 152...cool...so I check for spark at the plugs...no spark...hmmm...change plugs...clean the ignition switch and recheck.... SUCCESS!!! spark!!! Hook up water...hook up a fuel tank and turn the key...spit...cough...chug...chug...die...  go back & find the choke lever...1/4 choke...turn the key again...running but missing...I go back and disconnect the fuel line because I'm pretty sure the water pump ain't working...while there I dick around with the choke....it smoothed right out till it ran out of fuel and died...  It's a 24' Kayot...pontoons are in excellent shape...I'm gonna replace the transom wood and mount my 15 hp Johnson as a backup motor before I take it out...this summer might turn out to be pretty nice...  ![[Linked Image]](http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp11/tomt1951/001_zpsqh5vksju.jpg)
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�Politicians are the lowest form of life on earth. Liberal Democrats are the lowest form of politician.� �General George S. Patton, Jr.
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Good Snag!
Hunt with Class and Classics
Religion: A founder of The Church of Spray and Pray
Acquit v. t. To render a judgment in a murder case in San Francisco... EQUAL, adj. As bad as something else. Ambrose Bierce “The Devil's Dictionary”
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Looks nice. They are great fishing platforms, lots of comfy fishin' to be done!
Paul
"I'd rather see a sermon than hear a sermon".... D.A.D.
Trump Won!, Sandmann Won!, Rittenhouse Won!, Suck it Liberal Fuuktards.
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Add rodholders, use that 15hp kicker as a trolling motor. Add a Helix 7 series w/SI&DI, GPS.
I like your 'toon 'cause it is utilitarian to my eye.
GOA
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Campfire Kahuna
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Set it up for camping on the water and avoid the crowds. Anchor in shallow water way out of range of loud music and generators.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
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Set it up for camping on the water and avoid the crowds. Anchor in shallow water way out of range of loud music and generators. That's a big reason I wanted one...with my disabled brother and two Jack Russels, trying to set up a campsite while watching them was more than I could deal with and fishing out of a 13' valco was impossible...this should work out nice...
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Campfire Kahuna
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You can outfit that sucker with all sorts of extras from ebay for 10 cents on the dollar.
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Campfire Kahuna
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Enjoy that boat, and boat safely.
PS, Catch a big stringer for me.
PM, PM, can you cook on board? (That me be a stupid question, but I've yet to be on a pontoon)
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Campfire Kahuna
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Sure you can cook. Just take a gas stove and the other gear.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
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Bad ass!
When can I come down and what are we fishing for?
Dave
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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Another thing about it is you could mount a .30 Browning on it and be on a par with the NORK Navy.
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Ummmm.is it too late to get your money back?
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Another thing about it is you could mount a .30 Browning on it and be on a par with the NORK Navy. Why stop there? Strap a torp on either side. Take out an intrusive jet-skier or two!
The only true cost of having a dog is its death.
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Regards,
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PM, PM, can you cook on board? (That me be a stupid question, but I've yet to be on a pontoon)
Actually, I've never been on one either. I've watched a lot of them on the rivers and lakes though and have seen them set up with small propane refrigerators, porta potties, running fresh water/sinks, stove tops, BBQs etc. (I even seen one that had a trampoline mounted up high for a forward sun shade) I haven't got any grand plans at doing anything to it other than to recarpet, clean it up and mount the kicker motor...maybe mount a small gas bbq ...the only bench seat is in the rear along the rail...lots of open floor space....I think folding camp furniture will work fine.
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Around here, it's a good buy...in Wisconsin, it would be steep... I looked on line for a while. The good thing is, I didn't have to drive to Wisconsin...
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