I bought a 78 Chevy 4x4 stepside last year and have collect most of the parts to rebuild it. The cab was massively rusted so I found a decent replacement cab as well as some new doors and fenders. I also parted a truck and sourced parts so I will have a fairly well optioned truck once back together.
Co worker asked me if I wanted to go out with him on the boss's lobster boat to troubleshoot a noise he said he was hearing.
We got a few miles out- didn't hear any noise but the engine started to overheat. She lost a lot of coolant. We had to limp it back to a closer harbour. It was touch and go as the tide was going out. We made it and figure the input for seat water that gets pumped in to help cool the engine is plugged. Will require a diver to check. I'll tell you this the turbocharged Volvo diesel in this boat really hauls a**! Something like 440 HP at the prop
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Nice job request, glad you made it back. Just visiting my daughter out of Seattle here and they went prawning 2 weeks ago and had to get towed to an island, then catch a ferry home. Got home at 2 in the morning. Had to get the boat the next weekend. Electrical issues between the two batteries. Always nice when these are back to shore, especially in the ocean.
They are a cool ride. My neighbour took me out to see how lobster fishing is done. I told him beforehand that I'd be a great "observer" and not a fisher.
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'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
Co worker asked me if I wanted to go out with him on the boss's lobster boat to troubleshoot a noise he said he was hearing.
We got a few miles out- didn't hear any noise but the engine started to overheat. She lost a lot of coolant. We had to limp it back to a closer harbour. It was touch and go as the tide was going out. We made it and figure the input for seat water that gets pumped in to help cool the engine is plugged. Will require a diver to check. I'll tell you this the turbocharged Volvo diesel in this boat really hauls a**! Something like 440 HP at the prop
-- Edited by Canadian Poncho on Friday 20th of July 2018 06:05:43 PM
Happens around here. Will suck up a plastic bag,sea weed etc and plug the screen on the through hull. Before hiring a diver,If you have portable air tank you can disconnect the inlet side of raw water pump and blast some air to clear the screen. Put the whole hose below the waterline afterwards and see if water pours out. Could also be the impeller in the raw water pump that feeds the heat exchanger.
Talked to Johnny (our "fixer") tonight. Turns out one of the pipes from the intake was connected to another pipe with a galvanized connector (prev owner must have done this). It corroded and was sucking air.. All fixed. Was offered a trip out tomorrow to do some mackerel fishing. Just may take him up on the offer.
Todd, I saw a PEI lobster boat that had an 1100HP Cat. What do they normally use for raw saltwater intake, bronze?
These boats will be hybrid power soon.
Don
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63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
I think so. Some of these guys have incredible boats. Before moving here I had the impression fisherman were poor. That's far from the case! Lobster fisherman this year have been offered over 1 million just for their license!
I was up near Lamecque, nb back in the 80s, I saw a new Lamborghini owned by a fisherman, bright red and looked new.
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63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
Unbelievable what people toss out! When I visited Darryl earlier in the month he was gracious to give me one of those vintage gooseneck lamps that used to hang from garages back in the day (I've been looking for one for my workshop), as well as a vintage and like new CN Engineers hat, and a new "Man Cave" sign for what else, but my man cave! All this stuff was being tossed out.
That is ultra cool. I visited Dorchester a few times, looks the same as Kingston. Never met anyone I wanted to meet again.
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63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
That is ultra cool. I visited Dorchester a few times, looks the same as Kingston. Never met anyone I wanted to meet again.
Did you bake a cake Don?
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Prince Edward Island
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
Had lunch once, it was on one of those 50's fiberglass TV plates with the sections. It had canned corn, instant mashed potatoes, "instant" turkey slices, and some canned gravy. Was with a guy who serviced their wood shop gear, one of the inmates lifted a 25HP electric motor and put it in my trunk............... Was in Dorchester 4 or 5 times, Springhill Pen 4 or 5 times.
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63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
Sprayed part of the 78 Chevy. I am experimenting and tried the Dupli-color ready to spray quart cans, both colour and clear. Not a super gloss and a fair bit of orange peel but it was pretty warm when I sprayed so I'm thinking it layed down a little dry. The green is a gorgeous colour, in my opinion. I will be spraying the hood and front valance in the next week depending on my available time.
It does start to add up cost wise. To do jambs, inside of fenders and the rest as seen in the pic took 5 cans of colour and 3 cans of clear. 8 cans at 33.95 each = $271.60 plus tax. I still have the box to do and am expecting to use about the same amount of paint.
From previous paint jobs a typical car uses a gallon of colour to which reducer and hardener needs to be added plus the same for the clear. Even an inexpensive base clear is $700 - $800. Then add another quart or two to do the insides and jambs. I suspect you will be at a g note pretty quickly.
