Duck Pond Redneckery
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Duck
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I removed the remains of the 40 hp Mercury, and the hydraulic trim.
The hydraulic trim and the bow mounted trolling motor still work so I'll keep the trolling motor and probably give the trim system to a boat shop. Or put it on a shelf in the barn for another 20 years...
I don't know what to do with the live wells. But the whole dashboard/steering wheel thing was held on with three rivets that were no match for my air hammer.
The hydraulic trim and the bow mounted trolling motor still work so I'll keep the trolling motor and probably give the trim system to a boat shop. Or put it on a shelf in the barn for another 20 years...
I don't know what to do with the live wells. But the whole dashboard/steering wheel thing was held on with three rivets that were no match for my air hammer.
Duck
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Well....
OK.
My dad bought it from an ADHD type in like 1997 for $600 .
We ran it around a few times as a toy. It would plane up and do about 35 mph with two of us.
Anyway my dad lost the title for both the boat and the trailer. Never registered it.
Went and had to track down the seller's dad to get him to sign the lost title forms. Because it was in his name.
Engine caught on fire. I had to scoop water out of the river with the plastic lid from a battery box to put it out. Then use the trolling motor to get to a nearby marina where an old guy drove me to the state park to get the truck and trailer.
My dad lost the lost title form.
Then the guy died.
My dad has been trying to get me to go hunt down that guy's widow for about 20 years to get her to sign another lost title form so we can sell it. But I won't. Too awkward....
"Yeah your son sold me your late husband's boat 20 years ago and I never registered it, can you sign this?"
I just found out the son, the guy who actually sold it to my dad, drove his car into an active 200 foot deep limestone quarry to kill himself but survived, and I guess he's all wheelchair and stuff now.
So,.....
I'm just going to strip this thing down to the bare minimum and use it to explore the river. I've never seen any Water Nazis on that section of Kankakee River so screw it.
Rigjockey
In Gord we trust!
Can you strip it down to the point that you can rebuild it and call it homemade and register it? I know that would be dishonest.Well....
OK.
My dad bought it from an ADHD type in like 1997 for $600 .
We ran it around a few times as a toy. It would plane up and do about 35 mph with two of us.
Anyway my dad lost the title for both the boat and the trailer. Never registered it.
Went and had to track down the seller's dad to get him to sign the lost title forms. Because it was in his name.
Engine caught on fire. I had to scoop water out of the river with the plastic lid from a battery box to put it out. Then use the trolling motor to get to a nearby marina where an old guy drove me to the state park to get the truck and trailer.
My dad lost the lost title form.
Then the guy died.
My dad has been trying to get me to go hunt down that guy's widow for about 20 years to get her to sign another lost title form so we can sell it. But I won't. Too awkward....
"Yeah your son sold me your late husband's boat 20 years ago and I never registered it, can you sign this?"
I just found out the son, the guy who actually sold it to my dad, drove his car into an active 200 foot deep limestone quarry to kill himself but survived, and I guess he's all wheelchair and stuff now.
So,.....
I'm just going to strip this thing down to the bare minimum and use it to explore the river. I've never seen any Water Nazis on that section of Kankakee River so screw it.
ironpony
Professional Pot-Stirrer
That's "reclaimed." It's different.
Duck
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I don't think so. It would just be a refurbished 1988 Bass Tracker II.
If I could I would though. It may be dishonest but only to the government. So there's nothing morally wrong with it.
I just plan on running it around the marsh.
Or forging the dead guy's signature and leaving it on the dash in my car parked in the sun to accelerate yellowing.
Duck
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I bet if someone found the remains of Noah's Ark in Illinois, the state DNR would cite them for not having the appropriate papers.
Blood
Driveler Emeritus
Hey @Duck ,
Look into salvage law.
When I had a commercial fishing license years ago a lot of the river rats would troll the flood plain salvaging everything from soup to nuts.
Boats, fuel tanks, anything you can think of that might float away in a flood.
They said they filed a legal claim to most the stuff but I never did look into it.
I seem to recall that they said it was federal law on the Missouri and in the flood plain.
Look into salvage law.
When I had a commercial fishing license years ago a lot of the river rats would troll the flood plain salvaging everything from soup to nuts.
Boats, fuel tanks, anything you can think of that might float away in a flood.
They said they filed a legal claim to most the stuff but I never did look into it.
I seem to recall that they said it was federal law on the Missouri and in the flood plain.
Duck
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My guess is it would have to be a waterway under federal jurisdiction. One that's considered "navigable".
Probably need a salvage license too.
And no life jackets for the termites.
Duck
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It'll be amazing if none of the 6 billion rivets leak.The name... "Titanic."
I'm definitely going to test the bilge pump before I throw it in the water.
On the bottom there's silicone over every rivet. I dunno. I don't think that's factory.
Rigjockey
In Gord we trust!
Yup! I one time got a warning at the scalehouse for an unsigned ownership.
So, I signed the ownership. Problem solved!
They find problems, I find solutions.
Duck
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Those brown box things are live wells and they double as seats.
The one on the right has been converted to storage. The pipe connecting it to the outside of the hull to let water in has simply been blocked off on the hull by a piece of aluminum sign and rivets every inch, with lots of silicone.
Thinking I might do something similar to the left side which is still a functional live well. I don't fish. It's boring and I wouldn't eat anything caught out of the rivers around here anyway.
The longer brown things in the rear are simply aluminum sheet metal covered in carpet. I can't sit on them. Maybe a child can. They're strong at the corner but not in the center top.
Thinking I might drill out rivets and remove them, beef them up on the inside and put em back on.
I set my mud motor on the transom just to see what kind of drivers seat I'd need based on the height of the tiller handle, and it would be perfect if I could just sit on those things.
Duck
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The last section of the floor I need to pull up, remove rot, and clean out.
That's a sheet metal tray that the gas tank and batteries sat on. It's held down with badly rusted steel Phillips screws. Not gonna be fun getting those out.
Took this pic before I pulled out all those wires and cables.
There are two 6 gauge copper wires that went to the bow for the trolling motor, installed by the previous owner. And the factory 12 gauge wires are still there and probably still good. I'll probably keep them in case I put an LED light bar on the front or something, run one 16 GA for the red/green light, and reinstall the 6's for the troller if I decide to keep it.
Getting that throttle lever off required the air hammer.
Bilge pump still works.
Electrically anyway. No idea if the outlet pipe is blocked with crap.
That's a sheet metal tray that the gas tank and batteries sat on. It's held down with badly rusted steel Phillips screws. Not gonna be fun getting those out.
Took this pic before I pulled out all those wires and cables.
There are two 6 gauge copper wires that went to the bow for the trolling motor, installed by the previous owner. And the factory 12 gauge wires are still there and probably still good. I'll probably keep them in case I put an LED light bar on the front or something, run one 16 GA for the red/green light, and reinstall the 6's for the troller if I decide to keep it.
Getting that throttle lever off required the air hammer.
Bilge pump still works.
Electrically anyway. No idea if the outlet pipe is blocked with crap.
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