Cleaning up for winter storage. but wait
If you thought I was sitting around fretting about all the politics in the community, SORRY. I was having fun with Jimmy and Scarlet in Jimmy’s Barn, but not before we decided on a last last last minute gasp in Stinky. And that’s what its all about. I will say that I was a bit nervous about the old Stink. She wasn’t cranking like she should, and with a new battery. Oh, boy!
Come on!
VROOM
Well, it turns out it was a crappy battery, and after replacing the battery and a squirt of fuel she lit up like the time bomb that she is.
HELL YA!
Inner peace, 5 or 6 cylinders at a time
I will add, she was running on only 5 cylinders, for about 5 minutes, and right we we said, this is not fun, BAM, all 6 started running. Like the race champ that she is. Hell, I wake up each morning wondering which cylinder is dead. Maybe I should have pored a bit of coffee in her tank. Ripping around the creek and laughing it up, yelling YES, YEAH, ALRIGHT. 55 degrees and flat water and gasping over Thanksgiving. Then it was time to get to the barn.
Looking clean! Leaving HQ in Reedville
Headed to Jimmy’s
After we got Stinky out, we packed up the boats and headed to Jimmys barn to pull the Engine from WECATCHEM. I wanted to clean the bilge and take a look at stuff, re torque pan bolts and all. The entire engine pull took 30 minutes. And the bilge cleaned in no time.
And poof in Jimmy’s barn
Scarlet is not impressed
Jimmys Barn is heaven
Fantastic place to work on a boat.
Getting ready to pull the W, Farm style
Another view – The battery cables are attached to a hidden kill switch.
Starting to pull
Lifting out
Shockingly simple!
Not much to clean. When the Katzs Marina team had the boat, they also went through the bilge and its still perfect.
After that was done, we took some time to clean up the 430 From Scarlet the boat. She had a rusted out head and manifold. Ugh..
All put together and looking sweet.
Another view of the 430
Another 430 in Jimmy’s latest fun Super Sport. Man oh man, that is one slick boat.
Ahhhhhhhh Barn Boating, and getting back to normal. It’s all about friendship, boats and more boats and screw the politics. As they say , “whatever floats your boat”
Dan T
And that’s why I click on Woody Boater.
THANKS. can i be jimmy’s friend?
Greg Lewandowski
As I have said before “WHAT A BARN”!!!
steve in the woods
Jealous of Jimmy’s Toy Box! Chickens? I have to look for eggs in my boats…
Troy in ANE
I see two of the water ski chairs, I still wonder where that third one went.
OH YA, I have seen that poster somewhere before.
m-fine
The “Third Chair” does not exist. There was never a Third Chair, it never existed, even though we both sat in it. Very suspicious.
Matt
Well, there were three chairs, One that you can see in the film, the other was a standby and the third was the crash chair. Really!
Rick
Heard a rumor of a forth chair in an upstate NY barn.
George Burgess
A different subject, is the floor in your 25 Marmoleum? If so where did you purchase it?
Matt
Hi George, I am not sure, Seth got it from his supplier. I know its close to the original as we could find.
Mark Edmonson
Any Good Armstrong flooring center, One in Richmond Michigan, very Pricy
Bob in Mazeppa
That W engine is a monster. Close to 3/4 ton of slow turning torque.
m-fine
Rusted out heads and manifolds? You guys should convert to fresh water cooling to save those engines from the salt.
Matt
Is there a fresh water system for a W engine?
Dan T
Yes! It’s called a lake.
Troy in ANE
I designed one for AB but have never had it built or installed. It is not exactly rocket science.
m-fine
Couldn’t be too hard to put one together with mostly off the shelf parts. A recirculating pump, a heat exchanger, expansion tank, plumbing parts etc. and maybe a couple custom brackets. Not as easy as bolting on a kit, but not rocket surgery either.
m-fine
Damn Troy beat me again!
RH in Indy
Great to see that last, last gasp action at the end of November! Just that much sooner till spring!
Jaxon
I used to get to lay on the concrete in the barn till I peed on a tire in there. After that my leash go shorter.
Bobby Boat
Try “Salt Away”, look into it when you flush your engine with fresh water after a day of boating.
Matt
We have some of that as well.
Wudzgud
Matt I see you are in distress with that Chris Craft bow flag upside down.
Matt
Ha, I didnt notice that. Thats funny
John Rothert
Jeez, you and Jimmy have every tool known to man and the pics show multiple vise grips and channel locks???
Glad you got another ride in.
70 here yesterday…near the same today and rest of week!!!
John in Va.
Scott Robinson
Was that Nancy Pelosi on the TV ? shame on you !
Greg Lewandowski
I love that cap. Where did you get it?
Matt
HAHAHA sure is, there was a football game on. Maybe she was the halftime show.
stevein the woods
Nancy got her start in ’50’s modeling at the autorama; believe it or not
Matt
Here the story on the subject. Miss Lube Rack was not Nancy..
https://www.snopes.com/photos/politics/luberack.asp
Mark in Ohio (sometimes da UP)
Great to read a fun article. This is what woodyboating is all about. Get out and enjoy the boat, even enjoy working on them. Why stand on the dock or sit in a restaurant discussing politics. Use them, thats what they were built for.
Mark Christensen
Awesome barn Matt! Jealous!
Mark
Just wanted to be the 3rd Mark in a row.
Mark IV
Brotherhood of the Marks
Kelly Wittenauer
In love with Jimmy’s barn & that Super Sport!
Matt
Way to go Kelly, you broke the Mark chain! HA
Reddog
Does the wooden waterski chair in the 10th picture, have the “gangster lean?”
m-fine
I think there is some funky lens distortion going on in that photo. The chairs were all very straight and sturdy when I sat in them in Tavares. All THREE of them!