I have an Inline 6. I am not sure how hard it is to find a lower unit with low water pick ups for this model motor. i decided to MOD my own. i haven't tried it yet, but it works perfect in the bucket. Tap and Die the inlet holes in the lower unit. used high strength permatex thread locker and plugge...

I missed the entire 2018 boating season because on my last stream run of 2017, i had water intrusion in cyl #3 and found that i cracked the head. 6000 rpm on an inline 6 with no mods on the lower unit and no water pressure gauge = to much trim and lack of water in the engine. The good thing about hy...

http://i64.tinypic.com/53v91u.jpg It was time to tackle the tower of power. First things first. carbs need to be rebuilt. As i got into the engine i realized nothing had been replaced. I believe this motor sat for a very long time.. that's ok because everything is about to be replaced. plugs starte...

There is alot going on in this picture. i was making very good progress in a short amount of time i just did not even think of taking pictures, at this point it was i was beginning to see the finish line. The gas tank did not fit under the splash well so i had to move it out as i explained earlier. ...

http://i68.tinypic.com/2zq56iu.jpg Original Hydrostream dash. as you can see it has been Beat with sun/rain/snow for manny years. http://i67.tinypic.com/eqvvon.jpg http://i64.tinypic.com/262tgub.jpg http://i67.tinypic.com/15pqx76.jpg According to Hydrostream, this was the deluxe dash panel option. ...

I run on Winnipesaukee and Squam. early morning's are the best because of how calm the water is. Now that the boat is buffed, I really started to crank with progress. I have already purchased everything i needed before hand so that i did not waste anytime waiting for a part to come in the mail. the ...

http://i65.tinypic.com/4r5oqw.jpg It was raining and windy so there was pieces of tree that blew in the boat. Its fine because i needed to wash away all the fiber dust that was left laying around. http://i63.tinypic.com/jjr5vo.jpg i kept the sticker on the transom plate because i was still working....

Once the seats have been fitted and measured i took everything back out and prepped the floor for black gel coat. i chose to do this because it just adds an extra layer of protection. the floor all they way back to the transom was covered in gel coat. the area were i have been doing all of fiberglas...

http://i63.tinypic.com/33uc0a0.jpg Seat Boxes http://i66.tinypic.com/2ebbrlj.jpg http://i64.tinypic.com/2s12l95.jpg As you can see, i had to make an aggressive angle. although its low to the floor its actually conformable. the wood supports made it very sturdy. http://i64.tinypic.com/wnu9u.jpg http...

Finally the floor is glassed in!! its been months walking around the hull and trying to be careful. now i can jump in the boat! the next project is the front seat boxes. because of the seats i chose, i was trying for along time to figure out how i will mount them. since there is very little room any...