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Bud's Boat Re-build

Cowboy,

I noticed in one of the pics of Bud's boat that the stacks look miss-matched.
I have a matched set if you need them. I would be willing to donate them to the cause.
Just let me know.
 
sounds good :D


hey if ya'll need that big pressure washer to clean it up some let me know I'll load it up and drop it off over there
 
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Bud's boat arrives on the ridge.

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The carb comes off.

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Cowboy frees up the accelerator pump and then goes after the main jet.

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Cowboy points out a bad place for Skunk Ape's to put their lips when the engine is turning over.

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Success!!! that proud little Lycoming sounds great. Good job bro!!!
 
motor sounds good one less thing, that boat is right up your alley cowboy ive only been around you twice but i could tell you were a throw back.
 
At idlle with those straight stacks sure sounds sweet. I can only dream of seeing it running at night with the little blue toungs of flame licking the air ! OMG ! Shivver.

You da man Cowboy !

Scotty
 
Nice Job Cowboy thanks for the phone call it was very cool hearing her run those straight pipes sound good Let me know if I need to call Diamondback when you decide you are going to take it by there, I going to photograph the Reno Air races this week and I gong to get to listen to some very serious A/C engines run nothing like the sound of a highly modified V12 or Radial engine Rare Bear is my favorite
 
Here's an early photo of what Bud's boat looked like when it was new.
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Hopefully were gonna start getting this here fixer-up show on the road real soon.
 
Cowboy,

Keep those pictures coming. It's neat to follow your progress.

I bet Bud loved to hear that boat run again!
 
10-4 Boblee.
I'll try. Actually Rickk took this picture for us.
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Glad he did, cause I left the ridge in a hurry to get Bud's boat up to Cocoa yesterday.
Forgot my camera.
The project is underway, and Bobby is on it. We will be helping him with this project as much as he will allow. Glad I got to meet him yesterday. Always good to meet a fellow airboater like Bobby.

So things are looking real good, and Bud's boat is gonna be fixed up right!

Mike Thurman is gonna give the 0320 a look over, tune-up / spruce-up, and git it looking good. Hope to link up with Mike this weekend, and let him take the engine to his shop.

Please donate to the Bud Marquis fund y'all.
Every little bit will help Bud, and his boat.
 
Thank You, Cowboy, for the leadership on this project.

Have you started a wish / want list yet" We have new headlamps and a gig coming to Bud from Jeff Leserra. What are some other things that could be needed? I see a VHF-FM antenna on the cage....could he use a new radio? Lowrance is in for that one, if so.
 
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