boatcrazy wrote:

Ray any thing I can ever do to help you out count me in because you have always been very helpful to me that's what is so cool about this group we help each other with our addiction lol I hope you get years of service out of the wheel/ helm bud thanks for letting me help 
Charlie 


Good work Charlie,  that turned out really nice!   If you ever need any help with your addiction like getting away from your  Rocket because your too close to the influence and might slip back a step or two in the program let me know I can store it here for you,  just sayin.....
 

MercuryMarc wrote:

Ray have you ever casted any aluminum before? 






No, I was responsible for leading the design team for Manganese steel castings for special track work for the railroads and spent a LOT of time in steel foundries and pattern shops all over the world.
I don’t really have much desire to do any kind of casting now  
 

Ray have you ever casted any aluminum before? 

Awesome Charlie 

The wheel and helm parts look awesome Charlie! I can't believe that's the same wheel. Good you guys found a center cap too.

Ray any thing I can ever do to help you out count me in because you have always been very helpful to me that's what is so cool about this group we help each other with our addiction lol I hope you get years of service out of the wheel/ helm bud thanks for letting me help 
Charlie 

Very nice Charlie. That should look great on the Rocket. Ray make sure you wash your hands before touching that wheel. 
 

Yesterday was like Christmas, Charlie brought my freshly painted and polished wheel' helm and pulley for my Rocket! Thanks Charlie!

 


And the mail brought a set of new transom clamps fresh from Bruce! Thanks Bruce!


 

Good stuff Ray,  coming along nicely,  wish the dang borders were open I could send down my favorite bucker, Mother Bucker, 75yrs young she is

 

RickG wrote:

Clever!  I was gonna' ask how you manage to miss the original holes, but I see the marks.






Yeah, I mark the original holes so I can adjust as I go if I need to but they were dead on 1” apart so once I missed the first one I could just keep drilling.