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John I’m also hoping that!! They were welded in place to rest on splash rail.
when I originally brought this to the table it was suggested I put something across them.. and still considering a piece of angle aluminum. 
it’s weight restricted to younger kid(s) no adult will be on that art work lol just for picking up a tuber and such, not a pool party…as of yet.
when I get the chance and finish I’ll post where it sits. Working on rod holder today

I hope those two stand offs don't dent the sides of your boat.

Thx Ohio! Hopefully it will be nice to the boat, thinking I should tie a tether to it ..looks like a sinker.
Also not something I want to pack around so it will go out on the hot days only probably.
blue is era correct to 50’ Evinrude i really enjoy the color also thx! Hopefully one day the motor will get a makeover 

That's the world's coolest looking boat ladder! Love the blue color on your boat and accessories.

Couple shots of last nights assembly, the barber chair converted to boat steps for kid. Melted aluminum together pretty ok lol just looking for some plumbing pipe foam for hooks that wrap boat but heat shrinked with some scrap I had laying in the dust.

my accessories.. vintage lighter and train ashtray hidden in there all ready to mount..


 

Well it’s been at least 3 months since ranger hit water not that I don’t think of getting it out every fu#%!^? Day!! I finally get a day away from kiddo..
everything is dead truck/boat so after tackling the welding on kids ladder for getting in/out of boat I put everything on charge and ran sand blaster prepping for more damn paint. Fingers crossed I hit lake fish or no fish determination present!
spare prop, rod holders, vintage railway cigarette butt out container, vintage lighter cleaned up for paint. 
thx Ray for the wake up music!!

Dan/Ray

just wanted to pass on that low speed jet certainly helped start-up then adjusting back. The Lark still didn’t like the -5deg C off the start lol but fine adjustments definitely helped the coughing and popping when warming up for the day.. next time I’ll feather choke a bit to see if I can perfect. Thx!!

Haha John “NO” you guys helped me avoid that mistake way back in the beginning.. I actually purchase a million dollar 12VDC on on eBay .. that’s why I said screw it..it can wait till summer.

starter is still 6vdc though, I’ve been very easy on it also.. surprisingly I have very little draw on my battery.. I top up battery after every trip because I didn’t believe it would last all summer but you guys were right about that also! Battery is 95% after every use even when I’ve used bilge pump..  thinking electric trolling motor 

Where you using a 12 volt battery to activate your 6 volt choke solenoid?

Thx Dan!

to start yup lots of laughter from boat launch peanut galley which I got over very soon.. the ranger limited out on fish early in the day while all the monster boats still were fishing hoping for their first catch..
All that put aside, what you guys have said makes sense, to be honest even my pickups over the years of close to same age always needed a little coaching till they were warm.
I did avoid putting into gear until it was warm.. I finally was able to seal gear oil from entering exhaust chamber and really don’t want any reason to have to replace new clutch dog or gears.
A side note my electric choke failed after second use and have said screw it until summer.
I did feather choke and throttle from back of boat with a little luck but I’ve got low speed jet set at a very little rpm (but does prrr once warm) I will give this an adjustment after setting knob pointer up for next trip this weekend hopefully. 
Thx for taking the time to explain I’ve got a lot of hours on this motor now and it’s not stalled, hick-up, or left me anywhere as of yet. Very pleased/impressed with motor.. makes me smile everytime I look at it.
Like most I just want more speed haha. (Think I need a smaller feathercraft)

One thing I’m going to tackle is another holding tank with a small inline pump to push fuel/oil recover back to fuel tank because I’m getting quite tired of draining 1 litre catch can into a jug every hour or so.. (specially at idle)
Im quite impressed with this modification but it’s causing me a little frustration while I should be just enjoying myself out there.

I’ll let you guys know how it goes but makes logical sense when cold this adjustment is necessary.

curtis