Re: [OMC-Boats] lookie!

Yeah me too! 

I used lived in Portland back in.....a long time ago.... 

I went up to visit with my sister when she lived about 3 blocks from Lloyd Center in NE Portland.  I unexpectedly got a job with Jantzen Knitting Mills near 20th and NE Sandy and stayed the summer.  I got laid off after the season work expired and moved back home in the Bay Area.  The following summer I got my old job back and stay another summer. 

I wasn't allowed by lease agreement to stay at my sisters so I found a place over in NW Portland (downtown) a half block off Burnside.  It was a single room and shared bath (locked the other person out) for $90.00 a month in a house that had been converted to rental rooms.  No recollection how I ended up over there but I had a great time. 

Portland was (and is) a great pedestrian city.  I was never at a loss for places to walk to; Washington Park, the Zoo, all of downtown and close enough to work to walk to and from if I felt like it.  Seems to me way back then over those two summers I dropped about 40lbs just walking around (more likely just moving away from home).   Anyway, the river and waterfront were always hopping, but most especially during Fleet week (they still do that??).  The waterfront was converted to a giant amusement park and downtown was packed with out of towners who partied for about 10 days! 

It's still today one of my most favorite US cities.  Sad to say it's been many years since I've been back.   Ahhhh.....my younger days!

-Bill
Dallas, TX
1970 Evinrude Explorer - 155 Buick V6 - OMC Sterndrive
http://www.photobucket.com/evinrude_explorer

--- On Wed, 8/12/09, Lee Shuster <Lee.Shuster@...> wrote:

From: Lee Shuster <Lee.Shuster@...>
Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] lookie!
To: "'Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's'" <omc-boats@...timate.com>
Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2009, 12:24 PM

Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 7:52 AM
To: Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's
Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] lookie!

I'm very impressed!!  It looks great.  The whole thing looks great!  I'd have never known the dash gauges weren't 'original' and really would not have cared.  It looks good. 

I completely redid the three pod gauge set on my Explorer this year (see attached pic) as I wanted more gauges than what came before.  I used the original bezel but split it to make it taller.  I also had a couple of bad switches so replaced all of them with new white ones that match the white Faria gauges.

-Bill
Dallas, TX
1970 Evinrude Explorer - 155 Buick V6 - OMC Sterndrive
http://www.photobucket.com/evinrude_explorer

--- On Wed, 8/12/09, jd <jdood@...> wrote:

From: jd <jdood@...>
Subject: [OMC-Boats] lookie!
To: "Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's" <omc-boats@...>
Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2009, 1:58 AM

So after crazy electrical weirdness affecting my temp gauge (see previous posts) and driving me nuts,   I decided to do a little bit of "remodeling".    Two weeks later............viola'  Im done!  No more risky wiring causing weirdness.   Now have new fuse block,   instruments, switches, heat shrink terminals, etc.   And a nifty new console i designed - complete with a subwoofer behind.    It was a pain to do it all  (lots of time on back under dash),  but at the same time really fun, and I'm really happy with the way it turned out.    And other than stereo gear,  actually probably only about $200 or so in parts/mat'ls.    Used (but late model) speedo and tach off ebay.   Depth and switches are new and were probably the expensive part.    Also rigged up my temp gauge with a separate light and buzzer fed from a sender that triggers (i hope) when it hits 200 degrees - no more surprises - i wanted it to practically hit me on the head when (if) it starts getting hot.     This all has actually been on my to do list since day one of owning the boat.  None of my instruments have ever worked.   So it feels GREAT to get it done finally and now have safe and  functioning tach, speedo, fuel gauge, etc.   And no more stupid cracked no longer available anywhere instrument cluster cover!    Tried to stay as vintage looking as possible,  but yeah,  still not quite as cool as the original probably looked new.   Of course the boat still doesn't run right, but that's besides the point.   As long as it looks good - that's most important, right? .  ;)      Actually,  putting final touches on the cowling vent (pix of that soon)  then I'm hitting the river for a test - probably thurs.    Seeing a finish line in the distance!!     Jeff D

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