Escape From the Prison Planet

[Turbolq4]

I was going through my phone and found some pics I neglected to post about a month ago. My dad is about at a stopping point on his boat project. The mechanicals are ready for a water test but the closest lake doesn't open for another month. Electrical is cleaned up, engine is in and runs good on a hose, transmission shifts but needs to be load tested.

He also replaced the cutlass bearing, which is actually a rubber bushing, in the strut just ahead of the prop that the shaft passes through.

The other thing he did was detail the dash. The gauges were dingy, some of the switches weren't working, and the black gelcoat was heavily oxidized. The nice original steering wheel from the blue boat was installed in place of the cheap aftermarket one that it came with.

He also ran the buffer around the outside. It looks better but the age and abuse still shows through. Once he gets it in the water and the mechanicals are deemed fit he'll put in the new carpet and decide what to do about the seats.

The blue boat has been completely scuttled and the burnt hull went to the dump. Some of the parts are for sale and some will be saved for spares.

How much did it cost to take the hull to the dump? My cousin has a low profile jet boat that is probably headed that way.

 

[DRIVEN]

It was way cheaper than he expected. $7 IIRC. Not sure about your side of the river but Owyhee county residents get to dump 500# free each month.

 

[DRIVEN]

This was 90% impulse buy -- one of the pitfalls of a job with too much down-time. Saturday morning I was dredging CL when I ran across an ad with very little info and only this single photo. It was list as "project or part" so it was in my price range.


After doing some research and finally getting in touch with the seller, I made an appointment to go see it. I had already decided that unless it was on fire when I got there I was going to buy it. So, 10+ hours and 590 miles later I
was the proud owner of a rare (but in no way valuable) Yamaha Pro Hauler.

Here's the rough specs: 230cc, 2wd, manual 5spd with centrifugal clutch, hi/lo range, locking rear diff, aux thermostatic cooling fan, and the rad factory flatbed. It was made in 1989 for one year only. As near as I can tell it shares parts with the Big Bear, Terra Pro, and Moto-4. There is very little info floating around out there about these.
Unfortunately it's been working on a farm since '96 so there's plenty to set right. The good news is that the engine seems mechanically sound. No noise, leaks, or smoke. The carb is junk. It shifts through all the gears and ranges. Front and rear brakes are shot, king pins are loose, battery is missing, the lights don't work, and every piece of plastic on it is damaged.
Today I got it fired up and rode it around for a while. I also pressure washed it and replaced some missing hardware.
Then I made a list and hit Amazon and eBay. Tires will have to wait a while. Once I get the rest sorted I'll put it to work at the Winery and see how I like it. Might be a keeper or I might just pass it along. It won't be a full restoration but you guys will see more of it later.

 

[Clutch]

This was 90% impulse buy -- one of the pitfalls of a job with too much down-time. Saturday morning I was dredging CL when I ran across an ad with very little info and only this single photo. It was list as "project or part" so it was in my price range.


After doing some research and finally getting in touch with the seller, I made an appointment to go see it. I had already decided that unless it was on fire when I got there I was going to buy it. So, 10+ hours and 590 miles later I
was the proud owner of a rare (but in no way valuable) Yamaha Pro Hauler.

Here's the rough specs: 230cc, 2wd, manual 5spd with centrifugal clutch, hi/lo range, locking rear diff, aux thermostatic cooling fan, and the rad factory flatbed. It was made in 1989 for one year only. As near as I can tell it shares parts with the Big Bear, Terra Pro, and Moto-4. There is very little info floating around out there about these.
Unfortunately it's been working on a farm since '96 so there's plenty to set right. The good news is that the engine seems mechanically sound. No noise, leaks, or smoke. The carb is junk. It shifts through all the gears and ranges. Front and rear brakes are shot, king pins are loose, battery is missing, the lights don't work, and every piece of plastic on it is damaged.
Today I got it fired up and rode it around for a while. I also pressure washed it and replaced some missing hardware.
Then I made a list and hit Amazon and eBay. Tires will have to wait a while. Once I get the rest sorted I'll put it to work at the Winery and see how I like it. Might be a keeper or I might just pass it along. It won't be a full restoration but you guys will see more of it later.

That things cool I've never seen one and never knew they made one when I first started reading this I thought it was going to be some kind of street bike engine conversion with an extended swing arm like my klr 600 powered Mojave 250

 

[Turbolq4]

It was way cheaper than he expected. $7 IIRC. Not sure about your side of the river but Owyhee county residents get to dump 500# free each month.

It's $5 per load up to 600lb. Plus weight after that

 

[DRIVEN]

It's $5 per load up to 600lb. Plus weight after that

Still shouldn't cost much for a gutted hull at that rate.

 

[DRIVEN]

That things cool I've never seen one and never knew they made one when I first started reading this I thought it was going to be some kind of street bike engine conversion with an extended swing arm like my klr 600 powered Mojave 250

I'm nowhere near cool enough to pull off something like that.

 

[UNGN]

The impressive thing is that the wheels and hitch are still there. Bug-out house?

I can just imagine Ben Affleck from The Accountant racing home, hooking up his up his F150 to that and tearing it out of the house, never to be seen from again.

 

[DRIVEN]

Got the new battery in and the new carb swapped. I got the AGM battery from batterystuff.com as I've always had great luck with those guys. The carb was a $40 Chinese Mikuni knockoff from Amazon. Once I fixed about a dozen things with that POS the quad fired up and ran good. Rode it around a little but couldn't get too wild since I've still got zero brakes. Hoping to see those parts tomorrow or Saturday. This weirdo semi-auto transmission will take some getting used to.

 

[fleming442]

RAD!!!😎