TOPIC: My New 1967 Wacanda in Turquoise w/Merc 450

firstfibre, I'm jealous , what I wouldn't give to put a coat and hat on to be on the water!! Looks good ,sounds good, great job !!! Freezing rain and snow today. Keep the video's coming helps with the cabin fever. Once again great job ,makes all the hard work worth it. Are you going to put a windshield on it ? madbohunk safe boating

Thanks, raining cold today but we are lucky its been nice, i was working on it in a tshirt yesterday. I am going to do a windshield almost stole the glass one off the pacific mariner, maybe borrow lol, im going to pick up my pacific mariner stiletto this weekend so excited for a road trip then pic up my merc lower from doc and have 2 boats running. Will do an ocean video next

Thanks JB it does run good, couldnt get the tach to work so didnt push the throttle was hanging at 30 gps on a three blade, have to get a tach then i will push it and try my other prop, it does plane quick enough and plenty odf pep for a 4 banger

Great video. You're a pro already! Such a nice looking day out there.

Thanks Shelby, boats a blast

Had a great cruise in the bay after work

Had a great cruise in the bay after work

Great! But you know

no pix, it didn't happen

I know, this board needs the plugin to shrink pics, enjoy!!!

-22 with wind chill here this morning , so watching the video helps trick the mind into thinking its warner here, just won't step outside !!! The lake sure looked smooth, thanks for the ride I enjoyed it, can't wait to go again !! madbohunk safe boating

Another fine presentation! I'd throw the camera overboard if it continues with the smudge.

I really liked when you were heading for that bridge.

Thanks guys, I should have used the preview, I mixed some gas before mounting the GoPro so it must have been on my hands.
That bridge leads to Rosario Straigt which is pretty much open ocean, the current under the bridge can be 7 knots, gets pretty rough, I am waiting till I am sure my boat is reliable and the tide is coming in before I go under the bridge. I have to cross that bridge over to Whidbey Island where the marina is, I think I need a kicker motor like 7 hp as a backup but it's running great now.

NICE!!

Great Video what gopro do you use and how do you set it up on the boat?

Travis

Travis,

I have a GoPro Hero 3 Silver, it was only a couple hundred bucks, I added a suction mount and just bought a bar grip for it. I bought it for my BMW when I was racing autocross, great tool for seeing what I was doing instead of how it felt. I want to put the bar grip on my sailboat to help with racing and sail trim, have to find a way to record boat speed in the video.
Then I used Microsoft Movie Maker to edit the video, it's actually a pretty good program, I used to use Adobe but the version I have is too old.
It also does timelapse for capturing a longer trip.
The setup is suction grip, horizontal mount to match the horizon, then vertical for up down. Then a quick mount on the camera case so I can point it forward or quick point it rear with just a snap.

The silver also has wifi built in so I can use my phone to preview and adjust it before recording.

Steve

have to fix the starter today or swap it and re-wind the rope so I can take it out.

Very cool pic!!!!!!!!!

Bob

Here is a link to the history of Wacanda. I have a faded blue beauty that I am bringing back to new. The cool thing about the Husky model is they had the inset transom and glass windshields (produced by Ford). Mine is tinted. www.freewebs.com/wacandaboats/

Sweet boat, my seats were mush And the windshield plastic and broken, I think I will take the glass windshield off my PM it would be great

There is a Wacanda Husky that has been sitting open to to the elements about 2 miles from my cabin in Newport Washington (5 miles from Idaho on Highway 2, 44 miles north of Spokane). It has a glass windshield and a black merc on the back. It has been there for years. The next time I go over I will get the phone number from the owner and forward. You may be able to get it for cheap.

That is it in the middle of this screen shot.

Thanks Headley, now that I have mine I have family that want one.

firstfiber,
That is such a cool boat and great story. What a difference from the ad photo.
Fantastic!