Penn International II 80 TW Rebuild/ Repaint

[Tightlines667]

If the screws holding the bridge need drilling out do it from inside the plate, and only drill the depth of the plate.  If the bridge us still frozen, remove the cam pocket retaining screws, support the plate at its edge and press tye pocket through the bridge with an arbor press, or use a hardened socket and a hammer.  Be careful not to bend the plate or cam retainer. 

[Shark Hunter]

Fascinating work on your Restoration PennDaddy!
I love the Grey and Black look.
Reminds me more of a Battleship than a warthog.
Someone give this man a Cigar!
The USS New Jersey had some mighty big guns.
I would put a 62 on the side and call it a day.
JMO

[Tiddlerbasher]

This was a great restoration job PennDaddy you should be very proud

[mhc]

Nice work, thanks for taking the time to record the process and sharing your tips with the rest of us.
Mike

[PennDaddy]

Thanks everyone. The battle ship idea is cool. First trip out and it was a success. Trolling with the rod out it landed 2 Mahi. Not much action on the kite other than some small kingfish. The paint held up well. The only part that sustained any damage was the harness lugs. I'm not sure where or how it happened but it happened. More reports to follow.

[thorhammer]

Nice. You can troll a mahi as bait on that winch!!!

[PennDaddy]

Lol I thought about trying It.