JHinton Posted April 22, 2018 Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 1 hour ago, SouthernWake said: Looks good, did you install the vinyl yourself? Negative. So I should have just said “I towed it to the installer!” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernWake Posted April 22, 2018 Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 6 minutes ago, JHinton said: Negative. So I should have just said “I towed it to the installer!” That's work in and of itself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHinton Posted April 25, 2018 Report Share Posted April 25, 2018 Picked her up from the wrap installers today... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northfl Posted April 26, 2018 Report Share Posted April 26, 2018 So while waiting on the battery for the screw gun to charge i figured i would add to the thread i dabble in making holsters out of a material called holstex, and with not having a real good place to put bumpers over the gunnels i came up with an idea. The guy i bought the boat from had a 1x4 painted white and drilled out to mount the simrad to the console. And being not quite as thrifty as him and really didnt feel like driving across town for starboard i ran up to the nearby sams club and got a cutting board to cutdown instead. I cut it to size and ran it through the router to put a 1/4” round over corner on it. Will post some pics as soon as the dang battery charges and its in place. I also found a handy dandy little place to make a make shift bench that seems to hold clamped together pieces just right for drilling and marking things out. Its a trash can, ine of the fancy ones through the city with a flip lid and wheels 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northfl Posted April 26, 2018 Report Share Posted April 26, 2018 So here it is all finished up 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lap it Up Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 13 hours ago, Northfl said: So here it is all finished up Looking good! I am in the process of doing the exact thing to my 21 MA dash in order to add my new 94sv. I removed all the old stuff including the huge factory compass. I am going to use black acrylic. I'll take some pics when i'm done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLDXT Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 I pulled my vst today on my df140, hoping to find it clogged up but no dice. Gonna change the filter and oring out and reinstall tomorrow. After all the work getting it out, I was really hoping that was the problem. Fuel lines are next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whichwaysup Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 Still waiting. Surgery should be starting soon on the MA. Man I miss that thing! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEM Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 55 minutes ago, whichwaysup said: Still waiting. Surgery should be starting soon on the MA. Man I miss that thing! I don’t know how you have made it this far! Maybe Enterprise has a boat rental division. Or you could check into membership in one of those “boat clubs!” 😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whichwaysup Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 1 hour ago, JEM said: I don’t know how you have made it this far! Maybe Enterprise has a boat rental division. Or you could check into membership in one of those “boat clubs!” 😀 Your danged reports in South Atlantic aren't helping much! I have half a mind to drive down there and make you take me fishing just for all the torture you've imposed on me! It's been tough, but the weather and wind here have been so miserable, it was do-able. Now it's starting to lay down and it's getting harder. 30 days from now, it is possible i'll have her back, but it could take longer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEM Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 Hope you can get a few pics of the repair to post! The fish haven’t cranked up down. Think it’s going to be a late spring fishery!!! took the wife and her mutt to lunch at Daufiskie today just to run the boat. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang190 Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 Changed out all of the toggle switches. Boat is only five years old and just about every one either broke or came apart. And I keep the console covered and out of the elements. I replaced them with commercial grade marine switches from a place in Seattle. Half the price than West marines best and installed the rubber covers. These switches look and feel like they may last years. I don’t understand why the manufacturer doesn’t install them??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craSSh Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 I was just gonna change out my fuel/water filter and put on my transducer spray shield. But the filter was stuck on there. I ended up taking the bracket off to get the filter off. Then decided to just get a whole new bracket. Then I had to relocate the bracket due to the Yamaha filters being taller than the previous filter. So my 30 min job ended up taking a few hours...running to the store a few times and taking breaks. After the fuel/water filter debacle the transducer spray shield took all of 5 min to install. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brew1891 Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 Installed a new helm shaft seal on the hydraulic steering. Cleaned the bilge area as best I could. Installed new group 27 AGM battery. Removed the gauges to send off for refurbishing. Put two coats of Star Brite cleaner wax with PTEF on the hull sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLDXT Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 1 hour ago, craSSh said: I was just gonna change out my fuel/water filter and put on my transducer spray shield. But the filter was stuck on there. I ended up taking the bracket off to get the filter off. Then decided to just get a whole new bracket. Then I had to relocate the bracket due to the Yamaha filters being taller than the previous filter. So my 30 min job ended up taking a few hours...running to the store a few times and taking breaks. After the fuel/water filter debacle the transducer spray shield took all of 5 min to install. Old tractor trick, take a screwdriver and a hammer and hammer the screw driver through the filter, you can get a better grip on it. I just changed mine and luckily I have good strap wrenches to break it lose. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradM Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 Cut two more big holes for speakers and finished wiring up the amplifier. Started polishing all the hinges and metal work and got a coat of polish on the port side. Should be all done and waxed up by the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RacerxV6 Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 Pulled the intake and replaced all the SS reeds with CCMS carbon reeds. Also inspected the crank and bearings as she is 17 years old. Everything looks spot on and super clean. Will be starting her up this evening and re-setting the carbs and re-tuning. Broke a linkage clip so have that on order along with some new Mercury tubing to replace all the existing tubing for the priming of the system. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whichwaysup Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 On 4/29/2018 at 7:18 PM, mustang190 said: Changed out all of the toggle switches. Boat is only five years old and just about every one either broke or came apart. And I keep the console covered and out of the elements. I replaced them with commercial grade marine switches from a place in Seattle. Half the price than West marines best and installed the rubber covers. These switches look and feel like they may last years. I don’t understand why the manufacturer doesn’t install them??? Nicely done. Got the link to them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang190 Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 18 hours ago, whichwaysup said: Nicely done. Got the link to them? https://m.go2marine.com/gstore/go2marine/controller?catId=13154 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craSSh Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 I pulled the Power Pole motor out. It kept blowing fuses the last time out. Hopefully I'll have a new one by the end of the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradM Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 I finally enjoyed it......All alone just getting some hours on it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanaflatsfish Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 On 4/29/2018 at 8:48 PM, FLDXT said: Old tractor trick, take a screwdriver and a hammer and hammer the screw driver through the filter, you can get a better grip on it. I just changed mine and luckily I have good strap wrenches to break it lose. Good one.... dc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlivierHPS2300 Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 Ordered a new cover.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craSSh Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 My Power Pole motor and circuit board came in today. Installed it and everything seems to work as it should. Another thumbs up for Power Pole customer service! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcathey Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 Ordered a battery tender trolling motor plug. The old setup let us down and I had to rig it up on the water to keep us going. Ready to get it on , hopefully it’s as good as everyone keeps saying 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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