What did you do to your boat today

TonyG13

As part of my radar arch work I started tagging wires for future reference...

rasbury

Takes all the adventure out of it...JK- I'm usually in a hurry to get it put back together to think that far ahead sometimes!

YYZRC

aero3113 said:

GMSLITHO said:

What took so long 

LoL! I was thinking the same.
@YYZRC said it’s going to be a “winter project”.
More like a weekend project!

Finished the rebuild last weekend but needed a new battery. I went with a Noco Lithium and wow what a difference in weight! It weighs 1/3 of the AGM. It comes with spacer blocks so it is somewhat universal in terms of height.

Double the price but is supposed to last 5x longer. Time will tell. 

https://no.co/products/lithium/powersport

Also made some stickers for the indented Sea-Doo logos, because winter.

mattie

Used a wire brush to clean up the rubber backing on some of the snap in carpet.

mattie

Sprayed with black flexible rubber. Flex Seal type stuff....

Dream_Inn

I redid my port window screens.  I’m pretty happy with them.

Also filled the dinghy with water and found a few spots water was coming in.  Fixed and cleaned her up.  Not bad for about 15 years old.

YYZRC

Dream_Inn said:

Also filled the dinghy with water and found a few spots water was coming in. Fixed and cleaned her up.  Not bad for about 15 years old.

Did you use the other half of your sofa for firewood?

Dream_Inn

Yeah, that does look very funny!  It is part of a whole section all sofa.  We also have a love seat.  Well we moved the love seat into the sectional and that piece where we had the love seat because the love seat had two recliners.  

goalie59

Been out of commission for a while with a blown engine. 
Ran it this summer for about twenty five hours and keeping my fingers crossed that all is okay. Was a poor summer and lost lots of boat time due to weather. 

YYZRC

What happened @goalie59 ?

goalie59

Hey YYZRC , we had a really bad overheat and took out number six piston and cylinder. Quite painful , parts issues and a long delay. Hopefully that is all behind us 

rasbury

@Dream_Inn, how did you "re screen" them...mine don't look so good...

Dream_Inn

rasbury said:

@Dream_Inn, how did you "re screen" them...mine don't look so good...

So, if you pull one out and look at it, you can see that the plastic ring that goes around is actually 2 pieces.  I separated that ring carefully using a sharp knife and a screwdriver.  They are glued together with the screen mashed in the middle.  There are little notches (about 4 or 6 total) that originally allowed you to align the two pieces together.  After pulling them apart, they really didn't exist anymore.  I was then able to pull the screen off (it was glued in there as well), sometimes cutting it first.  I had a hypalon glue, that I used on my dinghy, that I used to glue the pieces back together with the new screen.  I then cut the rest of the screen off around the outside edges.  The first one was a pain and I did break it in a few pieces, but it got a bit easier after that.  Was a lot cheaper then spending like $40 or more on one new screen.

Lake_Bum

My boat is about to get evicted out of my covered storage.  I am buying a class A diesel pusher, and it will be taking over the prime spot I have.  Poor Rinker lol 

oscar1

Lake_Bum said:

My boat is about to get evicted out of my covered storage.  I am buying a class A diesel pusher, and it will be taking over the prime spot I have.  Poor Rinker lol 

I am looking to do the same thing next year, Maybe a  2004 to 2009 Newells coach. Good luck with your new toy.

Formulaben

My 2006 Rinker Fiesta Vee 270 didn't have any convenient storage space at the helm, so this glovebox from Boat Outfitters was the perfect addition. I repurposed the original factory deck plate that was used for maintenance, as it was the only place it could actually fit.  This glovebox can be easily removed if necessary for maintenance or upgrades, and likely will very soon   

Thanks to the several Starboard color choices I was even able to match the gelcoat by selecting Seafoam as the color, so that was a very nice touch. I'll probably add USB power to this unit's interior and maybe a wireless charging pad, but for now it's perfect. She's solid and looks absolutely factory!!

Also, I removed an old GPS unit and needed something to hide the ugly holes...this Scanstrut Wireless Charger Nest was just the ticket.  Although I didn't care for black as it will only make the phone hotter in the summer, I will likely find something to cover it up while storing a phone there.  Note the thickness of that dash at the thickest point of the cutout...ugh!!  I went through 4 jigsaw blades doing this project.

Installation: I used a jigsaw (and multi-tool on the aft corners on glovebox) to cut the rectangular hole after drilling my 4 corner holes, then profiling the cutout with a dremel and 1/2" sanding drum. After verifying the fit, I drilled holes for the screws...always remember to chamfer the holes after drilling!

aero3113

Very nice upgrades!⚓️

YYZRC

Great work!

Lake_Bum

oscar1 said:

Lake_Bum said:

My boat is about to get evicted out of my covered storage.  I am buying a class A diesel pusher, and it will be taking over the prime spot I have.  Poor Rinker lol 

I am looking to do the same thing next year, Maybe a  2004 to 2009 Newells coach. Good luck with your new toy.

Very nice @oscar1 !  I'm buying a 2002 Monaco Diplomat.  It has been babied it's entire life, stored indoors.  Definitely a diamond in the rough.  I'll be prepping my 5th wheel to sell in Spring when prices are on the rise for the season 

DanD2

Formulaben said:

My 2006 Rinker Fiesta Vee 270 didn't have any convenient storage space at the helm, so this glovebox from Boat Outfitters was the perfect addition. I repurposed the original factory deck plate that was used for maintenance, as it was the only place it could actually fit.  This glovebox can be easily removed if necessary for maintenance or upgrades, and likely will very soon   

Thanks to the several Starboard color choices I was even able to match the gelcoat by selecting Seafoam as the color, so that was a very nice touch. I'll probably add USB power to this unit's interior and maybe a wireless charging pad, but for now it's perfect. She's solid and looks absolutely factory!!

Also, I removed an old GPS unit and needed something to hide the ugly holes...this Scanstrut Wireless Charger Nest was just the ticket.  Although I didn't care for black as it will only make the phone hotter in the summer, I will likely find something to cover it up while storing a phone there.  Note the thickness of that dash at the thickest point of the cutout...ugh!!  I went through 4 jigsaw blades doing this project.

Installation: I used a jigsaw (and multi-tool on the aft corners on glovebox) to cut the rectangular hole after drilling my 4 corner holes, then profiling the cutout with a dremel and 1/2" sanding drum. After verifying the fit, I drilled holes for the screws...always remember to chamfer the holes after drilling!

Just an FYI.....on my old 342, that deckplate was the only way to access the windless soleniod/relay. I needed to get to that when I put in a wireless remote.

Rich_

Today- winterized the big boat after it was blocked Saturday. Everything else is out and covered. Only have the 20 Grady in the water and probably not much longer. 

Aqua_Aura

NAPA was having a sale ☺️. Got just about everything I need for all the regular maintenance. Just missing transmission filters and a fuel filter for the generator. 

8 gallons of oil
2 gallons transmission fluid
5 filters
Diesel additive 

rasbury

@Formulaben looks like nice work to me. I have the PO GPS, which does not work, then mounted my Garmin on the flat surface above the old one- so I could easily remove it.
Just an FYI, I found storage behind the seat back across from the helm- probably 3 years after I owned it..maybe longer!

Dream_Inn

So, my son and I have been learning more about outboards.  Main lesson when rebuilding a 2stroke is to use loctite in the main bolts that hold the piston arms to the crankshaft.   

So, I bought a nice used Yamaha 2 stroke that is EFI.  

Installed it today with my son.
He will wire it all up over his holiday break when he is done with school in a couple weeks.  Can’t wait to hear her run!!

Liberty44140

OX66 is a great engine, bulletproof, probably the best 2 stroke that Yamaha built. 

PickleRick

The ox is awesome if you can afford the fuel!

LaRea

Wow, that thing is a beast!  And he looks like a very happy young man ... tell him I said hello.  

Dream_Inn

Wow, where to start!  First, @PickleRick it can’t be more thirsty that the 200 Johnson we had before!  I would think EFI would be a bit better than carburetors.  

@Liberty44140 I’m glad to hear you know the motor!  How did you recognize it? I’m really excited!  The admiral and I will have to sneak out on it this summer a few times!
@LaRea he was so happy!  He drove home from school today and smiled ear to ear all day long!  

PickleRick

The ox is very fuel efficient for a 2 stroke no doubt.  Simple, easy to work on, good new and used parts support.   Still about a 1/3 more fuel consumption than a comparable modern 4stroke.   A downfall I didn't care about until high test gasoline was consistently north 4 bucks a gallon.   

goalie59

NAPA was having a sale ☺️. Got just about everything I need for all the regular maintenance. Just missing transmission filters and a fuel filter for the generator. 


Hey Aqua, what is your fuel conditioning plan, I have been going with Biobor JP, Diesel Kleen and Kleen Flo Lubricator. Unfortuanatly our marina ran out of diesel at the end of the season so the tanks got put away at half full. I was not too happy about that.