What did you do to your boat today

aero3113 · April 7

I had my canvas guy run stitching along all of the seams on my bimini top. I noticed some areas where the pieces were “welded” together starting to disbond. I also waterproofed it when I got it back.

rasbury · April 11

@PickleRick...we are not getting any younger..

Rich_ · April 12

Grady is bottom painted thanks to oldest kid. Will see if can get wax on the hull and floating tomorrow

PickleRick · April 13

rasbury said:

@PickleRick...we are not getting any younger..

I need to make a YouTube channel "how the working middle class deals with the US medical system without insurance".

Rich_ · April 14

Grady is ready to float. Can wax interior in the water

aero3113 · April 14

Installed my port drive today and adjusted the new trim senders I installed. Also hooked up the batteries.

Rich_ · April 15

Grady floating. Plan to move a whaler to the rack for painting and wax sometime tomorrow.

LaRea · April 15

Changed out the coolant in both mains. As always, big motors are thirsty. It's 30 gallons at $40/gallon. This is why I'm still working half-time at my day job.

Ian · April 15

Holy crap…

SimcoeRinker400 · April 15

You guys are really ahead of us here in Canada, with a long winter and more Snow this Sunday. Looking like May by the time we can be in the water. But working on another big block fibre glass project

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captkevin · April 16

Wow that is some expensive antifreeze. What makes it so special?

captkevin · April 16

awesome vette

LaRea · April 16

captkevin said:

Wow that is some expensive antifreeze. What makes it so special?

I think it's a diluted form of Liquid Schwartz.

I looked for aftermarket coolant that meets the Volvo spec, but couldn't find anything in the US market that I felt comfortable with.

LaRea · April 16

@SimcoeRinker400 you're making me wish I still had cars. That's a good-looking automobile.

Rich_ · April 16

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First ride of the season

YYZRC · April 16

@SimcoeRinker400 @aero3113 I got jealous of your four wheeled toys so I joined the club. I had a E46 M3 coupe in my youth and it was time to get another one. FB Marketplace is a dangerous place.

aero3113 · April 16

Very nice @YYZRC !!

I’m on Marketplace every morning to see what’s out there! Very dangerous….

YYZRC · April 16

If I had money, I’d be broke.

aero3113 · April 16

Ran both engines today and cut off the shrink wrap below the rub rail. Also gave it a quick wax below the rub rail.

aero3113 · April 16

Starboard water pump had a very small seep at one of the edges. I replaced the impellers and didn’t use any sealant on the gaskets over the winter, I was tired of scraping and cleaning the sealant and wanted to see if the sealant was needed. It probably would’ve sealed itself but took it back out. Port side was fine. Pulled off the starboard pump and sealed her up, no more leak. I also found the pulley was rubbing on a clamp tail. I heard a strange faint sound when I started her but I thought it was the alternator. Readjusted the clamp , also painted the wear mark!

rasbury · April 17

Nice to see you all heading back to the water!

captkevin · April 17

Nice M series YYZRC that was always one of my favorites. Marketplace can be very tempting. Always looking.

Rich_ · April 17

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@YYZRC Nice ride. I have the 750i in same color snagged from police impound a few years ago

captkevin · April 17

Older BMW's were good looking cars. Not a fan of the new ones at all.

LaRea · April 18

Did valve adjustments on both engines. First time for them (and for me). Now they are back to purring like happy little kittens. Also replaced the valve cover gaskets, which should clean up a couple minor oil leaks.

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aero3113 · April 18

Awesome @LaRea !!

The valve cover is HUGE !!

aero3113 · April 18

I looked at another FJ40 today that I came across on Marketplace yesterday. As I pulled up to it, it looked promising, the body looked solid. I took one look under the hood and told the owner I wasn’t interested. Had a lot of rust in areas that would make it too big of a project! Would’ve been cool to have two 40’s and I just ordered the Land Cruiser 250 last month. I should have it in a week or two.

LaRea · April 19

Yeah, it's the valve cover to have when you're only having one!

I had a quote for $2k for valve adjustments by a pro. After a lot of research and tool-buying, it's not that hard. Diane helped!

captkevin · April 19

Never seen a valve cover that big

captkevin · April 19

After years on the waiting list we finally got the call & have a slip set up for this year. Yesterday was the first time seeing it in person. Can't wait for the weather to get nice

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