What did you do to your boat today

aero3113

WoW @Stodge , how heavy is the 200 feet of chain you installed?

Stodge

I think the shipping weight was about 140lbs.  That's about the weight of the dinghy + motor which is mounted on the end of the platform now.  My hope is to off-set the weight addition to stern.

cdub88

I replaced the factory 5 1/4” speakers with a 6.5” pair, and added a set of 8” ones as well.


The boat came with an early 90’s era Rockford Fosgate Punch amp and an Alpine amp from 1989 that ran super hot.
I replaced those with some class D amps which are much more efficient.
Easily my most-favorite addition is the “remote bass control” knob which sits just left of the horn.

I’m not in love with the white speaker grills, since the boat is off-white. If I could do it again, I’d probably opt for the black grills.

04FV270riverrat

I changed out my plugs...had what looked to be original Delco plugs in it, only has 215 hours, but I’ve had it for a year and want to know when they were last changed

walleyr

Nothing major. I just cleaned the carpet.

howardrams

Built a shelf for my TV DVD player since I didn't have the factory installed one.

pistole

Dead rat on board

GMSLITHO

Winterized everything 

04FV270riverrat

I drilled a 3/4" hole in the transom....to run wires for lights and transducer cable. 

kordo

How thick is your transom and what model do you have?  What is the core material?  Thanks.

04FV270riverrat

kordo said:

How thick is your transom and what model do you have?  What is the core material?  Thanks.

I have a 270, it looks to be about 3 1/2” or so think, maybe a little more

rasbury

the core is wood....

04FV270riverrat

I added the 4” aluminum riser to my captains seat....soooo much better! Getting to the bolts sucked but it’s over now! also changing oil and getting her cleaned up for splash in a week or so.

skennelly

Yesterday I launched it

LaRea

Replaced the screens in my six portside windows.  It took a bit of work to split the frames and peel off the old screen.  Then I just used a hot glue gun to glue them back together with new screen, and trimmed off the excess with a razor.  Looks way better than the faded, torn screens I took out.  Total cost, $12 and about two hours of labor.

I tried a plastic glue first, but it was basically like superglue ... won't set up unless both surfaces are flat.  The hot glue gun worked great.  We'll see how long it lasts.  

skennelly

Unfortunately hot glue will probably fail after some time in the heat.

trip_n

making sure the sun pad is working while anchored on table rock.

reneechris14

new pumps on wire wheeled all pulleys painted and new belts.

reneechris14

Outdrives back on with new zincs and shiny props. Ill tape off stuff and paint drives next week.

rasbury

Tried to install my power steering pump...then the wife mentions the shower is tripping which in marriage code means quit screwing with your play toy and fix the drip...6 hours later and a hole in the wall im waiting for the guy to come back because a fitting is dripping......

Stodge

I'll have to take pictures, but I had a local plastic shop make replacement windows for the 3 non-opening windows in the cabin.  The originals were clouded badly, and one had cracks from top to bottom.  The replacements were about $45 each.  I sealed them with butyl tape as someone on here suggested some time ago.  

LaRea

Wow, do share details.  That's a great price to replace a window.  

andyd

I replaced the five God-awful ugly white plastic cup holders with stainless.
Andy

JoeStang

Man i havent posted in this thread in awhile! I made my monthly payment today, and winter & summer storage is due this month.....LOL

Cableguy Greg

I removed my aft cabin and kitchenette port lights to reseal them. I got them out, but now I need to seal and replace them. I had a leak in the aft cabin and I suspect it was coming from the gap at the bottom of the port light where the caulk had fallen out. That particular window is the most vertical of the 5 that I have on my boat and the water could just roll in. Fortunately it has been rather dry since I removed my winter cover.

JonnyM

Looked in my boat yesterday.  I realized I should have cleaned it more before I put it away 

skennelly

@JoeStang - feel your pain.  I locked in winter storage the day I requested the boat be pulled out.

Cableguy Greg

Today I refilled the drive with new gear lube. It rained, so I was unable to reseal the windows. That's tomorrows project. Since our local West Marine closed, I had to go to two different marinas to get some 3M4000. The first place didn't have it and won't stock it because of the "short shelf life", which I found to be amusing. The next place had it, but at an inflated price. The nice thing is their ship store is stocked!! I guess that will be my go to place when I don't have time to order from Amazon or Wholesale Marine.

04FV270riverrat

Lowe’s has a marine sealant also. Like $26 bucks for a tube

04FV270riverrat

 I finished up my dash update, thanks @diggin2day1 for the inspiration. I used 1/4” starboard with a vinyl wrap over it. I’ll prolly have some custom pieces made later on with cleaner cut lines...🤪 but it looks good for now!