What did you do to your boat today

DanD2

icoultha said:

Ahh, mine is the round cylinder type. Other threads I have read didn’t find an LED replacement.

Mine is the same.... Would certainly like to find an LED replacement!

boatman37

So bought a Marinco adapter for my shore power but don't think my cable will reach the outlet in the garage without an extension cord. Will a regular outdoor extension cord do or need something heavier gauge? Only needs to be about 10' long

aero3113

@boatman37 , you will be fine with the regular outdoor cord.

aero3113

Finished waxing her today. I find that this past wax goes on easy and comes off just as easy leaves a great shine and it lasts all season. 

aero3113

I used it on my 242 last season, I couldn’t believe how good she looked at the end of the season when she sold.

boatman37

aero3113 said:

@boatman37 , you will be fine with the regular outdoor cord.

Thanks! Just bought the adapter and never used one.

Today I finished buffing/waxing the port side. Supposed to rain the rest of the week then have plans for Saturday so hopefully next week I can get the starboard side all done. Hope to have it in by Memorial Day weekend as that has always been our goal and we have always made it. Between work and weather it has been hard finding time.

Boat looks better and better every year. It had sat under shrink wrap from winter 2015 until we bought it in August 2018 and needed a good cleaning. I do a little every year and it seems to look better each time I buff it. I use Presta Gel Coat with a wool buffer and Meguiars Flaghip by hand. Love those products. I'll get good pics when I'm done. Currently the shiny side is facing east so by the time I get out there after work the sun is on the other side so hard to see the shine.

JoeStang

Finally got all the vinyl and adhesive off. I kinda miss the "swoosh", but it was getting beat up from wear & tear over the years. I might add something back eventually, but gonna leave it like this for now. 

Rinker did a great job with the paint line between the white and black just above the run rail, so it doesn't even need that replaced with anything.   

aero3113

Looks good @JoeStang ! I think if you used a wheel to remove the decal, it would’ve removed the wax buildup at the same time. Curious how well the clay bar works on gelcoat, I’ve had VERY good results with clay on paint.

TonyG13

Looks great @JoeStang !

aero3113

I had to get some snap extenders for some of the buttons on my canvas.

TonyG13

Ordered two Deka Group 24 1000MCA starting batteries from Lowes. West Marine had same exact battery (with WM private label) for $46 more. Since we live closer to WM than Lowe's, I called and asked WM if they would match price since it's the exact same battery made by East Penn. Even though they admitted both are same, and pictures on websites are identical exact for the labels, they were nice, but said no. Picking up from Lowe's next week.

JoeStang

aero3113 said:

Looks good @JoeStang ! I think if you used a wheel to remove the decal, it would’ve removed the wax buildup at the same time. Curious how well the clay bar works on gelcoat, I’ve had VERY good results with clay on paint.

I agree, it may have saved some time. But I started when everything was on lock down here, and no way to get that wheel quickly. I needed the workout anyways, this lockdown has not been kind to my liver or waistline. LOL

aero3113

The wheel definitely made things go quickly but it was still tiring holding your arms up with the drill.

aero3113

I received the flush muffs that @Alswagg suggested. Definitely bigger cups and I like that they can’t slide off.

bry1429

TonyG13 said:

Ordered two Deka Group 24 1000MCA starting batteries from Lowes. West Marine had same exact battery (with WM private label) for $46 more. Since we live closer to WM than Lowe's, I called and asked WM if they would match price since it's the exact same battery made by East Penn. Even though they admitted both are same, and pictures on websites are identical exact for the labels, they were nice, but said no. Picking up from Lowe's next week.

That is odd, 3 times last summer I brought the sales ad in from WM competition and they price matched., must have changed for this year. 
 With so many different on-line less expensive options I am surprised West marine does not price match, big mistake imo.

Cableguy Greg

bry1429 said:

TonyG13 said:

Ordered two Deka Group 24 1000MCA starting batteries from Lowes. West Marine had same exact battery (with WM private label) for $46 more. Since we live closer to WM than Lowe's, I called and asked WM if they would match price since it's the exact same battery made by East Penn. Even though they admitted both are same, and pictures on websites are identical exact for the labels, they were nice, but said no. Picking up from Lowe's next week.

That is odd, 3 times last summer I brought the sales ad in from WM competition and they price matched., must have changed for this year. 
 With so many different on-line less expensive options I am surprised West marine does not price match, big mistake imo.

They had started to price match items if they were exactly the same. Not sure if that policy had changed recently. Unfortunately our local WM closed last summer, so it is all online for us Pittsburgh boaters unless we need something right away then we have to go to the local boat yard and pay very inflated prices. 

Aqua_Aura

I discovered there is a built in strainer on the freshwater pump. What a pain in the butt weaving in there to get at it. It was filled with growth and cleaned really easy and now all my faucets run great  

aero3113

Thanks for reminding me @Aqua_Aura , I know I have to clean that strainer on mine.

Willhound

Cleaned my tops and Isinglass and charged and cleaned batteries in anticipation of pulling tarp off tomorrow. Just watched the weather....high of 37F with a chance of rain and possibly snow in the morning. Only day off after 6 straight days at work and had to book a time to get in and work on the boat so I guess it's a go no matter what.

Aqua_Aura

aero3113 said:

Thanks for reminding me @Aqua_Aura , I know I have to clean that strainer on mine.

Oh good I have benefited the forum 😁

Aqua_Aura

I also started to put in the LED cabin bulbs  

rasbury

I did not know that had a strainer... thx

Dream_Inn

Wow Ras, you know how to take apart the motors and drives...but don't know about the fresh water strainers!

aero3113

@Aqua_Aura , looks like you got the lens off 👍.

aero3113

Aqua_Aura said:

aero3113 said:

Thanks for reminding me @Aqua_Aura , I know I have to clean that strainer on mine.

Oh good I have benefited the forum 😁

LoL!

Aqua_Aura

aero3113 said:

@Aqua_Aura , looks like you got the lens off 👍.

Yep. Not hard now that I know how. It was like trying to find the G spot before you told me what to do 😆

aero3113

Glad I could help!

aero3113

New muffs installed, a lot more rubber covering the intake.

aero3113

Just so you know, the forum will not allow you to spell muffs without the s , LoL!

Aqua_Aura

It seems to block a lot of words unnecessarily.