What did you do to your boat today

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• Ian Member Posts: 2,900 ✭✭✭✭

  May 2020

  I got to take her for a shake down run - and went well.

  Regards,

  Ian

  The Third “B”

  Secretary, Ravena Coeymans Yacht Club

  https://www.rcyachtclub.com/

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• PickleRick Member Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 2020

  Lined up a 1990 ish 5.7 block and some newly reworked vortec heads with stainkess valves...just in case.  

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• rinker270nb Member Posts: 207 ✭✭✭

  May 2020

  I use a tablet to run Vesselview and Bluetooth music to the stereo.  I finally secured it to my helm.

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• Cableguy Greg Member Posts: 5,036 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 2020

  Replaced my refrigerator door. 

  
  

  
  

  2008 280 Express Cruiser, 6.2MPI, B3, Pittsburgh, PA "Blue Ayes"
  Go Steelers!!!
  

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• aero3113 Member Posts: 9,193 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 2020

  Looks great , @Cableguy Greg . I guess you finally received it!

  2008 330EC

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• Cableguy Greg Member Posts: 5,036 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 2020

  aero3113 said:

  Looks great , @Cableguy Greg . I guess you finally received it!

  Yes, showed up yesterday. One minor issue is that it hits the light switch and makes it a little difficult to open. 

  2008 280 Express Cruiser, 6.2MPI, B3, Pittsburgh, PA "Blue Ayes"
  Go Steelers!!!
  

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• aero3113 Member Posts: 9,193 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 2020

  @rinker270nb , looks good. I got an anti glare screen protector for my ipad , it really helps.
  

  2008 330EC

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• rinker270nb Member Posts: 207 ✭✭✭

  May 2020

  @aero3113 great recommendation on anti glare.  I will try it out.

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• PickleRick Member Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 2020

  getting her up to temp. Fingers crossed all is good.  
  

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• PickleRick Member Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 2020

  Ran through 3 or 4 heat cycles on muffs and did compression test.
  
  160 to 170 on all cylinders.  Im sure with the age of my motor (88 model) i have some oil burn that is assisting with higher compression numbers but with all these so close across the boats im happy.
  
  If have been happy with 145 to 150 across the board with this factory low compression engine. 

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• YYZRC Member Posts: 5,206 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 2020

  Cableguy Greg said:

  Replaced my refrigerator door. 

  
  

  
  

  Did you order thru Dometic directly? They referred me to some random company. 

  2008 350 EC on Georgian Bay

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• PickleRick Member Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 2020

  Get a little water in the crank case and it takes forever to get out.  With all power killed i flushed with 2 cycle mixed fuel, then with atf.  Stopped for lunch.  
  
  Will change oil and filter then run for good 20 min on muffs then change again.  Should be good to go after that.

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• J3ff Member Posts: 4,131 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 2020

  Willhound said:

  Finally in! New gimbal bearing and seal. No more chug chug noise. Have to stand the antenna and all round light up, install new tv antenna. Cushions and mattress go in Friday.
  
  

  How long did you run on the chug chug and what did the bad one look like?
  
  

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• PickleRick Member Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 2020

  He's in Canada, his boating season is 3 weeks long compared to yours in the keys, he could go years on chug chug chug 😅😅😅😅

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• Willhound Member Posts: 4,215 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 2020

  @J3ff I ran it like that 2/3d's of last season. About 60 hours run time and almost all at speed.I didn't see the bearing out, looking at it in place with the drive off it looked fine.
  Much quieter now. First real run out of the marina will be Monday.

  "Knot Quite Shore" - 2000 FV270 (Sold)
  2018 Cherokee 39RL Land Yacht (Sorry...)

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• Aqua_Aura Member Posts: 2,638 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 2020

  60 hours in a Canadian boating season is a ton of time!!!!

  1997 Bayliner 3988

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• PickleRick Member Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 2020 edited May 2020

  Hey @J3ff if you want to borrow my alignment bar ill bring it with me on our keys trip, you can keep it for the week we are down there. Ship it back to me if you need it longer.
  
  We can socially distance and i can leave it on my bumper.  Or man up and meet us for a beer or three.

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• J3ff Member Posts: 4,131 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 2020

  Mine isn't making any noise in gear... still haven't gotten the part, took it 30 miles today... no new noise, going to do it again tomorrow... hope it makes it just fine

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• PickleRick Member Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 2020

  You have less than a month to let me know!

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• Cableguy Greg Member Posts: 5,036 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 2020

  YYZRC said:

  Cableguy Greg said:

  Replaced my refrigerator door. 

  
  

  
  

  Did you order thru Dometic directly? They referred me to some random company. 

  
  Cruiseair out of Annapolis is who I ordered through.
  

  2008 280 Express Cruiser, 6.2MPI, B3, Pittsburgh, PA "Blue Ayes"
  Go Steelers!!!
  

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• YYZRC Member Posts: 5,206 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 2020

  Thanks!!

  2008 350 EC on Georgian Bay

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• PickleRick Member Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 2020

  Trouble free day on the lake!!!

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• Spyderweb Member Posts: 915 ✭✭✭

  June 2020

  My storage marina has finally opened to let boat owners work on their boats, but only during off hours.  Went to boat Sunday (100 mile drive) and buffed and waxed starboard black, and installed two "new" 22P bravo 3 props, so I now have 22P all around, instead of a mismatched set of 22P and 20P.  Also began prepping drives for primer in corroded areas. 
  
  

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• Willhound Member Posts: 4,215 ✭✭✭✭✭

  June 2020

   Nice work!

  "Knot Quite Shore" - 2000 FV270 (Sold)
  2018 Cherokee 39RL Land Yacht (Sorry...)

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• aero3113 Member Posts: 9,193 ✭✭✭✭✭

  June 2020

  My wife bought a portable crib for the baby. I was tired of bringing the playpen we have at the house back and forth!
  
  
  

  2008 330EC

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• aero3113 Member Posts: 9,193 ✭✭✭✭✭

  June 2020

  This is what we were using.
  
  
  

  2008 330EC

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• rasbury Member Posts: 8,475 ✭✭✭✭✭

  June 2020

  I wish my boat was big enough to put a play pen in...as it is, it is a play pen!

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• PickleRick Member Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭✭✭

  June 2020

  @rasbury...your 270 is a yacht compared to my 235....id have room for a diaper bag!  
  Its easy to feel the need for a bigger boat on this fourm

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• TonyG13 Member Posts: 1,345 ✭✭✭✭

  June 2020

  Ahhh, the good old pack-n-play! I remember those times well.

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• Aqua_Aura Member Posts: 2,638 ✭✭✭✭✭

  June 2020

  My wife and I just did away with having kids all together so we can avoid these dilemmas 😆

  1997 Bayliner 3988

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