What did you do to your boat today

Aqua_Aura · April 10

I just used some of my connectors as well to wire an electric lift to our clubs tug boat. It now has an up down switch to lift the center console to access the lower engine room area.

I spent a few hours rebuilding our guest head today. The waste line below the toilet was creased in half and would clog very easily, bad install at some point. Everything that is a maintenance part in that system is now replaced including all new waste line for that toilet.

I painted the lazarette lids gas shocks black again after sanding the surface rust and reinstalled with new stainless screws and nuts.

Found the cause of the hatch leak and fixed that over our bed in the v berth.

Yesterday we dropped off all the fly bridge seating and helm seat from the fly bridge and are having it all reupholstered at a local shop. We are getting two toned light tan and light sand color.

I have a few more maintenance items to get done like oil changes on the engines and also I need to finish wiring my cockpit and fly bridge speakers to the stereo and also the light controller.

We have our first club event in a couple weeks so I need to be all ready 😊.

aero3113 · April 10

I replaced cool fuel filters this morning. Port was a little dirtier than starboard but not bad. The little tab on the lower screen for the port side broke off when I tried to remove it, a 90 degree pick helped remove it after. Painted drives and replaced anodes also.

Port

Starboard

aero3113 · April 11

Just when I thought I was coming to an end with spring prep I just saw my Starboard circulating pump had a slight weep at the top weep hole. Not enough for a drip but it would come back when I dried it off. The descaling probably added to this but this circulating pump always looked suspicious to me. Glad I have a reason to replace it now. I’m going to do the port side as well. Has anyone done this job? Looks pretty straightforward. Hopefully the bolts don’t give me an issue.

aero3113 · April 11

Now that I think about it, the starboard engine would squeak when I started it every once in a while last season. I always thought it was the belt but must’ve been the circulating pump shaft bearing starting to fail. I spent about 45 minutes heating the bolts with a torch and putting some mouse milk on them, this should help when go to remove them.

Aqua_Aura · April 11

I just ordered the flybridge flooring from Plasdeck out of Ohio. Great company to deal with, this is the same thing we did in the cockpit last year. I'm going to have about 15k just in the flybridge from the new canvas(2024), flooring and upholstery. I'll post some pictures end of next month when it's done.

Ian · April 12

Moved it! Unloading the storage shed but keeping mine under cover for now to prep, no room outside and didn’t need snow on it. Seriously….

GMSLITHO · April 12

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YYZRC · April 12

@aero3113 I replaced the circ pump in a Volvo 5.7 and it was a straight forward task. It was originally a saltwater boat and the pump lasted 18 years.

YYZRC · April 12

Yesterday I ripped the old poop tank out. Fun stuff.

Changed the oil in both drives. No water in the old oil and no metal filings on the drain plugs so all good!

Also installed a new pickup for the cockpit AC.

Aqua_Aura · April 13

YYZRC said:

Yesterday I ripped the old poop tank out. Fun stuff.

Changed the oil in both drives. No water in the old oil and no metal filings on the drain plugs so all good!

Also installed a new pickup for the cockpit AC.

Did you replace the waste take or just take out the old one? What was wrong with the old one?

I was worried taking out my waste lines and vacuflush tank to clean and replaced the lines but it was actually not bad. We stay on top of flushing out and treating the system.

YYZRC · April 13

Old tank had collapsed (previous owner) which caused a crack at the outlet fitting. I had it repaired but every time I had it pumped out I had to go into the bilge and remove the tank saver so the tank wouldn’t collapse again.

I bought a new tank on GLS, same as what came with the boat.

aero3113 · 4:26PM

I got the Starboard side Circulating Pump off today (it was definitely original to the boat). I had to hammer on a 13mm to one of the bolts, I guess the corrosion through the years shrunk it 😂. All four bolts came out easy, I’m sure the two days of Aero Kroil and heat helped. I have new bolts on order. It’s crazy how dirty everything is behind there. I’m replacing the large hose assembly to the thermostat as well, I didn’t like how the hoses looked. @YYZRC did you use any sealant on the gaskets? I had a grease spot on the port cover that I couldn’t get off for a long time. I tried some Zep heavy duty and it came right off!

aero3113 · 4:42PM

I’m not even attempting to get the 4 bolts out to remove the pulley on the pump. The threads on the back side are very corroded. I was able to find a seller on eBay that had 2 new Quicksilver pulleys in the box for $40.

YYZRC · 5:55PM

@aero3113 I cleaned the mounting points on the block well and bolted it up with the supplied gaskets. Nothing extra.

Thinking back - the cheapest price I could find for the circ pump was at a distributor in the US and they wouldn't ship to Canada. I was in Virginia for training so I had the pump shipped to my hotel and I flew back with it in my carry-on baggage. The TSA guy was a bit confused to say the least.

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