What did you do to your boat today

aero3113 · April 19

@captkevin having a slip is a game changer! Especially covered and a lift!

LaRea · April 23

Rebuilt three seawater pumps (main engines plus generator). It's no different from all those Hardin pumps I rebuilt over the years ... you see one, you've seen them all.

What's wrong with this picture? John, yes I did buy yet another cheap 6-ton hydraulic press, exactly like the one I sold you a couple years ago!

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aero3113 · April 23

A bunch of generator maintenance for me today. Replaced the coupler and impeller. Also replaced the anode in the heat exchanger. Vacuumed the pan under the generator, paint is starting to flake. I’ll have to put a coat of paint on where I can reach.

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aero3113 · April 23

I forgot, I also bled the fuel injector. Last season it didn’t want to stay running until I bled it.

LaRea · April 23

Okay moneybags, like you couldn't have made that anode last another couple weeks?

aero3113 · April 23

lol!
I guess you right, still a little left!

Ian · April 24

“I’m not dead yet..”

Rich_ · April 26

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Bay test for Grady. Little chop but went fine with the oldest son taking it

aero3113 · April 26

@Rich_ , where was that picture taken?

Rich_ · April 27

I was on shore, Great Peconic Bay. Sebonack clubhouse in Southampton is the background. One good thing about dropping old phone in the water, the new phone camera is pretty dam good

captkevin · April 27

Looks like fun

aero3113 · April 27

@Rich_ Nice!

aero3113 · April 28

Bottom paint and cleaned the props.

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YYZRC · April 28

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Ready for it.

Rich_ · April 29

Got the first boat ride to dinner in tonight. Bit of a late start after track meet and lacrosse game, but made it happen

Formulaben · April 29

Thanks to the great info from @ReneeChris14 and @rmfriday in this thread, I tackled the Simpson-Lawrence Horizon 600 windlass fix...no pictures of it reassembled, but here she is in a scary pile of parts.

It was a little more difficult getting it back together, but nothing a step drill and dremel couldn't fix. Also had a spring from one of the brushes depart, luckily I found it before I stepped on it and broke it.

For those that might try to tackle this, here is a pdf of the instructions with some editorializing by myself.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/atfaai0isgryg8xbhtbx7/Simpson-Lawrance-Horizon-Windlass-repair.pdf?rlkey=ftgqezmc7i1i8kax280cq1w73&dl=0

grouch0jr · May 1

I finished detailing my hullsides and got the bottom painted. Ready for launch on Sunday!

@Formulaben has reminded me to check my windlass...

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aero3113 · May 1

I took the rest of the shrink wrap off (left the arch covered) and wiped her down. I still have to replace the caps and rotors and give her a good wash down. She’s patiently waiting.

captkevin · May 1

Looking good

rasbury · May 1

aero3113 said:

I took the rest of the shrink wrap off (left the arch covered) and wiped her down. I still have to replace the caps and rotors and give her a good wash down. She’s patiently waiting.

Looks better than the last picture out back covered with snow!

Dream_Inn · May 1

Definitely more patience than my boat! 🙄. She does look good. Mine will be ready for another wax in a month.

tricountytrail · May 5

Finally got her in!!!

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TonyG13 · May 5

Rearranged the battery tray area and installed four new Duracell AGM batteries, bought at Sam's Club thanks to your recommendations.

Two Group 34M starting batteries, and two Group 31M deep cycle that I paralleled so I now have 200Ah. Still need to tidy up the wiring, but hunched over in a confined space moving 60 lb. blocks of lead - you can only do so much before you need a break.

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grouch0jr · May 5

tricountytrail said:

Finally got her in!!!

Looks great!

TonyG13 said:

Rearranged the battery tray area and installed four new Duracell AGM batteries, bought at Sam's Club thanks to your recommendations.

Two Group 34M starting batteries, and two Group 31M deep cycle that I paralleled so I now have 200Ah. Still need to tidy up the wiring, but hunched over in a confined space moving 60 lb. blocks of lead - you can only do so much before you need a break.

I've been thinking about reorganizing my battery area as well, its a mess. I currently have boxes and want to go to trays. What kind of trays do you have?

TonyG13 · May 5

@grouch0jr -

I bought Camco trays on Amazon. (This is the Group 27/31 tray: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002XL4IIO). I always wait for a sale. Right now they're $21, but if you look at the price history they go as low as $8. That's when I usually buy. I'd say about twice a year they go that low.

And then just to spiff it up a bit I got some anodized tie downs: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F6Y6VMQ7 Got those for $6, but now they're up to $8.

Ian · May 6

Just as we finished winterizing, the port drive dropped and the fluid pumped out - one of the connectors into the manifold under the transom housing pulled out due to corrosion at the manifold. So I order 2 of each - manifolds and hydraulics, if one went the other may do too soon - she’s a 23 year old.
Today started out replacing the port side finding out that corrosion was getting at one connector on the starboard cylinder on the port drive. Further inspection of the starboard drive revealed similar - in fact that manifold was worse from corrosion and the cylinders are not in ideal condition. Good chance with new manifolds and pipework some more aluminum will let go anyway on the cylinders.
Now looking out for cylinders, the hard part is done changing the manifolds - and pulling out and pulling back the Mercathode wires that go through them - and connections to the engine room hydraulics. When I get the cylinders, pop them off, connect lines, fill and bleed.

grouch0jr · May 7

I replaced one of the manifolds this spring. I had a heII of a time with the Mercathode, my pull wire slipped off and I had to fish it back through with a coat hanger

davidbrooks · May 7

aero3113 said:

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

Glad to know others have the same compulsions. My daughter bought me this shirt last week for my birthday.

TonyG13 · May 7

Launch day! Had to wait for three trains before they lifted the bridge and getting underway to the lake. Boat is dusty from inside storage, but raining now which will hopefully rinse off some of gunk before I go give it a good wash this weekend...

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aero3113 · May 11

She’s all set to be launched tomorrow. Cockpit will need a good cleaning once I get my canvas up!

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