Recent content by jlaeder

Finally got the floor all fitted and screwed down (still gotta remove it to seal it with a few coats of penetrating epoxy to seal all the wood). My question is should I glass the panel over the tank by itself then screw it down so its semi removable (after you pull up the carpet) or just glass...

The boat is a 1990 cheetah 2000LS sorry I forgot to mention that in the first post.

I recently found out my wood for the motor mounts are rotten. I'm pulling them out and going to layer up 3/4" plywood. Should I resin each piece individually then glue them together or glue them together first then resin to seal the plywood. Thanks for your help and any input.

Thanks for all your information, I got the old trim pump today and the fittings they had in it were npt going into the pump. I'm assuming they used whatever they could to make it work. I ordered new hoses today to make it right. I appreciate all the input.

That's the plan now, waiting for the coworker I bought it from to get it from the boat repair shop he dropped it off at last year. Should have it tomorrow. Thanks for your input. Cant wait to get it in the water when the weather cooperates, its snowing here right now 🤦‍♂️

I'm saying the lines that are on there now. This was the original pump with those hoses.

I thought they were OEM but cant even find the hoses or the type of end online.

Hi from Michigan new member to this group. I bought a 1990 cheetah with a 4.3 mercruiser a few weeks ago and it needed a new trim pump. The previous owner (coworker) took the pump off and took it to a marina to see if they could get one (it's still there). So I bought a whole new one, went to...