I had a big bowl of pasta salad around 9 am and at that point was functioning. The 2 hours of sleep thursday into friday then having to work in the morning did me in. I still haven't caught back up from it. But hungover I was not oddly enough.
Working on the trim now.
Oh and I test fit the subwoofer. No I'm not an obnoxious ahole blasting music everywhere i go. I'd just like a little fill on the bottom if I'm relaxing in a cove alone.
Its from the rollers on the transom when it rotted. I guess 40 years of sitting in the same spot took its toll. They're only about 1/8" depressions if that. I built up the support inside in those areas when I rebuilt the transom last year. I just want to smooth out the outside too. No stress...
Hey all. I have a question. I'm going to be going through and filling in a couple scrapes on the bottom before I paint it. I also want to fill those couple of dents as well. What all would you use? I was thinking the 3m high strength or regular filler would work. I don't know that I'd trust...
So my 84 was 68 working days to get on the water. That was from removal off trailer to moving under its own power. Only help I got was someone to hold my clamps when laminating the transom to the hull and getting it on/off the trailer. So it can be not as bad as people think. Though I didn't...
My smaller bimini is aluminum and plastic fittings. Thats the one that's original to the boat. My bimini that I can stand under was made by a friend in all stainless. You need two people to put it on but its a damn nice piece. I'd take the weight hit for stainless any time.
Definitely go...
Vibration around 2k seems normal for a V6. I wouldn't worry about that.
The soot is interesting. I don't know that I ever cleaned inside my hub out but I do know I've never gotten any soot off it... could be normal for EFI. I assume this has catalyst?
I know the type. I used this for grinding off my transom.
While rotted, it was still constructed well enough and there was enough of a lack of room that it was way too time consuming to go with chop and pry. This worked great for that, getting cut tabbing flat and chipping away skins. It was my...
On my 84, I ended up using a carbide carving disc as it seemed most efficient for grinding.
One of these:
It worked well but you still had to hit some areas with a flap disc... IE didnt fit. 36 grit and down if you can find them, work better imo.
Just a comparison between the two, the metal...
Thanks again everyone. Just wanted to share how much I appreciate it. And a special thanks to @Zyen who's restoration I had followed since, and this is going to maybe make me sound like kind of a jerk but anyway, Highschool.
This project has been scheming in my brain since 2010 or so but a few...
For today, I started by being a little weenie. It's around 90 out and the boat was in direct sun most of the morning. So I tossed my portable A/C unit in the boat and had it blowing moderately drier air in the cabin. Made it workable.
Next I got up half of the headliner before some savage...
It really seems like the ECM is pulling power based on your two runs.
I mean no offense by this, but it isn't exactly a heavy or large boat. Your numbers on that second pull are in line with what the boat tests at with a 19 pitch propeller.... I really think something is up. For comparisons...
Been a minute since my last update... so here it goes. This is what I've been working on the last few days.
Pulled the trim cushions out of the shed to finish them up first.
Next I cut a hole into my new fiberglass work. One of the most painful things I've done this whole project....
Then...
Fun story, I have the "next step up" in comps marine series and that 5800 rpm peak is bang on on my dyno sheet. Pulls about 200 rpm past it. I'd say 5500 is probably about right for being a little beyond the power peak. I think your target of 5000 rpm is safe then and you are lugging it with the...
