Well since my Formula 242 has been in various stages of dis-assembly and repair since last October with engine and structural work, today was the first day out on the water. Overall a great day, the boat performed OK, but I think there are still few tweaks needed for the engine and fuel system...
As you may know from my 'Stringer & Bulkhead' thread, I launched my boat today. As I was prepping the boat, I ran the engine on the muffs for a while.
I noticed a strange 'low level' knocking sounds that I have not heard previously. I was not the 'ticking' noise that you generally get with...
Yea, so I installed the outdrive last night and connected the trim rams. Of course, the rams were all the way extended, so I had to lift the outdrive all the way up to connect them.
I went to lower the outdrive and the trim pump ran, but it would not retract the rams. It seems like it wants to...
Once a year the town where I live has a waste oil drop-off day . . . what a beautiful thing :D. I got 20 gallons of oil to drop off.
I am wondering how many of you have a similar thing where you live ??? How much oil do you dispose of each year ??
I was thinking of getting a waste oil burner...
I get to review and approve all of the voice and data communications bills where I work (lucky me :rolleyes: ). Anyway, today an invoice came in for a "Maintenance Agreement" from a Telecom company that I never heard of . . . looking for $425.00
The invoice looks fairly generic, but has enough...
The engine for my boat has been sitting in the garage anxiously waiting for completion of the stringer & bulkhead repairs.
Just a little background . . . I did a teardown and valve job on the engine last Fall and put it all back together and ran it a few times. Only then to find structural...
I have not made hardly any purchases on iBoats . . . . I think that I bought some stuff years ago during my sailboat days. Anyway, feeling that I should support the cause here, I went on the store portion of the site and bought a couple of things for my outdrive preparation . . . anode set and...
There are a few threads about the Hawkeye D10DX Depth Sounder a while back, but not too much info or responses.
I am considering getting this depth sounder to replace my now defunct Lowrance 1990's vintage
http://www.amazon.com/HawkEye-D10DX-06T-Temperature-Includes-Transducer/dp/B001UFAAJ0...
Most of us know why we take a keen interest in detecting and correcting structural issues in our boats, as their is a fair amount of discussion on this forum about the possibilities of a weakened hull breaking apart.
I wonder how often it actually happens; that a boat breaks apart due to...
I frequent the Formula forum on OSO and came across this post of air borne boats.
this boat looks like it has been in the air for about 100 feet or so. :eek: It is a 27 foot with twin 454's, . . . just short of a rocket ship. I hope the stringers are in good shape . . .
I haven't bought interior house paint in a while, but we decided to re-paint the dining room.
So, the Admiral stops by the paint store to get the paint . . . 3 gallons of Ben Moore . . . 2 flat for the walls and one semi-gloss for the trim . . .
$152.00 :eek: :eek: :eek:. . . that's like...
I got an email from Sea Tow yesterday that had some info about their iPhone 'App'.
So, I downloaded it . . . looks OK. It has tides with graphs, weather, and contacting Sea Tow for assistance. Not too bad. :cool:
Anyone else have it/used it?
I have been going to Home Depot recently to get assorted 'stuff' for the house and even the boat . . . Today I went to both Home Depot and West Marine. With both stores I noticed a dramatic increase in the number of sales staff that come up to you and ask if you need any help, etc. As soon as...
I took a break from my boat repair project to finish another small project that I had started a few weeks ago . . . re-finishing the outdrive.
I re-finished the outdrive when I first got the boat, so it has been about 7 years and there was a fair amount of anti-fouling paint build up, etc. So...
I am going to remove the tank from my boat (see signature for boat details). It is 94 gallons capacity, now empty.
I have read through the various posts here regarding fuel tank removal and the related procedures.
I have read in a couple of posts about "filling the tank with water" ???? Of...
Near record Powerball winner, a couple weeks ago from Rhode Island, just came forward to claim $336,000,000 . . . .
. . . . and then last night another person from Rhode Island hits it again for $60,000,000.
I think I gotta move there. . . .
Since I am going to be buying some fiberglass and resin materials for my bulkhead and Stringer replacement project, http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=534913 I am wondering if there will be an advantage to use vinyl ester resin to adhere to the hull and existing fiberglass surfaces.
I...
OK, boat restoration fans, here we go . . .
I started pulling things apart today to take a look at the extent of the rotted bulkhead and stringers in my boat. Just to re-cap, I had the engine out over the winter and discovered the structural issues as a result. So, it looks like I should fix...
Hi Folks:
Major boat maintenance underway . . .
I removed the engine from My Formula 242 last Fall to do some re-build work. While the engine was out, I discovered bulkhead and stringer rot . . . so here we go . . . :rolleyes:
I figured that while I got the engine out and I am dealing with...
Hi Folks:
I am in the process of checking the structure of my boat for dry rot (or wet rot) as I have an opportunity to fix things before the boating season arrives in the northeast.
Long story made short . . .
(1) Last year I was doing some R&R on the engine mounts and as I tightened the...
