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Yes. Kind of wish I hadn’t done that, but it will be easier to take the old foam out

Resurrecting my thread on the O'Day Mariner 19. Now that I have a mooring for the boat, I'd better get the restoration done. So far, I have re-finished the keel/centerboard and fixed blistering on the hull bottom along with barrier coat and some minor glassing. Still lots to get done . . . I...

Looks good. Keep in mind that Coosa is not as strong as plywood, so you will want to double up on the glassing of those stringers.

I believe those files were from when I was having EMCT overheat issues. IIRC, I solved the voltage issues in 2022. There was an electrical issue with the engines apparently sharing voltage, but I’m not sure I ran any Diacom files, since the boat was on land at the time.

I'm keeping records this year, since it is a new engine and boat configuration.

Here is my fuel purchases this year for the boat . . . I currently have about 55-60 gallons in the tank. . The Admiral get money off at the Stop & Shop Gas station for buying groceries. (y) That stop at the Marina was painful . . . :eek:

I often use the term ‘fuel usage’ rather than economy :ROFLMAO:

Performance update. . . I have about 13 hours on the engines. I found a sweet-spot for fuel ⛽️ usage. 3600 RPM & 30-31 mph gets 1.4 mpg. So, that is a win 👍😃 The best I could do with the Mercruisers was 1.3 mpg.

The actuator is a DEMCO 12.K lb So, it might be a little on the light side for the typical load 13,500 lbs. I think the next one up the food chain is 16K lb rated. I put stainless steel lines on my sailboat trailer way back when . . . They probably outlived the trailer :ROFLMAO:

Gray can be a nice color, but I generally prefer white. I tend to use more general purpose epoxy paint rather than pay the marine paint premium. :rolleyes:

Quick Update . . . I'm good with the brake lines as-is. I exercised the surge brake actuator and got the brakes locking up after a few pumps, since the calipers were fully retracted during the repair work. I got a couple of marker lights out, so I'll get some new ones. . . . but the trailer...

Thanks for the replies, folks. I'll see how the brakes do when I haul the boat out.

No . . . I bought the trailer new. Seems like a price-point decision. The brake lines are marked "DOT SUNSONG SAE J1401 1/8 HL" . . . Which means that they are probably OK, but not great. Yes, I tow infrequently and short distances.

I got all the wheels back on and pulled the trailer out of its parking area for better access. . . New bearing caps . . . the rear wheel on the right blew out the rubber insert on the way over to the re-power shop and spewed its grease out all over the wheel. One thing that I did not realize...

speaking of trailer brakes . . . I'm getting close, but the starboard side wheels are needing more TLC than the other side., which is done. . . The hardest part was putting on the dust caps :rolleyes: . Now that I'm nearing completion, I have come to realize how the caliper slide mechanism...

I've noticed @redneck joe 's new avatar . . . . . . His profile also popped up on my FB feed. :LOL:

I'm almost done with the brake installation . . . I found one bearing that had seized up from the boat launch last month. I was able to save it . . . it is OK, not great. I'll probably pull the trailer out of its resting place to bleed the calipers and do some testing.

My BMW has those electric parking brakes. There is a trick to retracting them, so you don't have to hook up the computer to the car.

I've already started my boat maintenance and upgrade list for 2026-2027. I usually copy/paste from the prior year's list and edit accordingly. It was nice to be deleting a lot of the stuff that were sterndrive related. I think there were about a half dozen things that came off the list.

Food establishments aside . . . I am planning on taking the boat out when it hits 20 hours on the meter for the post break-in service, which is oil and gear lube along with a papal blessing from the Honda Gods. I'll also raise the engine height 2 bolt holes and time permitting put the boat back...