Search results

I have a drawing App called ‘Graphic’ . . .

Told AI to make it sunny . . . . EDIT . . . fixed the model of the engines (was showing the 250HP)

More AI photo editing . . . . :oops: . .

I tried using 'AI' photo editing to see what the transom area would look like all cleaned up and painted . . . pretty cool thing that you can do with photos these days :cool: .

The water spraying out the sides of the muffs is the excess water that the drive does not need. You should notice less spray when the engine is running. You will probably never get 100% tight seal. I use the rectangular-shaped muffs since they fit the outdrive inlet holes better than the...

I've been dieting for the past month, and it has come in handy as I have tried to fit my fat body in there with a wrench or two . . . :ROFLMAO:

Yes, the Amazon variety appear to be disposable . . . :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

I thought that these pictures would help ;) . Here is glance at the extra living space within the extension bracket . . . . . There are 10 bolts that need to go in there . . . Not the most comfortable accommodations, but I have some cushions to pad the space while I work in there.. I plan on...

Re-drilling 18 holes . . . what fun. The hull & deck putty is a lot stronger/dense than I expected. I really had to lean on the drill to get the bit(s) to bite. Anyway, I got 18 bolts done today, to make a total of 36 bolts (+/-) that I have installed . . . about 10 more to go. Those...

Maybe some day for a Drill Doctor . . . but in the meantime, Amazon early AM delivery (5:48 AM to be exact) comes through :LOL: .

The bolts have been challenging . . . Many of the bolt holes filled with the deck putty when the extension bracket and boat hull were mated. The good thing is that the putty was squashed as it should have been. The bad thing is that I need to re-drill most of the bolt holes . . . most of my...

All set. (y)

I send them a PM.

Next steps will be bolts and scarf joints.

Milestone date . . . The extension bracket is now installed on the boat. . . It's a good thing I practiced this a few times. . . . something always goes haywire. The day started out cool & cloudy, but the sun was forecast. I started at 9:30 . . . and all of a sudden the sun came out in was...

There have been a couple of warmer /sunny days this week. So, I got the side supports for the transom glassed. I did 2 layers on both sides (4 layers total) 'wet-on-wet' and wrapped them in plastic to hold the glass tight to the core pieces while they cured. It worked out pretty good. . ...

If it's not grinding, it's drilling . . . I went through several cobalt bits . . . amazing what a sharp drill can do . . . It reminds be of way back, when I was a young engineer in an electronics manufacturing company. The VP said "the printed circuit board fabrication line was having...

Speaking of bolts . . . I still have bad memories of 'galling' on some of the stainless steel fasteners when I did my extended swim platform on the Formula 330. It seems like the preferred solution to avoid galling is to use some anti-seize on the threads. Bolts/nuts are 316 stainless...

"Spacers & Putty" . . .

Speaking of pins and spacers . . . I made some adjustments to the 'pins' in order to make the installation easier and repeatable. . . I ground the ends of the bolts to make them look/act more like pins. I also have them slightly loose to the have some play needed for the initial alignment...