Took the head apart today. Need to clean it all up so I can double check it for cracks. Just have to remember what I used last time to clean all the carbon off of it. The valves all looked ok. Need to replace a few springs that have rust on them. I think I have enough new springs to do the...
Got the engine pulled and stripped down. Also got all of the crap cleaned out of it. Turned out to be brewing malt. I had some bags of it in my shed to use as deer bait and chicken feed about two years ago. Mice must have squirreled it away in the engine. Anyhow got the block clean and...
On the Sea Ray I removed the very old and butchered trim tabs from the boat and picked up a used set of Bennetts. When I looked at the install procedure, it showed a backer plate. Since mine did not come with a backer plate I decided the easiest thing to do would be to fab some up with...
Here is a close up of my drain. You can see where the wood is, and where the PB is. There is no way water is getting from the drain into the wood. The screws on the outside are all in the glass below the wood.
I have a 73 SRV240. I lost the lens/ cover for the stern light, I still have the rest. Could someone take a close up picture or two of the lens so I can see if I can fabricate one. For those with other years it is a light mast that runs up the center of the windshield then as a bend to make...
Had to find something to work on so I started working on removing the bottom paint. The actual part that was below the water line is worn out and sands off fairly well. The large section that is above the water line has something like 4 different coats on it. After some reading and testing, I...
Found the problem. My brand new fuel pump went out. Take a look, this is how it came off the motor. No idea how it came off that way, the arm would have been under the cam instead of riding against it. I ran it for 25 minutes for the cam break in and had no issue. The arm on the fuel pump...
Fuel tank is plumbed in, just need to wire the level sender. Also replaced the three thru hulls for the cabin. Had to do a bunch of sanding first since the thru hulls were painted over with bottom paint. I plan on sanding all the old bottom paint off so I don't want to remove them again for...
Here is the fuel tank in place. I will caulk the edge of the angle iron so that water cannot collect between it and the stringers.
Here are a few pic's of the cover in place.
Hoping to get it in the water for the first time this weekend. All dependent on how the weather is the rest of the...
I can't find any function for it so I am loosing it, or at least using it as spare wood for other parts on the boat that are teak. There is no way I am going to toss any teak, to dang expensive.
On to the update. I have made a box to hold the fuel tank. It will go down inside the hull on top...
Just finished correcting all the pictures after the photobucket fiasco. Found a few update pictures to post. After trying out the center console I decided I liked the general design, but did not need the seat in front of it. That is a perfect spot for a cooler and it can double as a seat...
