Hey guy's I'm having a brain fart here. I'm dry fitting the front seat risers, platforms or what ever it is the front back to back seats sit on. Some idiot-me- didn't think to measure from the centerline to the inner edges of the risers so I'm not sure if they are too far in or out from the...
Trying to align the engine. I didn't have a helper so it was adjust, hop out of the boat, check, climb back in over and over and over again. legs aching, back hurting, getting highly short tempered because I just can't even get it close. Then I read an article to use a 1 inch pipe as an...
Time to reinstall the engine. I spent the winter grinding off all the exterior corrosion, new hoses, water pump, front and rear crank seals and repainted the engine. I've put off reinstalling it for a few weeks from fear. When I was grinding the transom I ground the edges at slightly different...
Hi guys, long time no post. So before I put the engine back in I wanted to make sure the transom is sealed and not leaking. I mounted the outdrive, took a hose, put the handle on jet and hosed it down around gimble housing. No leaks but I wondered if it was a good enough test. So I then thought...
The 3 jaw puller was easy, I have a bunch of pullers I need for work. Heating the damper before installation is a great idea, I don't think the manual mentioned it and I wouldn't have thought of it, thanks
Thanks guys, its the first I've seen without the center bolt. In fact now that I got it off I found the crank isn't even drilled for the center bolt. So I guess the marine crank is deffinatly manufactured different then the automotive crank
I'm trying to remove the damper from the crankshaft. The damper doesn't have a retaining bolt, is it just a press on part? There isn't a large threaded hole like in every other crankshaft I've seen. My manual doesn't say anything about it. Also can I use a regular remover? It's a'98 3.0 . Thanks...
Well, I've been back working the boat, I would have posted pics but misplaced my camera-oh well maybe I'll find it-. Anyway, transom done. Stringers done. Floor in. I was starting to get low on resin again, when before I ordered it I broke a tooth so my boat money had to go to the repair. So...
Not even touching the boat, our record heat wave arrived and the last 3 days-counting today have been between 103-109 degrees. Way to hot to be out working. It feels like when I was stuck in Texas for 2 years, way to hot
Not designing for the long haul is an understatement. I'm doing my Bayliner right now. Drunk, blind, crippled and crazy I could have done a better job then the factory. Question on your inboard, my dad had an inboard on his cruiser and when reversing it would turn in one direction only. Whether...
I found my brain fart. I drilled the transom holes for the mounting studs, the studs didn't line up, knowing it came out of holes in the transom glass I knew there was something wrong staring me in the face that I wasn't seeing. I did a couple of honey do's and came back and there it was Somehow...
I was out the last couple of days finishing the stringers and getting the transom built out to the proper thickness before a supposed record heat wave comes in this weekend with temps in the triple digits. Tomorrow I plan to be done with the transom and have the holes drilled to remount the...
