What Did You Do To Your Boat This Week?

Stizzla said:
The nice thing about having a smaller boat is that I can actually build the deck out a little further and have some more floor space for a storage bench, and mini fridge, etc.
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a boat lift would be rad! in conjunction with a powered boat cover that drops from the ceiling
 
Sir Reel said:
No property taxes on the boat house and no tax when buying or selling. It’s a private deal.
You pay moorage by the square foot and not by length.
Boat houses are going up in price quite dramatically. It’s more the moorage spot than the shed that’s worth the money.
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When I looked into buying one 5-6 years ago the sales lady at Arbutus Coast Yacht Sales at the Ladysmith marina (Oak Bay Group) told me that I would have to pay property taxes on the boathouse as well as moorage.
She may have been wrong or it may be a site-specific issue as I would have previously thought that the marina pays the taxes and passes them on to the customer in their moorage rates.
 
Squire said:
When I looked into buying one 5-6 years ago the sales lady at Arbutus Coast Yacht Sales at the Ladysmith marina (Oak Bay Group) told me that I would have to pay property taxes on the boathouse as well as moorage.
She may have been wrong or it may be a site-specific issue as I would have previously thought that the marina pays the taxes and passes them on to the customer in their moorage rates.
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As far as I know you only pay property taxes on a float home that you are living in.
A boat house or shed is moorage only. That was the case in the 3 marinas I have been at.
 
I’ve owned a boathouse since early 2020 and never paid property taxes, that really doesn’t even make sense, you don’t own the space, you rent it
 
Rain City said:
I'll have to make a little video at some point, but just installed the new Westcoast Fishing Tackle 36" fillet table. Installed it on a strut, through bolted to a burnwin mount. It's rock solid with just one mounting point and still allows for the seat to slide forward when I pull the engines up. Piped it overboard for a no mess clean-up. Couldn't have worked out any better. View attachment 113939View attachment 113940
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I ended up cutting a quarter round gap out of pvc to make a drain for my Nauti bait table. I have to carry an extra length with the flange on board to just slip over the end when I’m cleaning fish to get the blood and guts overboard.
The rest of the time it’s just a bait and fish landing table so the extra length can just be stored.
The slots in the end and the cap secure it in place but I added a couple of stainless bands for reinforcement.
 

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Squire said:
I ended up cutting a quarter round gap out of pvc to make a drain for my Nauti bait table. I have to carry an extra length with the flange on board to just slip over the end when I’m cleaning fish to get the blood and guts overboard.
The rest of the time it’s just a bait and fish landing table so the extra length can just be stored.
The slots in the end and the cap secure it in place but I added a couple of stainless bands for reinforcement.
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Very nice. I miss how pretty the Nauti table was.
 
Worked at cleaning up wiring on the boat this last couple weeks. Added a 100 amp fuse panel at the helm with new 4 gauge pos and neg wires with a 100 amp resettable breaker. The previous wiring was a little questionable... All terminal lugs were 3/8" on smaller studs. Some of the terminal lugs were overheated to the point where they were discolored and the tinning was melted together. (These wires were reused based on fading on the insulation, I think the overloading happened on a previous installation and I'd guess on I/O crank no start situation) This adds up to voltage loss and more heat build up in high current draw situations. I dealt with this at work this fall on a 24 volt starter circuit and had over 2 volts drop over 2 24" 2 gauge wires that were getting warm under normal start conditions. Pay attention, wires should be somewhat flexible and not have melting on the insulation and please use correct size terminal lugs. Still a work in progress. Next up will be finishing up the fuse panel install and windlass wiring which is at this point disabled...
 

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Squire said:
I ended up cutting a quarter round gap out of pvc to make a drain for my Nauti bait table. I have to carry an extra length with the flange on board to just slip over the end when I’m cleaning fish to get the blood and guts overboard.
The rest of the time it’s just a bait and fish landing table so the extra length can just be stored.
The slots in the end and the cap secure it in place but I added a couple of stainless bands for reinforcement.
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Did you put a slope on the PVC to help it drain? I may have to do the same thing.
 
Well it is has been a long time in coming...! I finally replaced the original motor on my 2004 Silver Streak. The old motor was a 1999 Honda 130hp. It performed very well for most of the last 20 years, but finally succumbed to a rusted out cooling system.

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My new motor is a 2024 Mercury SeaPro 150 with a 4 blade Spitfire prop. Bought it from Bridgeview Marine for a good price with 918 hrs. as a lease return. It still has full warranty until June 2026. Got with the new VesselView blue tooth unit where I can get all sorts of performance and diagnostic info sent to my iPhone. Can't wait to sea trial it!!!

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Whole in the Water said:
Well it is has been a long time in coming...! I finally replaced the original motor on my 2004 Silver Streak. The old motor was a 1999 Honda 130hp. It performed very well for most of the last 20 years, but finally succumbed to a rusted out cooling system.

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My new motor is a 2024 Mercury SeaPro 150 with a 4 blade Spitfire prop. Bought it from Bridgeview Marine for a good price with 918 hrs. as a lease return. It still has full warranty until June 2026. Got with the new VesselView blue tooth unit where I can get all sorts of performance and diagnostic info sent to my iPhone. Can't wait to sea trial it!!!

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Nice upgrade! Good luck with the sea trial.
 
Whole in the Water said:
Well it is has been a long time in coming...! I finally replaced the original motor on my 2004 Silver Streak. The old motor was a 1999 Honda 130hp. It performed very well for most of the last 20 years, but finally succumbed to a rusted out cooling system.

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My new motor is a 2024 Mercury SeaPro 150 with a 4 blade Spitfire prop. Bought it from Bridgeview Marine for a good price with 918 hrs. as a lease return. It still has full warranty until June 2026. Got with the new VesselView blue tooth unit where I can get all sorts of performance and diagnostic info sent to my iPhone. Can't wait to sea trial it!!!

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Nice, would love to know the performance numbers vs the old honda! I've been drooling over the torque specs for the merc. Looks like a great buy.
 
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