What Did You Do To Your Boat This Week?

[Fish_whistle_express]

Got my mac’s prop guard finally! after a 3 week journey from Wa to Victoria.

 

[walleyes]

Got my mac’s prop guard finally! after a 3 week journey from Wa to Victoria.

Nice, it’s in the want list but might have to put it off for this season. It’s been an expensive month lol, the Admiral is starting to look at me a little sideways after the last installs lol.

 

[Rain City]

This week I found out parts are two weeks out still. FML.

 

[ab1752]

This week I found out parts are two weeks out still. FML.

That blows, are they not just bolting on a new outdrive?

 

[Rain City]

That blows, are they not just bolting on a new outdrive?

Yeup. Can't get the new drive until March 31st.

 

[RiverBoy]

Got my Shockwaves installed, going to be a sweet ride. Put them on swivel bases.

Also was tossing a few ideas around for a spot light, didn’t really want to permanently mount one as really how often does one use them. I use them very rarely maybe two or three times a year really so to have one permanently mounted didn’t agree with me. Looked at a few of them and found this one at CT. Heck of a powerful little light, 1500 Lumen spot. It’s all sealed and on stainless mounting hardware looks and feels like a solid built light. Had some heavy gauge Aluminum tubing sitting around and a couple Scotty holders. I adapt and machined down the holders so they fit into the tubing with a little room for epoxy. Mixed up some epoxy and set them in. Also for good measure not that it was needed I drilled and set in a stainless set screw. Drilled through the Scotty post and ran a stainless bolt up through the post and bolted the mounting bracket for the light to it. Mounted a Scotty flush mount in the bow which is handy as I wanted a rod holder at the front for when there are 3 or 4 of us in the boat doing some jigging it will be nice for one guy up on the bow. Also had an extra Scotty twist plug sitting around and mounted it under the bow in the anchor locker. When in use the light is easy to install and when not in use will store just about anywheres and take up very little room.

Question:
Do you get on a ladder and polish the ceiling to your shop? That has to be the cleanest EVERYTHING that i ever did see!

 

[ab1752]

Yeup. Can't get the new drive until March 31st.

Gonna be tough to fill all those free slots on your 2020 license by April 1 but give er hell!

 

[Corey_lax]

Because I'm stupid and I did not realize that Scotty uses 2 length bolts for the downrigger gunnel mounts, I mistakenly used a long one to hold the downrigger to the base that is just a touch too long so it put a nice 2" chip in the gelcoat...all fixed up now but to prevent this from ever happening again, stupid or not, I had these stainless steel "shims" made up.

Not trying to make more work for you but some white Teflon sheet would be nice instead of stainless. Looks like that stainless might dig into the gel coat

 

[Foxsea]

Put in a remote guage for the diesel heater tank and am doing the same for the fresh water tank.

 

[walleyes]

Question:
Do you get on a ladder and polish the ceiling to your shop? That has to be the cleanest EVERYTHING that i ever did see!

Lol thanks man. Yah I’m a bit of a freak, I take pride in my stuff and like to look after it. I use it but I don’t abuse it and I take care of it. Goes for all my stuff regardless of what it is.

 

[ab1752]

Not trying to make more work for you but some white Teflon sheet would be nice instead of stainless. Looks like that stainless might dig into the gel coat

We looked at that but decided to round the edges and debur so its good and smooth. I'm going to keep and eye on it to see how it pans out. Thx

 

[Aces]

I revamped my bilge system. Double 1100 automatics with manual switches in the main bilge as well as an 800 auto in the pod

She's ready to go!

 

[Fisher_dude]

Hard mounted my point1 compass so my autopilot doesn’t freak out on me now. Haha.

 

[easydoesit]

Mounted (Original) Quick Fist holders on the radar arch to hold Scotty collapsible net while travelling.

The pair is rated to carry 50 lbs. That oughta do it!

Thanks to Sotally Tober for input.

 

[Stizzla]

I got my interior removed today.

He going to wrap these to match my probax seat. He’s also going to do the long side panels and rear cushions to match.

he has custom ordered fabric to match, but he did a little mock-up with some similar colours he had laying around his shop.
The blue looks way more royal in the pic, but it’s actually a dark navy.

 

[RiverBoy]

I got my interior removed today.
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He going to wrap these to match my probax seat. He’s also going to do the long side panels and rear cushions to match.

he has custom ordered fabric to match, but he did a little mock-up with some similar colours he had laying around his shop.
The blue looks way more royal in the pic, but it’s actually a dark navy.


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Pfft. @walleyes stuff is cleaner.

 

[Stizzla]

I’m not trying to compete with that!

 

[RevyG]

I found these golf cart neoprene seat covers that fit the bench seats perfectly, they are two piece and still allow the backs to come off. They will add years to the seats, plus I think they look great

 

[Kinetic]

Drilled my 1st holes in the boat, which i hate doing....
Added a Scotty mount base so I can swap between the Nauti Marine cutting board, rod holder and cup holder.
And i finally got a kicker (8hp Tohatsu). Now to get steering linkage.

 

[Rain City]

New drive is in!! Hoping to splash down Tuesday. Might get a fishing day in. Also spent the better part of a day with a buddy annoying the guys at Inlet trying to get my radar mounted. Had to modify the stupidly expensive bracket. Anyways it's in now I just have to get the wiring sorted. I wish I could have mounted it lower to he honest