What Did You Do To Your Boat This Week?

[Totally unexpected]

Is the Ford stock diesel the International Harvester?

Yes I think they're still corn binders

 

[sly_karma]

Wally try a little trick I know of heat the hub up and use a candle or a wax stick to push into the output shaft splines on the hub. The wax works it’s way into the splines and can usually loosen something like that up

I tilted the motor up a week ago and left a can of Deep Creep beside it, every time I thought of it I gave it a squirt. Took it down the shop today, and damn! it took just 2 hits with a deadblow hammer and it she popped. Fk me was I ever surprised.

All the extra time saved not tinkering with the prop was quickly used searching for the flush attachment...

But in the end I got all oils changed and other service items complete, she can go to bed soon for the year.

 

[Bifmalibu]

I tilted the motor up a week ago and left a can of Deep Creep beside it, every time I thought of it I gave it a squirt. Took it down the shop today, and damn! it took just 2 hits with a deadblow hammer and it she popped. Fk me was I ever surprised.

All the extra time saved not tinkering with the prop was quickly used searching for the flush attachment...

But in the end I got all oils changed and other service items complete, she can go to bed soon for the year.

That Deep Creep is no joke, love that stuff.

 

[seahorse]

All this talk about pulling the prop and lubing got me nervous so I pulled mine after 2 years, lubed and reinstalled without issue, whew!

 

[Buckethead905]

That Deep Creep is no joke, love that stuff.

It’s a phenomenal product. There’s the deep creep guys, and then there’s the WD-40 guys.. I look at those guys and wonder what rock they just crawled out from.

 

[noluck]

Is the Ford stock diesel the International Harvester?

yes a 6.4

 

[noluck]

Apparently I did not. I thought powerstroke for fords and Cummins for Dodge.

in the medium duty trucks alot had 5.9's or 8.3 cummins

 

[Rayvon]

Since I bought the Grady 208 I've been wondering why they made the flip down front well on that model,it doesn't seem to be necessary.I have a 225 Yamaha on mine which is bigger than most ,but maybe Suzuki or Merc are taller requiring more room to tilt up.Anyways I realized it was just a matter of time till I raised the main and hit the flat piece of starboard.So I decided to cut it to fit around the Yamaha when in full tilt mode at any angle.It worked out well,now I can leave my knives,pliers,bonker and halibut weights in the flat piece of starboard and never have to fold it down when raising the motor.Pictures should show what I mean if your not familiar with the folding front well.

 

[Aquaholic]

Nice detail, you can work on my boat anytime. Is there enough room for a bouncing/flexing motor when trailering?

 

[pescador]

For trailering I’d just open the folding well.

 

[Rayvon]

I trailer with motor half way down on a transom saver.

 

[Corey_lax]

My pop up tent and boat cover got destroyed throughout the week so picked up a new cover and cleaned up the leaves in the boat.

 

[Rain City]

Brought it back to the shop. She likes it there. Nothing like paying for moorage and time on blocks!

 

[sasqman]

Brought the tender and kayaks home. Also cleaned out the aft and installed some new rod holders.

 

[Rain City]

Brought the tender and kayaks home. Also cleaned out the aft and installed some new rod holders.
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That's always a great feeling. Tender and summer toys off, prawn traps on. Ready for winter.

 

[Alison2]

Not this week but recently sold the 18'er and took a bunch of money out from the bank for this. Who cares. Life's too short. The kids can pay it off when we're dead.

 

[Kiwi Canuck]

Not this week but recently sold the 18'er and took a bunch of money out from the bank for this. Who cares. Life's too short. The kids can pay it off when we're dead.

Very nice, what boat is that?

 

[Alison2]

Very nice, what boat is that?

Hewescraft 240 Pacific Cruiser

 

[Stizzla]

Hewescraft 240 Pacific Cruiser

More pics please! I like it!!!

 

[Sir Reel]

Did my annual oil changes. 2 oil filters and 2 fuel filters per engine. It gets more expensive every year and is hard to find Delo oil right now, especially in the 18L pail.
But already keen for next years adventures!