What Did You Do To Your Boat This Week?

[Aquaholic]

Nice! I've got the same one, minus the ignitor.

I was surprised it also doubles as a stove with that insert piece it comes with to hold a pot within. Now I see why some do not put a cooktop in their boat and just buy a portable stove or bbq with stove capability. So handy and portable.

 

[TheHurtLocker]

Used it for the first time this year! Been crazy busy this Spring, but now she’s in the water, should be using steady from here on out.

 

[ShaeMcLaren]

Got a new trailer, it just happened to have another commander on it

 

[Sttr]

Got a new trailer, it just happened to have another commander on it

Oh man you’re giving me commander withdrawals over here

 

[Sttr]

Got a new trailer, it just happened to have another commander on it

Is that your next commander project?

 

[ShaeMcLaren]

Yep! I'm going to finish mine up shortly and put it on this triple axle trailer. This winter I'll start working on this one to sell. Engines and drives are already out

 

[Corey_lax]

Yep! I'm going to finish mine up shortly and put it on this triple axle trailer. This winter I'll start working on this one to sell. Engines and drives are already out

Was that the $5,000 one that already had the drives out of it?

 

[kaelc]

Nado upholstery in Detla. The guys name is Justin. I think he did a pretty good job. I have a curved gunnel pad that I think he could have done better on. Sort of overlapped the fabric. I'd say 8 out of 10. He was pretty cheap though, so all things considered not bad.

Cheap and 8 out of 10. That doesn't sounds like a boat repair! Looks awesome.

 

[ShaeMcLaren]

Nope I just missed that one and it didn't have a trailer. This one came from Spruce Grove.

Was that the $5,000 one that already had the drives out of it?

 

[Totally unexpected]

I'm feeling a bit like @Rain City ,took my boat out to Allouette for a shake down,started out fine with 50psi of oil pressure by the time I got halfway up the lake 0 psi,and it's started grumbling,FML!!!! now the voices in my head are telling me to cut ties,I really can't believe it as I'm only 8 hours into the 10 hour break in period!! Not sure if I have any recourse with Bond as I had it rebuilt during Covid and took a little over a year to get it installed....grrrrrrrrrrr

 

[Max123]

I'm feeling a bit like @Rain City ,took my boat out to Allouette for a shake down,started out fine with 50psi of oil pressure by the time I got halfway up the lake 0 psi,and it's started grumbling,FML!!!! now the voices in my head are telling me to cut ties,I really can't believe it as I'm only 8 hours into the 10 hour break in period!! Not sure if I have any recourse with Bond as I had it rebuilt during Covid and took a little over a year to get it installed....grrrrrrrrrrr

F.... that sucks. Wasn't anything obvious like a bad oil line? In this scenario a bilge full of motor oil from a failed line/filter is actually a best case scenario.

 

[noluck]

F.... that sucks. Wasn't anything obvious like a bad oil line? In this scenario a bilge full of motor oil from a failed line/filter is actually a best case scenario.

why the engine is still f----cked and you have a mess to clean

 

[goatman]

i have a 29.5 bayliner encounter and was looking for a bimini top but it needed to be 116 inches wide. i gambled on a $500 Amazon bimini top from Vortex. supposed to be for pontoon boats up to 103 inches wide but was able to get it on without much fuss or stress

 

[Corey_lax]

i have a 29.5 bayliner encounter and was looking for a bimini top but it needed to be 116 inches wide. i gambled on a $500 Amazon bimini top from Vortex. supposed to be for pontoon boats up to 103 inches wide but was able to get it on without much fuss or stress

Looks good. I did a similar thing with my Bimini. I bought it from iboats website I think and you could type in the dimensions you wanted and it would pop up a few part numbers. Mine is actually made for an old Malibu ski boat but the dimensions were what I wanted and fits great

 

[Max123]

why the engine is still f----cked and you have a mess to clean

If an oil line lets go and you quickly kill the engine, its fixable. If you lose pressure because your oil pump turned into shrapnel, not so much.

I'm guessing you are beyond this, but worth mentioning as a long shot - check the connection on your oil pressure sensor. I had a loose one on a Mastercraft with an Indmar 5.7, and saw 0psi while I was pulling the kids tubing - that scared the crap out of me...

 

[Totally unexpected]

If an oil line lets go and you quickly kill the engine, its fixable. If you lose pressure because your oil pump turned into shrapnel, not so much.

I'm guessing you are beyond this, but worth mentioning as a long shot - check the connection on your oil pressure sensor. I had a loose one on a Mastercraft with an Indmar 5.7, and saw 0psi while I was pulling the kids tubing - that scared the crap out of me...

No nothing obvious just 50 psi of oil to 0 pdi in about 20 mins,I ran it in the driveway for a good 40 mins the day before with no drop, just seem so strange imnot sure if maybe it's the wrong oil pan or the sump length is wrong or just a faulty pump but aside from the intake tube falling because it wasn't welded ill not know till I pull it out ....Again!!!

 

[Max123]

That really sucks - I feel for you.

Well... drain the sump, check for glitter and go from there.

 

[noluck]

No nothing obvious just 50 psi of oil to 0 pdi in about 20 mins,I ran it in the driveway for a good 40 mins the day before with no drop, just seem so strange imnot sure if maybe it's the wrong oil pan or the sump length is wrong or just a faulty pump but aside from the intake tube falling because it wasn't welded ill not know till I pull it out ....Again!!!

did i gradually loose psi?

 

[Reel Gone]

Pull and cut the oil filter, it will show the evils of no oil press if that is in fact what happened.

 

[Totally unexpected]

did i gradually loose psi?

Yes about 20 minutes