What Did You Do To Your Boat This Week?

[salmonkiller01]

Service day, oil change, plugs and leg oil.
Love the new 150 mercury’s. $40 for 8 plugs
Nice having software for my engines to reset service reminder in ecm

 

[easydoesit]

Looks fairly robust. What’s the inside dimension of the hook?

Will take diameters up to 1.5 inches according to specs.

It is a tight fit with my Scotty net which I think is 1.25 inches

 

[Squire]

Will take diameters up to 1.5 inches according to specs.

It is a tight fit with my Scotty net which I think is 1.25 inches

Thanks for that; I have the Scotty net as well

 

[searun]

Installed new steering ram and the big upgrade - power assist. What a nice addition. Really makes steering from either helm so much easier. No more arm strong steering on the tack for me.

 

[ab1752]

Well today was supposed to be haul out, winterize and send off into storage but the trailer gods had other plans. Soon as I pulled off the 2nd narrows I see a big cloud of smoke cacth up to me, yay seized bearing on 2 year old brakes. This thing has been in the water twice since I did the brakes last time, trailers are the best! New parts tomorrow, will repack all the other bearings.
I'm not really sure what happened tbh, seals look fine I probably used crappy grease.

 

[SpringFever2359]

Well today was supposed to be haul out, winterize and send off into storage but the trailer gods had other plans. Soon as I pulled off the 2nd narrows I see a big cloud of smoke cacth up to me, yay seized bearing on 2 year old brakes. This thing has been in the water twice since I did the brakes last time, trailers are the best! New parts tomorrow, will repack all the other bearings.
I'm not really sure what happened tbh, seals look fine I probably used crappy grease.

Most likely a seized brake?

 

[ab1752]

Most likely a seized brake?

100% seized wheel cylinder and fried the shoes thereby providing others following me with a beauty 007 smoke screen.

 

[Kinetic]

Winterized and put the boat away today.
Started fishing this year on March 8th, last day on the water yesterday Oct. 11th.
3 years of ownership and still loving this Silverstreak. We have 440hrs on the main and 50hrs on the kicker.
Enjoying all the memories we're making with family and friends!

 

[salmonkiller01]

Put the boat back in the marina. Crab and prawn time again!

 

[TheHurtLocker]

Pulled her out of the water last weekend. Started pulling gear off and preparing for winter. Seems early but back to work, and I just don’t have the time to use over the fall and winter months.

 

[searun]

I put 300 hours on my engines each season. I have some routine engine maintenance to do every 300 hours.

As a matter of annual maintenance routine, I change out the internal/external zincs each season. Also change out the Impellers. This season, I have now added changing out the thermostats as they are really only good for 300 hours, same hour limit too for impellers and zincs.

Sharing some pics to show how to change out the internal zincs, and evidence as to why at 300 hours its absolutely necessary. These pics show what the internal zincs look like on the engine block (second pic from left), and its a simple job to remove the bolt holding the zinc unit in and slowly twist to remove it. Be mindful of the "o" ring seal - to not damage it. Then remove the old zinc and replace with new one (far right pic).

Included some pics showing how badly the internal zinc's wear away (doing their job). Pretty clear why they should be changed out at 300 hours.

 

[InterMechanico]

I put 300 hours on my engines each season. I have some routine engine maintenance to do every 300 hours.

As a matter of annual maintenance routine, I change out the internal/external zincs each season. Also change out the Impellers. This season, I have now added changing out the thermostats as they are really only good for 300 hours, same hour limit too for impellers and zincs.

Sharing some pics to show how to change out the internal zincs, and evidence as to why at 300 hours its absolutely necessary. These pics show what the internal zincs look like on the engine block (second pic from left), and its a simple job to remove the bolt holding the zinc unit in and slowly twist to remove it. Be mindful of the "o" ring seal - to not damage it. Then remove the old zinc and replace with new one (far right pic).

Included some pics showing how badly the internal zinc's wear away (doing their job). Pretty clear why they should be changed out at 300 hours.

Thank you for sharing this. Is this a strict Suzuki thing? Does anyone know if a Mercury 150 four stroke would have something similar?

 

[MRWood]

Pulled her out of the water last weekend. Started pulling gear off and preparing for winter. Seems early but back to work, and I just don’t have the time to use over the fall and winter months.

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That’s Schooner. I didn’t realize you were a Nanoosian

 

[TheHurtLocker]

That’s Schooner. I didn’t realize you were a Nanoosian

You bet, keep the boat there.

 

[MRWood]

I put 300 hours on my engines each season. I have some routine engine maintenance to do every 300 hours.

As a matter of annual maintenance routine, I change out the internal/external zincs each season. Also change out the Impellers. This season, I have now added changing out the thermostats as they are really only good for 300 hours, same hour limit too for impellers and zincs.

Sharing some pics to show how to change out the internal zincs, and evidence as to why at 300 hours its absolutely necessary. These pics show what the internal zincs look like on the engine block (second pic from left), and its a simple job to remove the bolt holding the zinc unit in and slowly twist to remove it. Be mindful of the "o" ring seal - to not damage it. Then remove the old zinc and replace with new one (far right pic).

Included some pics showing how badly the internal zinc's wear away (doing their job). Pretty clear why they should be changed out at 300 hours.

Another Nanoosian. You’ll have to invite us all over for some maintenance lessons. Then we can clean your shop floor for you. It’s in dire need

 

[Sea Chaser]

What’s better then crushing a few cold beers and doing some maintenance on the boat and truck. Should have went fishing instead .
Oil change on main , kicker and truck. Gonna wait to do the lower units as gonna replace the impeller on the main .

 

[searun]

Another Nanoosian. You’ll have to invite us all over for some maintenance lessons. Then we can clean your shop floor for you. It’s in dire need

That is funny! Shop is a little cluttered - according to the boss, I need to do a major clean up and garage sale. Tons of gear I no longer use that needs to find a home. Maybe a spring "garage sale" is in order to save the marriage.

 

[searun]

What’s better then crushing a few cold beers and doing some maintenance on the boat and truck. Should have went fishing instead .
Oil change on main , kicker and truck. Gonna wait to do the lower units as gonna replace the impeller on the main .

Exactly what I do, have a big screen TV and beer fridge in the man cave. Tunes or fav fishing show, a cold one, and start fixing stuff. And....no supervisor to critique or offer her opinion on what I'm doing. Paradise.

 

[searun]

Thank you for sharing this. Is this a strict Suzuki thing? Does anyone know if a Mercury 150 four stroke would have something similar?

Insofar as I'm aware Mercs have internal zincs, I've just never changed them out. Imagine they would be fairly similar to the Suzukis. Perhaps a quick look on You Tube - might be a "how to" video demonstrating step by step removal and installation.

 

[TheHurtLocker]

That is funny! Shop is a little cluttered - according to the boss, I need to do a major clean up and garage sale. Tons of gear I no longer use that needs to find a home. Maybe a spring "garage sale" is in order to save the marriage.

It’s crazy how much you accumulate, I swear every year when I’m cleaning the boat out, it feels like I’ve taken the whole PNT store out. Crazy thing is I really only use a few pieces of gear.