Don Haraguchi
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2008. Under the cowling.
I’m guessing their purpose is to divert rainwater away from the air intake while the motors are tilted up for long periods.
The tubes drain right through holes at the front of the motor.
What Did You Do To Your Boat This Week?
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I’m guessing their purpose is to divert rainwater away from the air intake while the motors are tilted up for long periods.
The tubes drain right through holes at the front of the motor.
Maxpri
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Looks great! What did you do for prep?
1) Boat soap scrub down with stiff bristle brush, 3M Maroon pads
2) Rinse off with power washer
3) Light wet sand with 180 grit
4) Rinse again with pressure washer, and let dry over night
5) Wipe down with Solvent Wash 202
6) Tape with 3M automotive tape on edges, blue tape for added coverage
7) Two coats of Interlux Interedeck, 24 hours apart
I have been using Salt-Away with their sprayer to wash down the boat after every time we take the boat out and the Marina Water is on.
Last fall after washing down the boat in the normal way using the sprayer and getting soaked again by the sprayer I started to think, I wonder if I could do a better and faster job if I just put a little Salt-Away in a bucket and sloshed it on with one of these
This was a GFI (last word Idea first word Great) and now I get the boat cleaner, faster and the salty residue comes off the boat really well.
This way it doesn't leave those little white patchy areas that were invisible when I rinsed the boat off after I used the sprayer and then mopped. Bonus is I drive home in dry or at least drier clothes.
I also started to wear a self inflating life jacket when I am washing the boat. Walking on wet decks and or wet slippery docks while mopping the boat down makes the odds are pretty good that if I slipped that I would hit my head on the boat or the dock before I went into the water. Even with one hand on the boat it can get awkward
I remembered I was going to post this up because every time I wash down the boat someone walks by on the dock and says that method looks faster and has way better results than using the sprayer and your boat always looks so clean.
I am now using much less Salt-Away without the using the sprayer .
Last fall after washing down the boat in the normal way using the sprayer and getting soaked again by the sprayer I started to think, I wonder if I could do a better and faster job if I just put a little Salt-Away in a bucket and sloshed it on with one of these
This was a GFI (last word Idea first word Great) and now I get the boat cleaner, faster and the salty residue comes off the boat really well.
This way it doesn't leave those little white patchy areas that were invisible when I rinsed the boat off after I used the sprayer and then mopped. Bonus is I drive home in dry or at least drier clothes.
I also started to wear a self inflating life jacket when I am washing the boat. Walking on wet decks and or wet slippery docks while mopping the boat down makes the odds are pretty good that if I slipped that I would hit my head on the boat or the dock before I went into the water. Even with one hand on the boat it can get awkward
I remembered I was going to post this up because every time I wash down the boat someone walks by on the dock and says that method looks faster and has way better results than using the sprayer and your boat always looks so clean.
I am now using much less Salt-Away without the using the sprayer .
sly_karma
Crew Member
Last Saturday: take batteries off charger, install, earmuffs on main. No start. Start battery fails load test, replaced. Both motors fire up. General spring cleanup. Fill both gas tanks.
Sunday: lake test, both motors, downriggers too, but no fishing. Boat back in carport. Go to Apex, ski for the afternoon. One beer at top of mountain to celebrate last day of one season and first day of the next!
Sunday: lake test, both motors, downriggers too, but no fishing. Boat back in carport. Go to Apex, ski for the afternoon. One beer at top of mountain to celebrate last day of one season and first day of the next!
sly_karma
Crew Member
I should give an honorable mention to whoever makes Canadian Tire batteries. That marine starter battery was dated 2015. Was a group 24 with 650 CCA. Its replacement, rated at 675 CCA, was a modest $149, less core value. I know I'll be paying more than that in a few years when the 12V battery in the Lightning gives up.
daddystoy
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Agree with Sly karma. Had a set of Canadian Tire nautilus batteries that one lasted 9 years and 1 lasted 15 years and was still going strong but I felt I was pushing my luck and replaced it finally!
Replaced 1 in 2017 and 1 in 2019 and both are still going strong.
I do maintain them by adding water and charging and load testing before the season starts.
Replaced 1 in 2017 and 1 in 2019 and both are still going strong.
I do maintain them by adding water and charging and load testing before the season starts.
tubber
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I pulled over at the Silver Creek General store on the way home from trout fishing to get a drink only to find one of the trailer lights on my small boat dangling in the gravel. It still worked, so I duct taped it back on with a newly purchased roll (it's a general store) to get home. Today I bought a new set, put some more tape on the broken one, and watched the Masters.
Chironomid season has started, so I gots to fish tomorrow.
Chironomid season has started, so I gots to fish tomorrow.
Oscar162
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Yessir bangin a few out now!
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Max123
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Busy weekend catching up on some trailer maintenance.
-disassembled and re-packed bearings with fresh grease (I bought the boat in early 2023, and hadn't looked yet). Turned out to be a bit of a bust - all the bearings were in perfect shape, grease looked basically new and seal was fine. I wanted to open it up anyway just to get a look at the part numbers. I guess that's the plus side of launching in fresh water
-Trailer drum brakes looked pretty good. I'm no expert on drums, but nothing was locked up, corrosion didn't look bad, and I put a tiny bit of grease on the piston
- Was going to change the brake fluid, however I was doing the work at the storage yard and I only brought metric tools. 10mm - too big, 9mm - too small - damn. The drain screw was fairly corroded so I decided to put that one off and not round it off with pliers...
- Took the boat to the drive through carwash and washed algae off the storage cover, too the T-top canvas home and threw it in the laundry.
- Changed the fuel water separator. PS - any advice on how to prime the filter? I tried using the primer ball, but seemed like it was air locked (its an injected engine) - do I need to crack open one of the screws on the filter to let the air out - or will it self vent when I start it up?
-disassembled and re-packed bearings with fresh grease (I bought the boat in early 2023, and hadn't looked yet). Turned out to be a bit of a bust - all the bearings were in perfect shape, grease looked basically new and seal was fine. I wanted to open it up anyway just to get a look at the part numbers. I guess that's the plus side of launching in fresh water
-Trailer drum brakes looked pretty good. I'm no expert on drums, but nothing was locked up, corrosion didn't look bad, and I put a tiny bit of grease on the piston
- Was going to change the brake fluid, however I was doing the work at the storage yard and I only brought metric tools. 10mm - too big, 9mm - too small - damn. The drain screw was fairly corroded so I decided to put that one off and not round it off with pliers...
- Took the boat to the drive through carwash and washed algae off the storage cover, too the T-top canvas home and threw it in the laundry.
- Changed the fuel water separator. PS - any advice on how to prime the filter? I tried using the primer ball, but seemed like it was air locked (its an injected engine) - do I need to crack open one of the screws on the filter to let the air out - or will it self vent when I start it up?
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kaelc
Crew Member
I filled the fuel water seperator with gas before screwing it back in.
I had the same issue on my 06's. Keep the tube's clear and it won't happen again.
brutus
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