What Did You Do To Your Boat This Week?

[JohnS]

if you want to come to abbotsford i / we can get this done for you. will cost you lunch

It's not proteins - it's polyethylene. Maybe you have a family member or friend that will help. It's pretty easy to do. Scrap HMWP sourced from Industrial Plastics. Build your skillset.

The tools you need are cheap. No drillpress? Everyone has a cordless drill these days, anyway. Just screw the scrap piece down to a bigger piece of plywood, etc. The risk potential is now zero. At $160 per hour in a shop, you could make your own spacers in about 20 minutes, pay for the tools you need and still be money ahead. Be brave! You can't mess this up. And, you'll become a hero at home. ☺

This guys got a $800,000 boat with a $800 bait board.. not sure he cares about cost

 

[noluck]

There was a post on the forum a few weeks ago about a place in Vancovuer where they do machining of nylon parts.

I would like them to make me a spacer from a block of Nylon. Does any one know a place that can do that?

I have a Burwiin bait board mount but I need to have a spacer made to allow the bait board to be higher than the gunnel so it will sit level

I need about a 4 " spacer machined This was an idea that I had that dead reckoning and guesstimation didn't work out as planned

sent you a message

 

[Foxsea]

This guys got a $800,000 boat with a $800 bait board.. not sure he cares about cost

Ooohh! Impressive! Lifestyle choices.
Just me but I'd rather fish from a tinny with no need for a bait board. I often fish five feet off the rocks, where the Springs hang. No $800,000 yacht doing that!

 

[Bill 310]

It's not proteins - it's polyethylene. Maybe you have a family member or friend that will help. It's pretty easy to do. Scrap HMWP sourced from Industrial Plastics. Build your skillset.

The tools you need are cheap. No drillpress? Everyone has a cordless drill these days, anyway. Just screw the scrap piece down to a bigger piece of plywood, etc. The risk potential is now zero. At $160 per hour in a shop, you could make your own spacers in about 20 minutes, pay for the tools you need and still be money ahead. Be brave! You can't mess this up. And, you'll become a hero at home. ☺

I think you and my wife define the word Hero, "differently."

Now that I understand I won't be working with High Moleuclar Weight Protiens, the task seems more in line with my skill set.

Since retirement , I have been organizing my garage, getting a motorcycle ready for a trip, and fooling around with the boat.
The garage is not looking as much like a B &E crime scene and I call that real progress. I am midway through the just bought cheap plastic boxes to sort things into, so that I can begin to sort things, into different plastic boxes, and then re-sort them into plastice boxes to give to Gus and still keep the good stuff for my wife to give to Gus when I slip this mortal coil.

 

[Bill 310]

This guys got a $800,000 boat with a $800 bait board.. not sure he cares about cost

If you think I have an $800,000 boat I will sell it to you today for half price and throw in the $135.00 bait boar for free

 

[JohnS]

If you think I have an $800,000 boat I will sell it to you today for half price and throw in the $135.00 bait boar for free

Deal!

 

[Foxsea]

This guys got a $800,000 boat with a $800 bait board.. not sure he cares about cost

You apparently make stuff up, John. That's from watching too much Trump T.V.

 

[Foxsea]

sent you a message

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[JohnS]

You apparently make stuff up, John. That's from watching too much Trump T.V.

Works wonders for him, thought I'd give it a shot.

 

[noluck]

No message received.

message was to Bill

 

[Fisher_dude]

I’ve got tons of black delrin at work. I can turn ya some spacers no problem. @Bill 310

 

[Fishin]

Finished up the complete re wire then dropped off the boat at the fab shop had a custom tilting radar arch built by Walt bohn in sooke top notch work and a great guy I’m very happy with the design and the look! Just need to get the radar and lights hooked up going to be a great year!

 

[Fisher_dude]

New spark plugs for both motors. New oil and leg oil for both motors. Got all the hard water spots off the motor cowlings and gave em a quick hand polish. Then I eteched the boat. Lake water up here sure does do weird stuff to aluminum

 

[Alex_c]

Tow rig will get a refreshed 351 sooooon. Said goodbye to the Jeep a couple weeks ago. Yeah I know it’s not boat related, but it’s all I got.

 

[Sir Reel]

Polish and wax on the hull. Still
Pretty shiny after 19 years.
Had my Volvo engine alternators rebuilt. The larger house one was doing weird things and beyond repair so got a new one.

 

[Derby]

A few modifications and up grades for this season. Removed the 10 gallon water tank from my 232 so I could have more storage. Replaced the old hatches in the back .

 

[Fishin]

installed some lights up on my new arch saving my pesos for radar next will be nice being able to see what I’m doing early mornings/evenings

 

[Sharphooks]

Took advantage of the nice weather to finally pull all the inspection plates on my dance floor. I always have water in the bilge after a rain and it started bugging me seeing my starter batteries sitting in a pool of water (even though they’re in plastic battery boxes)

Seasport has a good reputation for clean workmanship and attention to detail but when I pulled the aft port side plate, it was clear somebody forgot to finish their Sikkaflex bead…..I could see water actively making its way through that valley between the mounds of sealant

I really hope that was the culprit for the wet bilge…got all the plates re-seated and all the screws countersunk with lots of sealant in the threads

 

[MikePA]

A few modifications and up grades for this season. Removed the 10 gallon water tank from my 232 so I could have more storage. Replaced the old hatches in the back .

Looks great. Where did you get the doors for the transom, looks very nice.

 

[Totally unexpected]

Gave her a bath fired her up let it run till it was at temp,all systems go! Had to re mortgage to replenish the bit of fuel i used....