Phase one of my could be major overhaul

[Miles Offshore]

Those particular crimps I did not replace- I dont know if they are original or replaced by the city when they repowered from diesal to gas in 85. Good pick -up WH and I appreciate that-I do not use anything automotive in my boats- only anchor tinned stuff and crimps. i will change them-After I inspected them they looked fine- those in particular are the ground from the stuffing box/rudder to the strut to the motor. Thanx again for the observation and comment- they are always welcome- craig

[Miles Offshore]

well since its raining its ass off here are a few more-

first here is a pic of those screws that punched the hole in the fuel cell vent line- i have rerouted the hose so it doesnt come in contact with them but I need to put some chafe protection for the screws before I resecure the wires.



Im getting ready to foam (uhhhggg) in the tanks in a few spots and am putting some wood wedges back in to keep the tanks/cells from shifting when the foam expands. The tanks are the same shape as the bottom so it is important that they stay in the right spot- this is the way they were originally installed- i could also strap the tanks down but havnt decided if its even worthwhile-



Here is the new fuel line and vent line from the tanks forward



Next is the inside of the transom cleaned up- the hose is for the remote bilge pump yet to be installed- it sux that there is no room for a standard pump but thats just the way it is- I am going to rig a "Y" valve into my seawater intake so I can use the motor to pump out large quantities of water if needed (hopefuully never) That aft pump is really not much good. water never gets back that far of any appreciable quantity- great design feature



Just a couple more pix before I foam them in and replace that deck- hopefully before that next tropical event (shhhh) maybe it wont come- knock on wood





thanx again- craig

[warthog5]

I would atleast clamp the tank's in temporary.

Use some C-clamp's and 2X4's. Shim under the 2X4's to touch the tank top's. Install the clamp's on that shelf in front of the rudder post and foward of that too.

No need in taking a chance of them being shoved up. Then you will have a mess.

[Miles Offshore]

update time- i foamed the tanks back in- rear hatch back in, fuel system hooked up and tied back in throuth the flowmeter. Throttle/tranny linkage all rerouted and installed- the tranny linkage took me about 2 hours to get it right. One thing I did learn reluctantly is not to tighten down on the linkage connections all the way. They need play in the connections or they will not work. Using nylock nuts tightening down and then backing off a couple of turns did the trick. Hydraulic steering is hook back into the console but not yet operational, i still have to add fluid and bleed ,lol. I have most of the wiring hooked back up now- i have had a brain fart rewiring my float switch into my forward bilge pump for whatever reason- brain overload I guess, I have done it 20 times in the last 3 decades, i will get it. Oh also put the leaning post back aboard (getting stuff off of the deck in the yard= happy wife,lol. Still have some repairs I want to do to the base of the console and want to finish painting the rest of the deck- making progress but the days are getting shorter!!!

fuel system being tied into the fuel pump- i installed a piece of 5/8" chafing to the 3/8" fuel line where it came close to contacting the deck- in the small area this is necessary to maintain the 90° vert on the gas flowmeter.I still need to put a stay tie around the chafing to secure it to the fuel line- one of those "loose ends" ,




I havnt yet had time to vac out the dirt and leaves trying to accumulate on me. Heres an image of the tranny linkage that was tough to get right- (the fuel side/throttle was easy,lol.



till next time-

[CHANCE1234]

Where you at MILES???????????????

[Miles Offshore]

hey bud- still here- had to put a rush on things and wont get everything finsihed this time around because of both funds and other issues so I am going to splash her in about two weeks or so- still have to bottom paint and put my t-top back on- ill put some pix up soon- see ya- craig

[Miles Offshore]

Finally splashed her today- glad its done for now- here are a few pix of my transom paint job and the final in the water today- she lookin good and ran well today also- i have a small hydraulic leak in my helm but i need to figure that one out.

my tape job for my transom paint job- used petit easypoxy 1 part- not perfect but suits my needs-


I only used one coat and rolled it and tipped it by myself-

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Again not perfect but I am pretty happy with the way it came out- I started fiting to complete my enclosure but havnt gotton any further along-

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couple of sucky pix but its still porn,lol




Finally ready to go

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Almost complete but complete enough to bloody the decks- pretty bad I have got to relearn my new electronics again,lol. see yall-

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[warthog5]

Nice to see the added antichafe piece's added to the fuel line's.

Attention to detail's.

[CHANCE1234]

Very nice miles, did you have any water intrution in the transom where the bolts go thru from the steering ram? I do, my transom is sucked in around the 4 bolts. Again looks very nice, my boat is comming out in the next week or so. I'm done chasin them stupid tuners. Well done!!

[strick]

Looks Great Craig. Love that picture of it by the mansion.

strick