As scheduled we put the boat back in the water Saturday. There were no leaks from the through hulls only from the packing gland. I hooked the batteries up, which I took with me so I could maintain them. Finished hooking up the raw water lines and started the engine. After 6 months of sitting it started in half a second and didn't miss a beat. I was very happy about that. The rebuilt water pump worked great also.
One concern I had was on top of the engine where the water hose hooks up to the mixing elbow there didn't seem to be enough room to double clamp and on the engine where that hose hooked also?
I installed the GFO packing so I hand tightened it until it was leaking like 3 or 4 drops a second. I didn't have the break in instructions but I knew I had to go slow with it. After motoring it, I tightened it one flat on the packing nut to where it was dripping once per 5 or 10 seconds at rest.
The original prop had a broken ear, bent blade and was loose on the shaft when I pulled it from the water. It was a 12LH10. It would do 4 knots or so with that prop. I changed it to a 12LH11, now it does between 5 and 6 knots depending on the wind. I don't exactly trust that knot meter so I am going to have to check it with gps later. Same knot meter though.
It was a very uneventful 30 minute troll in the intracoastal.
The depth meter would go from 15' to 2' to 5' to 14' in seconds sometimes, what is the deal with that?
I did end up having a key way cut in the shaft and coupling where before I had a pin through a hole.
I had no paint left over from going back and re-fairing the keel in fiberglass and installing the thorough hulls. So there was that little spot on the bottom of the keel where it sat on the blocks. I spent $83 for a quart of Micron CSC. The guys in the yard siad, "we'll just give you some", but it wasn't the same so I didn't know how compatible it would be so I just sucked it up and used the $83 quart. What killed me was 6months ago I got 2 gallons for $60 each becasue west marine was going out of business. Then I read on the can it needs 16 hours before you put it int he water. I waited 2 hours and then put it back it. I should have left it unpainted and saved the money. I don't even know if that paint will fully cure under the water. I'll find out when I dive under it this summer.
I am tied up at the boatyard dock. The Corpus Christi marina where I wanted to go is having a boat show next weekend so I hear they are getting $2000 for a slip for the weekend from exibitors. So I may be hanging out on the yards docks a little longer. I'll go check it out though to see if they can put me up on the old docks.
One concern I had was on top of the engine where the water hose hooks up to the mixing elbow there didn't seem to be enough room to double clamp and on the engine where that hose hooked also?
I installed the GFO packing so I hand tightened it until it was leaking like 3 or 4 drops a second. I didn't have the break in instructions but I knew I had to go slow with it. After motoring it, I tightened it one flat on the packing nut to where it was dripping once per 5 or 10 seconds at rest.
The original prop had a broken ear, bent blade and was loose on the shaft when I pulled it from the water. It was a 12LH10. It would do 4 knots or so with that prop. I changed it to a 12LH11, now it does between 5 and 6 knots depending on the wind. I don't exactly trust that knot meter so I am going to have to check it with gps later. Same knot meter though.
It was a very uneventful 30 minute troll in the intracoastal.
The depth meter would go from 15' to 2' to 5' to 14' in seconds sometimes, what is the deal with that?
I did end up having a key way cut in the shaft and coupling where before I had a pin through a hole.
I had no paint left over from going back and re-fairing the keel in fiberglass and installing the thorough hulls. So there was that little spot on the bottom of the keel where it sat on the blocks. I spent $83 for a quart of Micron CSC. The guys in the yard siad, "we'll just give you some", but it wasn't the same so I didn't know how compatible it would be so I just sucked it up and used the $83 quart. What killed me was 6months ago I got 2 gallons for $60 each becasue west marine was going out of business. Then I read on the can it needs 16 hours before you put it int he water. I waited 2 hours and then put it back it. I should have left it unpainted and saved the money. I don't even know if that paint will fully cure under the water. I'll find out when I dive under it this summer.
I am tied up at the boatyard dock. The Corpus Christi marina where I wanted to go is having a boat show next weekend so I hear they are getting $2000 for a slip for the weekend from exibitors. So I may be hanging out on the yards docks a little longer. I'll go check it out though to see if they can put me up on the old docks.
