Repairs Finally Started

[parishht]

Ok, I finally got to work on the V this past weekend.
Problem is, now I have two weekends in a row
that I will not be able to work on her.

First repair,
bilge access covers.
The old owner just had plywood covering the holes.
I had some Home Depot trexlike material leftover
from a set of cellar doors I replaced.
I put them together then routed the edges round,
and painted them with the paint that grips to plastic.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g18/parishht/bilgeaccess.jpg

No picture, but I did pull out the on engine trim switch.
had to pry it apart, cleaned the contacts and epoxied back together.
Works like a charm now.

Stayed tuned and as I repair items, I will post before and after picks.

[msbhammer]

All Right Parishht. Glad to see ya back in teh Game Bro.
We gotta get our V's together before teh season is over. ;)

[parishht]

Probably September before I can get in the water. :'( :'(

[macojoe]

Looking good!! and the price was right!

No worry no wants to use there boat in this heat any way, spet wil be perfect time for the splash!

[frayed_knot]

That looks great. Good job!

[msbhammer]

Come and redo mine. ;D

[willy]

engineering degree coming in handy heh my friend ;D

[parishht]

Thanks for all the comps,
more repairs to follow.

Hey Willy,
the engr degree is only helpful for measurements.

I am a natural born tinkerer, one day, my mom came home from work
to find that at the age of 10, I took apart our old B & W TV.
She yelled, I put it back together and it worked better than ever.

My dad worked in construction, so I picked up a lot of
building pointers from him.
I worked with metals, so with all my experience,
the degree is just a piece of paper.

[msbhammer]

What...no more pics. >:( :P :P
I know where you keep your V at. ;D

[parishht]

There will be more, as soon as I can get back down there.

Not this coming weekend, but the next
and there will be more progress as next week I will be making
items at home in Pa for installation into the V in De.

[msbhammer]

Welll......whatcha making. ;D

[lumberslinger178]

pics from home parisht

[parishht]

Supermodel bikini storage bins.


Will post pics of progress, once I get started.

[willy]

With what mine wear that will be about the size of a cigar box for a dozen of them ;D
What you really need my friend is a bench seat about the queen berth size with plenty of bounce and support. And a wine rack below along with a full bar and icemaker 8)

[parishht]

Willy, I just may be able to squeeze all that into my cuddy.

Especially now that you made me realize the storage bins don't need to be so big. ;) ;)

[msbhammer]

LOL !!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Blue_Runner]

So, how are the bikini bins coming? Pics? :-*

[parishht]

I live 2.5 hours away from the V,
so on Monday there will be more picks of my projects.

This week was too busy to work on the pre build of some of the projects,
but next week will be different.

[msbhammer]

I see a V20 repo coming soon if ya dont get to work. ;D

[parishht]

Actually, one of my repairs involves a package from
Twisted Parrot.

I hope he reads this thread and let's me know where it is?

[msbhammer]

Twisted Parrot best not be sending you a bracket or a bench seat. >:( >:( >:( ;D

[parishht]

No bracket,
no bench seat,

but it will show up in this thread, when installed. ;) ;) ;)

[parishht]

This weekend I made a few more repairs,
wife had the camera, so no pix.

If I would have been stopped by the coasties, I would have
been fined for no lights,
found the problem, corroded switch, that in itself was a
major accomplishment for me.
Then I added a power outlet for a handheld spotlight,
CEO says I am not going night fishing, well she ain't, but I am.

Cheap West marine hand bilge pump, connected to a water pump
check valve connected to 3/4 pvc pipe, and a rag - any guess's...












fuel tank gas filter.
kept recycling the gas through the rag to get all the crap out of my tank,
I think I got about 80% out.
found that the fuel level sending unit was corroded,
it crumbled in my hands when I ttok it off,
oh well, no gas gauge for me, I will just make sure I always have a full tank.

Old owner had his electonics wires all over the place like spaghetti
around the console.
drilled a hole in the console, installed a rubber grommet
and got rid of the spaghetti.


Next project - redo tank floor cover.

[msbhammer]

No camera. >:( >:( >:( Walmart is just down the road. Drop of that hatch cover, we'll reglass it. ;)

[parishht]

Don't worry HAMMER, I will catch up with my pix.

Anyway, the hatch is not going to be reglassed,
When you see what I am doing, then you will understand why glassing is overkill (for my project).