The Arrival

[parishht]

Originally Posted by randlemanboater

Hip Hip Horay for TH!!!

Nice boat dude! *

I would leave the NJ registration on it for a while, when people ask, tell em in your best NJ accent, "I came tru da freekin Panama Canal, what the F@%$ do yous think"!

You forgot to add,

now get in dis boat soes we can fits ya for ceeement choes.

[msbhammer]

What no more Pics. ???

[lumberslinger178]

Originally Posted by reelapeelin

Ooooo T'Head...you poop and fall back in DEEP DOOKEY :o ...





Slinger...my best friend from SOUTH Jersey...grew up on dairy farm 20 miles east of Philly... ;D ...

what part of south jersey.... I lived on pennsauken for a period that was 5 min from philly just at the bottom of the betsy ross bridge

[TunaHead]

The good the bad and the ugly...

The good news is that the hull/transom are sound. The Yamaha 150 V6 runs well and started up quickly and the trim works.

The bad news is that the boat has been neglected and in addition shows alot of the usual age related problems that come with a 20 year old salt water exposed craft. I didn't post yesterday cuz I spent all my spare time searching through the archives and reviewing the gallery photos (esp the before and after pics).

1) I want to replace the rod boxes (actually there is only one in there now). Looks like I can get those from Flounder Pounder without putting too big a bite on the budget. Any other good marine surplus dealers you can recommend?

2) The deck is solid but the hatch over the gas tank is soft. Any ideas? I opened the access hatch and the tank is metal. I can see crud accumulated on top of the tank. Any way to know if this is in good shape without pulling it out?

3) Bilge, livewell and raw water washdown pumps are not working. Neither are the running lights. I suspect this is a power issue and not that every one of these items is shot. It'll just take a little time to sort out.

4) The boat has the usual swiss cheese problems on the dash and gunwales that I see in a lot of the "before" pictures in the gallery. Whats the best material for filling these?

Overall I am very pleased. I've got the boat I wanted!

By the way... her name is Slainte (pronounced slawntcha) It's a gaelic drinking toast that's the equivalent of "Cheers".

TunaHead

[parishht]

Don't forget to do the renaming ceremony.
Unless your like me and just paste the new name over the old.

But, I have very good friends from the isle of Lesbos,
which I know has alot do with me and Poseidon
having something in common.

You have to keep him happy:

[regidog]

Hey Tuna use starboard on the cover you'll never need to maintain again. Alot guys use on here its pricey but low maintanence.

[willy]

On the fuel tank you can go a few ways, one drain into 55 gallon drum, and put in fresh fuel, get a local recommendation for your area about a tank cleaning agent and put it in with a few gallons of fresh gas hook that bad boy up and take it for an extended ride on the trailer stopping and going so the cleaner get sloshed around and drain again into separate container.
If it is real cruddy what I would do is find your local tank cleaner facility and pay them to give it a full cleaning, they will drain, use special solution under pressure and clean, drain again and filter your old gas and put back in. Buy a few fuel filters and be prepared to change them for the first few times you take it out.
Electrcal wise it sounds like a follow that line time, trace the runs, label them with marked tape pull all fuses and inspect, often it is in line fuses that get you. They are not very moisture resistant. Most accessories go to a common ground connection block under the console and often it is the ground wire that is corroded or disconnected and causing a problem. I hate wiring, always was a pain in the arse to me.
There is a good how to post concerning doing the tank covers over on this site, fellow did a nice job. Did not look to bad for a do it yourselfer and a good first fiberglass project to do. It is removed and open and easy to see.

[macojoe]

1. Rod boxes, FP is the place to go, so you good there.

2. That is a problem that all have! It has been fixed here many times and there is a couple of threads about it, Easy fix!

Gas tank can be pressure tested in place, But I have never done it, again not hard, unless it leaks, then we have done that here also! Harder fix buy very do able !!

3. Sounds like you are going to do what we have all done, REWIRE! You can do it, but just have to go slow, and tag everything as you go.

4 Dash can be replaced with 1/4 starboard, in most cases you can go to your local mariner (I Did) and they will let you go to there scrap pile, I got enough for my dash for $10.

As for small screw or bolt holes, I used Formula 27, filled every thing nice!

Sounds like you have some work ahead of you, but its all perrty stright forward!!
I have had my boat since 1998, and there has not been one year that I have not fixed something!! Some cause i needed to, and stuff that I just wanted to do.

Good Luck, start with one project at a time, you will have the boat a long time! Enjoy it!! What you don't fix this year will be there next year!

[msbhammer]

Tuna, sorry to hear that your V needs a little work. I always liked that V alot when it was for sale. Looked just as nice as Willys V. Hopefully with a little elbow greese she will be fine. ;)

[parishht]

Tuna, sounds like you are in the same V as the rest of us,
I don't think any of will ever be completely done with our V's,

It is a labor of luv and each time something goes as planned or actually works,

you stand beside the V and do a dance like this: