Make my life easier

[Road King Cole]

Great thread.

MJ, I am going to build me an oil catcher w hose like you made. Not only will it get all the oil\sludge\crap out, it will be cheaper than buying a pump!

For aligning up the trailer hitch to the trailer, I had bought alignment poles like these:

http://www.amazon.com/Reese-Towpower...m_cr_pr_sims_t

I think I have also seen them at auto zone or walmart. Save's me getting in and out of the truck to see if its aligned, or even better yet: trying to understand directions from my wife.

Even without these, I would opt to do it by myself.

rkc

[macojoe]

I had a par of them poles, I still didn't like them. But I have gotten pretty good at backing up so i don't have to much of a issue there.
I am thinking of getting a slip for this year?? We shall see

[Road King Cole]

Originally Posted by macojoe

I am thinking of getting a slip for this year?? We shall see

Well, that certainly falls into the "making life easier catagory"...except for maybe bottom paint.

[bradford]

Here's a small contribution to a great thread: Instead of buying one of those rubber doughnuts to set your trailer jack wheel in, I cut a 5 inch hole in a piece of a 2x10 with a jig saw. All my friends with boats see it and say they should have thought of it.

[phatdaddy]

i made this to strip old line off reels, threaded bolt through an old water bottle cap and put in your cordless drill. works great and when full, get a new bottle, caps are pretty universal.

[Fishwhisperer 180]

Great thread. Plenty of brain work going on here. When I picked up the 180 the in-gunnel rod boxes were hanging on by a thread. All cracked and and in peices.
I removed all the peices. Put them together like a puzzle and held the peices in place with masking tape from behind. Then I took um to the local spray bedliner guy and told him to give the fronts a light blast. That was 5 yrs ago.
The pic shows the spray with no tint. You can have them done in the color of your choice. They are stronger than new. When I reinstalled them I ripped a couple of 1" strips of pressure treated from a 1/2 " board. I placed them behind the inner hull to frame the length of the cutout and screwed through the edge of the box, inner hull and into the wood. Now I have to put back the teak mouldings.
Says the new guy.

[Blue_Runner]

Great idea....can they tint white? What did they charge?

Thanks for posting!

[Fishwhisperer 180]

Hello Blue_Runner,
What a great place to trade ideas! - I went to the Rino-Liner franchise, but there are others. It was my first transaction I had done with the shop and the guy hit me for $75.00 to spray 2 boxes. You can also find it in auto parts stores to do it yourself.
It can be tinted White or any color for an exact match. It is also treated with UV additives to prevent fading.
I have seen it used to resurface decks and reinforce underdeck storage lockers/live wells. It also fills voids and cracks for a water tight fix. It can be laid-on flat or textured to act as non-skid. It will incapsilate anything it is applied to. The stuff is bullet proof and cleans right up. I also masked the chipped ares by the wheel wells on my truck and sprayed the body with it tinted to match the color. I even used it to seal the roof of my camper. Funny though, I never used it for my truck bed.

My only advice would be to apply as thin a coat as needed, it is HeavY.
Oh yea, in case you were wondering . I do not have stock in the company. Good luck!

[Blue_Runner]

Cool, thanks very much for the info!

[macojoe]

When I did the deck on the V20 I wanted to have the whole thing done in Rhino liner, but the guy here wanted mega bucks so I did not do it.
But i see all kinds of stuff being done with it and it seems like a great item!! I have even see cars painted with the stuff