Search results

  1. T

    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    I had 3 successful days in a row this past weekend with the boat on the water, and it never flooded out. It did act "cold natured" on a couple of starts, but I'll take that any day over the issues I've been having this season so far. It feels good to be back to just enjoying the thing.
  2. T

    1993 Bayliner Capri interior

    Unless you get lucky enough to find the same make/model/year boat being parted out with the interior in good condition, you'll likely have to visit your local upholstery shop.
  3. T

    Wellcraft 250 Sportsman

    A knock test won't tell you much (anything?) regarding rot. I would 100% crawl in the back and look where those "swim platform" bolts go to. If the back side of the bolts have compressed into the transom and cracked the surrounding fiberglass, run away from that boat unless you want to spend a...
  4. T

    transom repair options

    You can do bigger cuts with your circular saw. I cut mine in a grid about 3" or 4" square and knocked out the blocks with a hammer and chisel. Then used a hammer and chisel to remove the remaining big chunks of wood. Finally, a 36-grit flap disc on a grinder.
  5. T

    Plastic instrument panel replacement

    I used New Wire Marine to remake my entire dash panel and was very happy with the results. They have a few woodgrain options for material.
  6. T

    Fiberglass experts! Adhering new CSM to uncoated old layers exposed to elements?

    You need to sand with something like 40 grit then wipe with a good soaking of acetone right before you lay new glass, to make a good mechanical bonding surface. You won't get any chemical bonding with the original glass already having been fully cured.
  7. T

    Sea Dek or the equivalent

    I have been happy with the carpet I purchased from Sparta Carpets. I went with the 20 oz cut pile
  8. T

    Seats

    You'll have to either build new yourself or find someone that does boat interiors and have them build it for you. Only other option is getting lucky enough to find someone with the same boat who is willing to part out just the pieces you need.
  9. T

    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Boat did good today, so I'm cautiously optomistic!
  10. T

    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Regulator installed, fuel pressure set to about 3.5 psi in the driveway. Going out tomorrow with it to see how it does, with some friends ready to tow if it floods out again. I threw away probably 4 iterations of the hard lines before I got ones I was happy with. Good thing I bought 25 ft of...
  11. T

    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Made a bracket to better manage my remote oil filter hoses. It bolts to the back of the manifold and will keep the hoses from rubbing against each other and against the edge of the bilge. I've got the bracket for the fuel pressure regulator made and the pump-to-regulator hard line bent and...
  12. T

    Where can I find the oil filter?

    Here it is fitted, and also showing the custom bracket I made to mount it off the side of my elbow. Also, the last pic is more recent than the second pic - I made another bracket to better manage the hoses so they aren't just flopping around in the bilge.
  13. T

    97 SeaRay 175 project boat hull weeping question

    I agree with Scott - I would only grind off what would be in the way of tabbing in new stringers and bulkheads. Your 2-stringer plan looks fine, but IMO, that looks like a lot of bulkheads. My 19ft boat has one bulkhead that forms the front of the bilge / back of the ski locker, and one that...
  14. T

    Where can I find the oil filter?

    https://marineenginedepot.com/remote-oil-filter-kt-50l-57l
  15. T

    Where can I find the oil filter?

    Remote oil filter kit was worth the money. I ended up having to make my own bracket though, as the one that came with it was supposed to work with Mercruiser but there was no way.
  16. T

    AC Mr43T

    Mine did this on lean detonation. Looked exactly the same. I tuliped the valves on the cylinders that blew the plugs out, though.
  17. T

    What is this? PLEASE

    I was thinking the same thing. Someone froze the block and pushed out a freeze plug, then slapped a bandaid on it.
  18. T

    97 SeaRay 175 project boat hull weeping question

    I measured width every foot right after popping the cap off...probably overkill, though. Mine did splay out just a bit over the course of the rebuild, so every time I glassed in major structure to the hull (stringers, bulkheads, and decking), I used 2-3 ratchet straps to pull the hull back into...
  19. T

    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    As far as I know it's the original pump from 1987. I bought a new one at the parts store today, but after getting home and comparing, I'm guessing I need a marine-specific pump. The one I got doesn't have a flared line inlet and doesn't have the vent line nipple. I went ahead and picked up a...
  20. T

    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    It's a mechanical pump. Unfortunately I didn't get a look at the gauge when it was dying. Idle screws are barely out as it is. It looks like it's blowing past the needle and just spilling out of the bowl vent and down both the primaries and secondaries.
Top