He's saying that if you have a stainless steel plate between the manifold / elbow, it doesn't matter which gaskets (either 2-hole or 4-hole) are used, as long as there is a gasket above and below the stainless steel plate.
Agree - brush or roll application should work fine too. The HHR (spray) grade has a different solvent or larger quantity of the same solvent than the regular "red can" Weldwood that evaporates MUCH quicker. Spraying the adhesive, it's ready for putting the two sides together in around 1...
I used spray grade DAP Weldwood HHR contact cement for installing the carpet in my boat. With it being a contact cement, you only get one shot at alignment, but it dries/applies quick and once stuck, there's no chance of it sagging or moving.
Go ahead and pull the drive, engine, and transom assembly so you can assess the engine mounts and transom. If you're doing one stringer, you might as well do them all. You can do this!
Yeah, I've been using Dura-Gold brand wet sanding discs from Amazon. I've never been a body guy, so maybe I'm not keeping the paper wet enough and I'm getting a booger drag over my work area (approx 2x2 ft at a time)? Or maybe the quality of the sand paper I'm using is too poor? I'm using a...
I did burn through in one spot, ugh. And going from 500 to 1000 to compound wasn't enough steps to remove the orbital sanding marks. Yesterday I did the entire port side in 1000, 1200, and 1500, and it's still not perfect. I think with a close look you're going to see the occasional orbital...
Updated the bow stop on my trailer to a roller.
Then I started wet sanding the port side of the hull with 500 grit. The "EVENTUS" ghost is gone, and I'm working my way towards the bow to remove the pinstripe ghost.
Could be the anti-siphon valve on the fuel tank or a clogged fuel tank vent. After running it on muffs and having it stall, remove the gas cap. Is there a whoosh of air? Leave the gas cap off and start the engine back up. Will it run without stalling with the gas cap removed?
A buddy of mine cut the logo vinyls for my boat as well as the registration numbers in a similar font. It may be a few weeks (months?) till I get these on, as I want to wet sand / buff first.
Thanks Chris and Scott! It is a center-bolted valve cover 350 with the TB IV mounted to the exhaust elbow. Thanks for confirming I used the correct base timing. I'll look into the laser tach. As much ad I love new tools, an $11 solution sounds good too.
Engine is a 1987 Mercruiser 260/V8 - serial number 0B651656
Drive is an Alpha One Gen 1 - serial number 0B612075
Boat is a 1987 Power Play XLT-185 (19 ft closed bow runabout)
I splashed my project this past weekend - man what a blast. This is my first boat and it felt great out on the water...
Thanks! Long winter nap unfortunately. It was 55F on the water yesterday, dropped to 28F last night. After the river I got it home, winterized, and threw the tarp on it.
