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  1. sogood

    Water getting in.........

    I feel like I've turned a corner today, when I got to spend a few hours working on the boat. I cut my template for the transom using hardboard, about 2-3 mm and very easy to work with. I hung the sheet on the outside of the transom and marked out the outline. This gave me the approximate shape...
  2. sogood

    Water getting in.........

    Happy days. I have 99% of the old transom removed, with just the bottom edge to clean out. I had left a strip/ section of the old fibreglass in place when I cut away the outer skin of the transom, which leaves a sort of channel for the new transom to sit into. I'm now wondering if this is needed...
  3. sogood

    Water getting in.........

    So yesterday, with literally a half hour free, I got the swim platform removed. I wanted to take it away as the various fixing bolts run through into what was left of the transom and would have been in my way. Then this morning, before the weather turned bad again, I bit the bullet and cut the...
  4. sogood

    Water getting in.........

    So, weather permitting, tomorrow I'll be cutting the cap off above the top of the transom. Poured rain today so I didn't get near it, and I spent my time indoors sewing up my friends boat cover. Still more to do on that in between my demolition work. Thanks for the inputs and lots of questions...
  5. sogood

    Water getting in.............

    A glorious day here today with blue skies and sunshine and very warm for the time of year. So I got some chopping done before I had to meet up with my friend to make a start on his canopy/cover. I cut away some more material and got down, in a few places, as far as the original fibreglass on the...
  6. sogood

    Water getting in.........

    Mod comment: This thread is a continuation of a thread started in the Mercruiser repair forum. To see the beginning of the thread, click here -> https://forums.iboats.com/forum/engi...ter-getting-in Chris. iboats mod team As to the above, the camera is in constant use. It's one of the best...
  7. sogood

    Water getting in.............

    So my neighbour arrived this morning with his tractor and in 5 minutes the motor was sitting on it's trolley. Then the rains came so I didn't get much done, except to have a look see in the bilge. More rain is forecast for tomorrow, but I'll make a start in removing the inner transom assembly...
  8. sogood

    Water getting in.............

    I've started doing some associated work on the above, firstly in the form of a small trolley to house/move the engine once it's removed. And happily, my starter which had been submerged, is up and running again, on the bench at least. I soaked it for a few days in a bucket of fresh water and a...
  9. sogood

    Vertical or offset exhaust?

    On the Alpha 1 gen 1 outdrive, how do I identify what sort of exhaust I have and what's the difference? I'm in the process of shopping around for a transom assembly, as per my "Water getting in" post and as looking for clarification. Thanks in advance.
  10. sogood

    Water getting in.............

    So, further to the above, I finally got the gimbal housing off and had a better look at what was going on inside. While my bellows, on first inspection seemed to be in one piece, with no cracks or damage, the same can't be said of the housing.You can see from the photos, that both the "retaining...
  11. sogood

    Water getting in.............

    I recently took my boat ashore for some general repairs and maintenance. High on the list is finding where it's taking on water. Quite a lot of water as it happens. Details are it has an Alpha 1 Gen 1 outdrive, the leg on which has to be, (unfortunately) raised fully when moored, as my mooring...
  12. sogood

    High revs

    I find it difficult if not impossible to get my revs at idle down to the recommended 650/700 on my 5.7 Mercruiser with a Rochester Quadrajet. I've reduced the throttle idle screw right back off the throttle arm and still it idles at 900+ RPM's. There are several things I want to do but they all...
  13. sogood

    Pretech controller query

    I'll keep this simple. I've swapped the original Quicksilver controller on my boat for a Pretech controller, model number, Pre 308601. There are adjustments possible within the controller to lengthen or shorten the stroke on the lever, but no matter what position I choose, I can't get the...
  14. sogood

    Lower shift cable query

    I'd like to change my lower shift cable and I'm wondering how feasible this would be with the boat still in the water, but not entirely. My mooring dries out fully at low tide and I would have a window of about 8 hours to do the work. My questions are, does the leg have to be lowered fully to...
  15. sogood

    Glad to be back

    Due to some E.U. issue, I have, for quite some time, been unable to properly load or access the iboats website here in Ireland. Thankfully this issue now seems to be resolved and all is well now. It's good to be back, to be able to read posts in full and to contribute where possible. Happy days!
  16. sogood

    Building a boat around a nut......

    Unlike cars, boat engines etc. can be quite inaccessible. I've discovered this while refurbing my Wellcraft and in particular when working on the engine. Even a simple job like changing the spark plugs can be a pain. My latest discovery came about when I was investigating the possibility of...
  17. sogood

    Fuel tank questions

    On my Wellcraft I have a 100 gallon aluminium fuel tank that has all the usual fittings/tubes, including filler, vent, engine fuel line, and sender, but it also has a "spare" outlet which is blanked off with a square headed plug. Is this fitting normally used for fuel to drain back into the tank...
  18. sogood

    Changing controller query

    My Wellcraft Sportsman has a single lever throttle/gear controller. It is fitted with the "push button" throttle only switch and while it all works well enough, it is a bit sticky and stiff. New cables are on the to do list but I'd prefer to have the dual control type, ie. one lever for throttle...
  19. sogood

    Solar Panel Question

    As part of the upgrade on my Wellcraft, I've installed a solar panel, with regulator. I'd like to have the option of using the panel to top up either the leisure battery or the start battery. So, can I put a battery selector switch on the feed from the panel to the batteries. Just like the...
  20. sogood

    Disappearing restorations.

    In my lifetime, to date, I have always enjoyed restoring things, including houses, cars and boats, along with a myriad of smaller jobs, bringing numerous things back from the brink, to live again. I appreciate that it can sometimes be a long hard lonely road, often with no end in sight. It used...
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