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Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Mar 10, 2017
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Ok got some pics as promised. Livewell is completely finished with wiring and plumbing, got my new bilge in and wire ran for that, one bin for the trolling batteries is in I dont plan on installing the other til the end it will just get in the way. Also got tired of working on the dark with one bulb lighting my garage (never worked in there much til now) so I wired up some LED strip bulbs and will be installing another set later. Started working on the flush mounted hatches on the front deck and would like to get the front deck completely bolted down with vinyl soon so that is my top priority now (not much up there for wiring and I can get consoles in right after). Carpet is also completely done up front with the help of my wife =)
Also I took a pic of something I did a while ago when I installed a fuel gauge shortly after I got the boat. Wish I would have taken pics when I did it.. and if anyone tries to do this it is not an easy task by any means, at least it wasnt for me.. But I didnt want my fuel gauge on all the time so I installed a wire to the ignition switch so the gauges and lights only come on when the boat is on. I drilled a hole into the back of the throttle..box? to run the wire through. When you take apart the top half of the assembly theres a few springs and a ball bearing that took me a good hour to get back in before I could put it all back together..
You can see how bad the bilge was.. That alone made it worth this restore. Could have lost everything if that would have gone out. Im planning on installing another as a backup. The old one was a 500gph motor this one is an 800. Didnt really think Id need more than that for the main bilge but the backup will be a bit heavier hopefully I never have to use it.
I do have a question for the livewell spouts. What is the best sealant to use on the nozzles? They arent sealed yet in case I have to move something.

Also I took a pic of something I did a while ago when I installed a fuel gauge shortly after I got the boat. Wish I would have taken pics when I did it.. and if anyone tries to do this it is not an easy task by any means, at least it wasnt for me.. But I didnt want my fuel gauge on all the time so I installed a wire to the ignition switch so the gauges and lights only come on when the boat is on. I drilled a hole into the back of the throttle..box? to run the wire through. When you take apart the top half of the assembly theres a few springs and a ball bearing that took me a good hour to get back in before I could put it all back together..
You can see how bad the bilge was.. That alone made it worth this restore. Could have lost everything if that would have gone out. Im planning on installing another as a backup. The old one was a 500gph motor this one is an 800. Didnt really think Id need more than that for the main bilge but the backup will be a bit heavier hopefully I never have to use it.
I do have a question for the livewell spouts. What is the best sealant to use on the nozzles? They arent sealed yet in case I have to move something.










