Hole in the water to throw money into

[Rix]

So I got a boat.
1990 bay liner Capri cuddy.



Clean titles on boat and trailer.
Both solid. Engine won't turn.
Weirdo divorced outboard turned I/O

CV shaft done for. That's what locked up the engine.



It powers the lower gear case.





The one from the boat got drug on the ground. Front nose cone worn through.
To get it off, I had to take the entire lower half off.




So.....looking at it, it looks like maybe it had a little neglect, that turned into a huge problem. That then turned into huge neglect. Looks like boat may have be swamped.

Starter was done for.



Replaced. Then it cranked.
Transfer port cover was broken. Dunno how.
Fixed that. Cleared out the carbs. Ethanol is bad.

And it runs





So I got a used lower, lower seal set, water pump kit, a used driveshaft, measured and approximated a seal from rocket seals, got a new lower bearing. Sent the drive line to Drivelines nw for u joints. Replaced the steering cable.
Then reassembled.





Now I'm waiting on a trim pump, I gotta replace the blower and ducts, install bilge pump, and various small stuff.
And get boaters license.

 

[hlb3]

Did you happen to buy that down in the Chehalis/Adna area? That looks exactly like the boat my cousin just sold.

 

[hlb3]

As for the boaters license, I would highly recommend doing your class online here:

http://www.boatus.org

I did mine through them last summer, super easy and best of all FREE.

 

[JOOP]

As for the boaters license, I would highly recommend doing your class online here:

http://www.boatus.org

I did mine through them last summer, super easy and best of all FREE.

It's law you have to have a boaters license. It's free until you pass, then you have to pay to get your license. $40

 

[Rix]

Did you happen to buy that down in the Chehalis/Adna area? That looks exactly like the boat my cousin just sold.

Was out by lake tapps.

 

[hlb3]

It's law you have to have a boaters license. It's free until you pass, then you have to pay to get your license. $40

I was saying the course is free. If you look at the list of approved courses available online, this is the only one that does not cost money to take.
http://parks.state.wa.us/448/Online-Courses

And the license is only $10.

2. After completing a boater education course, submit a Boater Education Card Application, along with $10, and a legal copy of your proof of course completion.

http://parks.state.wa.us/442/Mandatory-Boater-Education

 

[JOOP]

It used to be $40. I got mine in 2013

 

[Rix]

The seller on Ebay went full retard. No trim pump. So I worked on the old one. Its crusty, but :

The sumbitch works. RAM is fine.
So I'm only a few parts away from having this thing in the water.

 

[Rix]

Ordered the last (hopefully) parts to get this bitch in the water.
Did the boater safety horseshit. Just gotta send it in.
Its 10 bucks BTW

 

[Rix]

Parts are in.
Gotta go get it wet.

 

[Rix]

Once the initial dead battery was dealt with......smh


She ran out well. Still have some small stuff to fix.
She ran about 4400 full throttle on plane.
The boy and foster boy got to play.

Dog too


Ran her out of fuel. Friend pulled me back in.
As we're there chilling..... A super clean 2072 cruised by.

 

[Rix]

Wasn't out of gas. Water in a couple cylinders. Gotta pull the engine to get to the exhaust Mani

 

[Rix]

Yay

 

[boxboy]

what are we looking at?

 

[Rix]

The engine bay. Empty.

 

[Jokenring]

You weren't kidding with your thread title. You're filling that hole up quite quickly.

 

[Rix]

I'm in under 2k at this point. Not terrible.