DIY how-to with projects we take on ourselves, from fixing to building, we try to do it all ourselves. We sometimes fail but always learn.
Install Mercruiser 3.0 Engine Wiring Harness Video at the bottom if you’re like me and don’t like to read. LOL If you messed it you can see how we cleaned up the wiring here, or go to the entire list of boat blogs here. Yes, I’m pointing at the engine cause the wiring is in and …
We are making custom speaker plates to cover the ugly holes cut into the boat for 6x9s that were placed in a horrible location. Not only were these to remove the car 6x9s that were rusting, staining the boat gel coat. They were to install smaller speakers the would be waterproof and last for a …
Custom Boat Speaker Plates EP #29 || Bayliner Bowrider 175 Read More »
Install a new or old boat rub rail “Docking Bumper” on your boat. The hardest part if you are reusing the old rub rail in accounting for shrinkage. Even though we reused our old rub rail, it made our boat look so much better. Before we pull the rub rail off, we saw in hanging …
Install Reuse Boat Rub Rail EP #28 || Bayliner Bowrider 175 Read More »
Inventory Of Missing Parts For Mercruiser that the mechanic lost. This is turning out to be more challenging and expensive than we thought it would. It is like they take a part, then type marine on the front of it, then double the cost. Also, there are many flavors of this 3.0L engine to choose …
Inventory Missing Parts Mercruiser 3.0L EP #26 || Bayliner Bowrider 175 Read More »
Repairing our Box Eye Hook on our boat was a priority, would hate our boat to slide off the trailer going down the road. Doing this on your boat may leave you feeling like a pretzel trying to squeeze your hands between the bow and seat. Once done with this boat project our bow eye …
Repairing Bow Eye Hook On Boat EP #25 || Bayliner Bowrider 175 Read More »
We install our boat rub rail with rivets and cleaning it up. The rub rail on our boat was very weathered and hanging in some places where it had pulled loose. After getting the rust screws out that were used to fix the Boat bummer trim in places, the installation went very well. Here we …
Install Boat Rub Rail With Pop Rivets EP #24 || Bayliner Bowrider 175 Read More »
Boat Trailer To Big Not much point in having a garage boat and it not fit in the garage. We got this small of a boat because we live in an HOA community and can not leave the boat in our driveway. While the boat does fit in the garage sideways, we also like to …
Trailer Swing Tongue from Fulton was easy to install and did what we needed. We can now fit the boat trailer in the garage to keep it out of the weather and if you live in an HOA it is a great option. This installation will only take less than an hour if you are …
Trailer Swing Bolt-On Hinge Kit Install EP #23 || Bayliner Bowrider 175 Read More »
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Is Electric Tankless Water Heater Right For You Will an electric tankless water heater work for you? Well, that is a tricky question since everyone’s needs are different, what would work for one person may not work for another. Needs may vary based on application, and hot water requirements will greatly differ from a studio …
