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.
Mercruiser 3.0 Engine Wiring Harness Ratsnest Video at the bottom if you’re like me and don’t like to read. LOL Okay guys, so if you have read this blog you know that the mechanic left us with a mess. The first thing we are going to tackle is the rat’s nest of a wiring harness. If …
You Get What You Pay For We got our boat back, yea, now onto the reason cheaper is not always better. If you remember we sent our boat to JB Automotive to just pull the engine out and put the newly rebuilt engine back in. Well, things did go back in the way we expected and we …
We just got our Bayliner Bowrider 175 back with a freshly rebuilt Mercruiser 3.0. We are now taking inventory of what is needed to get the engine started like restoring the wiring harness, getting everything buttoned up on the engine like the distributor, timing, and the missing hardware. We sent this engine to a mechanic …
Rebuilt Mercruiser 3.0 Engine EP #16 || Bayliner Bowrider 175 Read More »
Can blogging literally feed you? Well, the answer is yes if you are willing to put in the work and keep overhead down. One of the most common failures of a blog is overhead. I am not talking about the hosting company because that’s very little expense; you are the highest cost of your blog. …
LoveBugs, the Untold Story Lovebugs are a dirty word in more tropical places and for us an unforeseen terror living in paradise. Lovebugs are only a real problem in Florida in September and March, but if you have ever experienced lovebug season, it can be trying on your nerves. They fly in swarms everywhere landing aimlessly on …
Okay, Danielle and I are not full-time YouTubers, this is just a hobby, but you can make money, in this article we will tell you all we know on this topic. For most YouTube is not a get rich quick solution, only a few make a real living with it, most dabble in it like us. When …
We just put the biggest flag Florida State law “Statutes 720.304“, will allow and it looks good! Our flag is 4 1/2 feet by 6 feet as shown below, but this is bigger than the HOA will allow. We love to show our national pride, are both Army veterans and have one son in the …
HOA not the Boss of Us, Florida State Law for Flags on Your Home. Read More »
When you own a home one of the most costly repairs you can have is Air Conditioning, but with a little maintenance, you can help reduce future repair costs. This will also help increase the efficiency of your Air Conditioner reducing that evil electric bill you see every month. Here we are going to go over three …
Air Conditioner “AC” Maintenance Tips, Reduce Future Repair. Read More »
Engine Needs Rebuilding Trouble in paradise, we have issues with the lower end of the Mercruiser 3.0 engine in our 2004 Bayliner Bowrider 175. We don’t have the A-frame needed to remove it and don’t really want to pull the engine ourselves. Issue found when we got the new head on the engine from Clearwater Cylinder …
We go over why the new head didn’t work on our engine, now going to do a full rebuild on our boat engine. Keep on digging and find more things that need to be replaced or repaired on this 2004 Bayliner Bowrider 175. For this boat we would really love not to spend over $5,000, …
Boat At Shop, Our Plans After EP #14 || Bayliner Bowrider 175 Read More »
