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 …
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 …
Sanding Day It got a little hot with all this safety gear on, flashback to wearing MOP4 in the military, but fiberglass is not that good for your lungs. While sanding it felt like any breeze there was stopped, sanding the bilge and stringers to prepare it all for fiberglass feels like the hardest part …
Pretty Boat So when buying a used boat, or bring back that luster to your current boat there is hope for your gelcoat. Danielle has worked her little tail off to restore the gelcoat on the boat with wonderful results. Before she started we thought would need a new gel coat applied, but now not …
Boat Floor Demolition Time Let’s go over the required tools and accessories before we start the boat floor demolition. It is a great idea to get yourself a good breathing mask with eye protection (Mold spores bad, breathing good). Tools we used were a skill saw, crowbar, hammer, and a shovel. The shovel will be explained …
Better To Float While cleaning out the boat we discovered the bilge pump did not work, that is bad. It started smoking when we filled the bilge with water looking for leaks. It got very exciting as to disconnect the bilge pump in hopes to save the wiring. This also reminded us why it is so …
Cleaning The Boat Before we dived into repairs we had to clean the engine. You don’t have to be covered in grease to feel like a proper Greasemonkey. Instead of cleaning the boat in the driveway we went to the car wash with a few cans of de-greaser, and a bunch of quarters. The hardest part …
So we found a boat that will fit in our garage, for $1000. This smaller boat will let us learn how to before we try our hand at larger vessels. I get to work on the mechanics, Danielle gets to make it look good. Follow along as we restore this 2004 Bayliner Bowrider 175 breathing …
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