Proud new owner. First big boat!

[Jman5626]

Update on the boat, today I installed my new rear seat, mounted a yard stick in the back for measuring, finished getting all the old registration numbers off and the new ones on, placed carpet over the boards on the back of the trailer, got an anchor rope and hooked it all up, mounted my garmin dv151 up front, and I bought a new garmin Striker 4cv for the middle of the boat by the console and got it installed. The only thing I didn't get finished today was mixing up oil/gas and replacing the inline fuses. Not sure why, but in the front and the back the inline fuses were blown when I bought it and the fuses were actually melted into the plastic casing. So me and dad are going to dig into that tomorrow before we take it to the lake for the first time. It was a long tiring day, but a lot of fun and I'm sure it will be well worth it. new seat and measuring stick
. Free labor is the best labor. Got my buddy andy to help me with scraping off the old numbers. Lol
. New FF sooo excited

Not sure why these melted... hopefully it's nothing major.

New numbers are one and it's ready to hit the water!!



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[skeetbum]

If that was the TM wires, they might need to be a little bigger to carry the amps without heating up. If they had a little corrosion, the added resistance would also generate enough heat to damage the fuse blocks. Good idea to replace. You'll get this all ironed out and have a lot of trouble free fun. Soon too, I'll bet.

[Eagle 1]

Congrats on the new ride . Remember to be thankful when you blow your first motor that it could always be worse. Could have a 150 to replace . lol

[murdok]

If you have a angle grinder stop by a parts house and pick up a decal removal tool it's a brush looking wheel that will pull the stickers rite off! Congrats on the new boat! Good luck and enjoy!

the also make a 4 inch grinder head thats sandpaper it will get it off.

[yobuck]

Looks like a nice boat that has been kept well. Unless you got a maintenance report however id be checking out the water pump impellers.
An ounce of prevention on a boat always beats the alternative. Like the bearings on the trailer, you wont know till you know unless you maintain them.

[Jman5626]

Another update on the boat,
After spending 5 hours yesterday with dad redoing all the wiring. We got the boat on the water for about thirty minutes. So now that all the other chores have been checked off the list we only have 3 new things to work on. The battery that came with the boat won't hold a charge. And it doesn't have enough juice to start the motor. But when I pull start it it works just fine. Also, when I went to pull the boat back onto the trailer, I couldn't see the sides of the trailer and actually put the boat on top of one of the bumpers and bent it. So that need fixed and I need to put some kind of sticks or "goal posts" on there so I can find the trailer when the boat is in the water. And finally, we discover that the brake and turn signal lights work but not the running lights. We traced that down to the wiring harness on my truck.
But after we get those 3 things fixed I should be good to go
:thumbsup


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[Abu65]

You will have to figure out how deep the trailer needs to be in the water. All boats are different. A lot of times they don't have to be very far in the water to get them loaded.