Wow looking really nice!
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Wow looking really nice!
Its really coming along!
beautiful..10char
Cant wait for the next round of photos!!
So I picked the boat up Friday and worked on it all weekend and a little Monday but got a few things done. Decided to paint the entire bilge with a marine epoxy like what the repair guy painted over the repair with. It looks white but its a light gray marine two-part epoxy from sherwin williams. I figured this would seal anything else up and would be easier to spot any leaks.
I also got all of the decals off the outside and can see what the boat it supposed to look like!
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I'm not too happy with the red part on the transom since the repair guy just painted and said he couldn't get the red gel coat. We'll see how it turns out but I've also already started sanding that area and when trying to feather it in, it uncovers oxidation and looks like crap. I was just ready to pick the damn boat up since it took him eight weeks instead of the three he originally quoted. I'll probably end up taking it to a local shop to get the gelcoat repaired properly sometime.
Oh yea, here's a few of the transom and the bilge. You can also see the top bracket bolts where he ended up cutting into the extra wood on top of the other wood since those bolts were touching the gas tank and wouldn't let it slide all the way under the back area. The way he did it kind of defeated the purpose of those plates entirely but I guess there's still a 3/4" piece of wood behind that.
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shes coming along..if u figure out how to fix the gel coat let me know..i have a few cracks around my tower that i would like to fix
Well, there's really only one way to do it and that's with gel coat. I might actually try my hand at some gel coat work one of these days since I have a few other places I'd like to get fixed.
I rebuilt the water pump yesterday with a new seal and impeller. It was leaking out of the back of the pump and the old seal was hard as a rock! Put it back together yesterday and fired her up for the first time with the exhaust and all to check for leaks.
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Looking great. Are you gonna put a tower on it and ballast bags/tanks?
PS you should probably replace those bearings in the pump seeing as you already have it all apart.
I'm a bearing engineer, so that's why I'm suggesting you do that.
Yea I considered that but they spun freely without making any weird noise. I noticed the shaft had a groove worn in it from the old seal and when I ran it yesterday it still drips every now and then from the back even with the new seal. I'll most likely replace the entire pump after this season, or earlier if it starts leaking worse.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stazi
Getting it all put back together, got the ass end buffed, polished, and got the speedo pickups and hoses installed. Put on new exhaust flappers since there weren't any on it when I bought it. Got the motor cover carpeted with new rubber, bilge pump installed, got all the wire routing figured out, windshield is installed with all new gaskets, screw cover foam, bumpers, latches and siliconed around it on the hull. Also put in all new fresh air/bilge vent hoses and a new battery in a box instead of sitting in a tray.
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Also started stripping the swim platform to get it ready to polish and put a new pad on.
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Man that's looking sweet!
Dang - like a BRAND NEW 98 outback!
Thanks guys! Hopefully I'll be able to dunk it a little later today to check for leaks and see how it runs.
That thing is looking great. BTW, why not hit the engine with a wire brush and then some black paint. It doesn't take a lot to make the engine look new.
I'm gonna leave that for a winter project. I'll probably end up taking off the manifolds, pulleys and other peices and get them all powder coated. I also plan to do something different with the dash, like REAL carbon fiber, new gauges and rocker switches instead of turn knobs.Quote:
Originally Posted by maxpower220
shes looking awesome
Eric,
Great job!!! And thanks for sharing with all the pictures it is fun seeing your project comeback together. Also fun to see what the inside of the boat looks like. You are definitly going to be someone who can answer alot of questions about these year boats. I thought I had a big project last winter but you really topped that with your project. I know we are all going to look forward to seeing pics of this boat on the water.
Again, Great Job!
Josh,
Thanks, I am ready to see it in the water! Especially with all these 105+ degree days we've been having lately.
I got to stick her in the water yesterday, no leaks and she didn't sink but man did it run like complete CRAP. Idle was fine for a bit until it warmed up and then it started surging and would just cut off sometimes. It would run alright up until full throttle where it would die off and then start to backfire. My dad and I both agreed it was a carburetor problem so I took it off the boat yesterday and drain the fuel out of the vents and this is what came out...
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GREEN fuel, water, and crap! I knew the carb looked bad but didn't think it would affect much since it ran fine on the hose. I'm thinking it sat for quite a while with Ethanol gas and really gummed it up. I packed it up and mailed it off today to Carb Junkys in Atlanta for a complete rebuild. I also went ahead and ordered a new distributor cap and rotor, plug wires, and NGK plugs.
Also, maybe someone with experience in repacking the prop shaft can answer this. I repacked mine with GFO gore tex packing and followed the guide located here https://forum.moomba.com/showthread....intenance-Item
After I turned it like here with pliers to pack the packing, I loosened it up and tightened the nut hand tight and then put the jam nut up against that. I know the packing says "dripless" but mine doesn't drip at all! I figured it should drip a little for cooling. Should I loosen the nut up some for it to drip? I only ran it for 15 mins or so total and it says not to adjust the nut until after 2 hours of run time but I don't want to burn the packing/shaft up.
I have done a few repackings and I too have had ones that don't leak. I never thought about it being a bad thing. I don't like the thought of a leaking anything on a boat. Give it a little time, if it doesn't leak you are fine. If it drips a few drops per minute, that is OK.
I guess I'll just leave it be then and adjust it later if it needs it. Cheers!
cant wait to see her done and in the water
Wow, that's nasty. Hopefully the rebuilt carb fixes it!Quote:
Originally Posted by 98Roo
I repacked with graphite impregnated cord back in 2005 and there hasn't been any dripping. Good choice to stay away from wax.
Just a small update. I the entire boat is buffed and polished and it looks awesome. Not perfect but it can't be perfect without some gel coat work. I need to pull it out from under the carport and take some pics.
I also decided to go ahead and do a tune up to match the rebuilt carb...which I'm still waiting to get back. The Autolite's I took out weren't in bad shape but they were gapped to .055" which is too big for the carb motor. The factory coil has been replaced at some point with an Accel unit, so that might be why the huge gap didn't seem to affect much. The NGK's I used all came pre-gapped to about .034" so I'll probably just leave them there unless I notice a miss.
You can also see the fuel pressure safety switch on the top left. I guess the stock sensor failed at some point so someone just jumped the wires together. From what I can gather, this switch turns the fuel pump off in the event of low oil pressure.
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You best be working thru the night so that boat will be running this weekend on Sinclair! I want to see it in person.
I hope to have it on the water this weekend if I get the carb back this week. They claimed a 7-10 day turnaround so I am hoping I get it tomorrow!Quote:
Originally Posted by wolfeman131
I was at the lake this past weekend but we were in my uncle's boat. A '98 black/tan Mastercraft Maristar with a black Samson tower/bimini. You might have seen it out there before.
Any updates?
Still waiting on the carb...Shop said they were having a tough time cleaning it in the ultrasonic baths and it would probably be Monday..
yeaaa that thing look horrible lol
FINALLY got the carb back today. Man what a difference. Almost doesn't look like the same carb.
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Also got some new bunk boards and got them cut, painted, and ready for carpet.
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Got most of the interior back in as well. A few pieces have to go back to get the wrinkles taken out..
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unbelievable work
Give it a little bit of time in the sun those wrinkles will probably come out.
I don't think anything is going to look the same once you are done, looks awesome! Have really enjoyed the photo updates.Quote:
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Thanks, I guess I'll give it some time.Quote:
Originally Posted by New Guy
Got the carb on yesterday, had to adjust idle down and got the mixture screws adjusted for best vacuum. She purs like a kitten...at least on the hose. Hopefully I'll be splashing her again tomorrow and might even be able to enjoy it some this weekend at the lake!
Awesome job on the resto man hope everything goes well on the lake for ya
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2005 mobius lsv 2900lbs ballast liquid audio quad polk tower setup. airboom light bar.