Nater Potater's Build Thread

wyrman said:
I have some really nice stuff to paint outdrives Jim. I don't remember the name of it, but it's for airplanes. It's a three step process.
It's packed deeply away in my stock trailer right now though. You can have it when I get that thing unloaded.
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I'm YEARS away from getting to THAT project! LOL!! It won't happen for a while, so give that stuff away before it dries out!!


Gofirstclass said:
I like the noodle idea as a sandpaper backer. Who says you can't teach old dogs new tricks.

My wife has gotten on a kick that we need to surround our home with large plants in HUGE vases. Rather than fill the whole vase with dirt I came up with the idea of using pool noodles, cut into about 10" pieces to take up space in the vase. Uses a lot less planting soil and they weigh a lot less.


Hmmm, now what can I find that needs sanding? o_O
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We did a similar thing and used uncrushed aluminum cans to allow drainage (All upside down) and then covered it with net or paper and then added the dirt. It's working really well!

Nater Potater said:
Hey! This is my thread! What about me getting first crack at the paint???
Just joking. I already have a line on the paint. :D
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Sorry Nathan!! I just asked how you did it! You CAN have the paint! LOL!!
 
Sundancer said:
I'm YEARS away from getting to THAT project! LOL!! It won't happen for a while, so give that stuff away before it dries out!!

Sorry Nathan!! I just asked how you did it! You CAN have the paint! LOL!!
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No worries! I was just being my usual smart-ass self. We can scizzor-paper-rock for it...
 
Nater Potater said:
No worries! I was just being my usual smart-ass self
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Better than being a dumb ass, any day of the week.

Dad always told me, "if your gonna do something, do it right and be the best at it you can be". Being a smart ass is something I have tried to do very well.
 
Great project Nathan. You may have your hands full now but it will be worth it in the end. I did something similar with and older 340 what a great boat that was while I had it. Good luck with your project. Looks like your doing the right thing so far.
 
Sanding down the latest batch of JB Weld before skinning with aluminum-fill Bondo.
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He's sitting on his inward-turned foot! I think if I tried that, I'd bust a hip joint.
Duckbills have arrived, so the vacuum and pumpout can be taken care of properly. With luck, we'll be painting this weekend.
 
copb8tx said:
Love these threads although they have a tendency to shame me and make feel lazy.

Quick diversion. I keep seeing your KTM stool. Are you a fellow KTM'er?
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No need to be shamed! For reasons unknown, I thoroughly enjoy this sort of thing, at least on my own time and equipment. As for the KTM, yes, I had a 620EXC that took me many miles in the deserts and mountains around Idaho.
 
Nater Potater said:
As for the KTM, yes, I had a 620EXC that took me many miles in the deserts and mountains around Idaho.
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Very nice. You live in a great area. I have a few but favorite is my 690 Enduro R. I call it the bike I ride the least but love the most.
 
Nate,

I have some anodes here I don't have a use for. Ram ends and the drive behind the props. Can you use them? I got the full sets for use in fresh and salt water. If you want them, you can have them.
 
JHornsby3 said:
Nate,

I have some anodes here I don't have a use for. Ram ends and the drive behind the props. Can you use them? I got the full sets for use in fresh and salt water. If you want them, you can have them.
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Yes; thank you very much! PM sent.
 
Holy crap, and I mean that! After replacing the duckbills in the pump-out, we almost overfilled the five gallon bucket in just under a minute, where it took about ten minutes before. Scratch that one from the list. Next, we went after the inoperative cabin lights. I found a dangling broken crimp connector that was dancing around between connectors. After isolating it, we no longer have the popping circuit breaker, and we have cabin lights! That took most of the afternoon to figure out.

Both lower units are just about ready for paint. I hope to get the gearboxes prepped over the next couple of days.

Left to do:
Get stove working (seems like no power)
Try out A/C after getting water to it
See if generator runs/works

Once we are able to launch, our attention will be on replacing the trailer bunks.
 
Nater Potater said:
Holy crap, and I mean that! After replacing the duckbills in the pump-out, we almost overfilled the five gallon bucket in just under a minute, where it took about ten minutes before. Scratch that one from the list. Next, we went after the inoperative cabin lights. I found a dangling broken crimp connector that was dancing around between connectors. After isolating it, we no longer have the popping circuit breaker, and we have cabin lights! That took most of the afternoon to figure out.
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I can text or email the list of led replacements. The only ones I dont have is the step lights. Those were a funky pigtail and a bulb made out of unobtainium. So I had to replace the entire fixture and bulb.
 
JHornsby3 said:
I can text or email the list of led replacements. The only ones I dont have is the step lights. Those were a funky pigtail and a bulb made out of unobtainium. So I had to replace the entire fixture and bulb.
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I think a list would be great for the whole world of our era of boats. If you're so inclined, go ahead and post it here.
So far, for the overhead lamps, I used these two, depending on if they're the single-contact BA15S, or double-contact BA15D:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D82TDJP?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07F6368J8?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
Now, if you haven't run into it before, on the fixture just inside the cabin overhead is a fixture with "Hi" and "Low" switches. I mistook that to mean bright and dim, which it does to an extent, but, more importantly, it also is referring to the fact that it uses both 12VDC and 120VAC bulbs in the same fixture with the same double-contact base! 12VDC LED bulbs don't seem to care for 120VAC. 'Just sayin'...
 
I will get the list together.

That one light over the galley also has a funky bulb. I plan to replace it with a modern fixture when I get around to it.
 
JHornsby3 said:
I will get the list together.

That one light over the galley also has a funky bulb. I plan to replace it with a modern fixture when I get around to it.
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That funky light is a 120 volt as I recall. I ended up using a bulb for a sewing machine as I recall. The other two are just like the other 12 v lights that I've replaced, except one where I'm too lazy to get back behind the fixture to swap the wires to feed the 12 volt the RIGHT positive voltage for the LED.
 
JHornsby3 said:
That one light over the galley also has a funky bulb.
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Sundancer said:
That funky light is a 120 volt as I recall. I ended up using a bulb for a sewing machine as I recall. The other two are just like the other 12 v lights that I've replaced, except one where I'm too lazy to get back behind the fixture to swap the wires to feed the 12 volt the RIGHT positive voltage for the LED.
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Yep, that's the one. Both 12 and 120 volts. I found it odd that they use the same BA15D base and, as far as I can tell, they don't differentiate which is which.
 
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