Im Ready!!!!!!!!!
05-29-2006 | 07:53 PM
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Im Ready!!!!!!!!!
Well after busting my hump for the past 3 weeks now I finished up and she is ready to rock and roll next saturday weather permitting.
Exhaust pipe all welded and reinstalled and sealed.
Bilge was pressure washed and cleaned out, sea strainers cleaned out, Took out the aluminum floor boards and had to nip a corner off so it would flip up and not hit the blower belt. Installed 3 new 33c cables for drive trim and K plane indicators to work properly, I tightened up both blower belts (not too tight) but took the sloppy slack out of them and put the idler pulley inside to get more whine as per BDS. Drive oil checked, trans fluid checked, I need to add a touch of fluid to one of the trim pumps before saturday, but one thing, I could not find a dip stick on either engine so I guess I have to call Herb Stotler and find out what magical thing he has in here to determine that. (did not even see a hole in the block or the pan to where you would put a dipstick)
I think Im going to pull the boat up to the hose and fire it up on the hose before I take her to the water to just make sure she is okay, no water leaks or anything and that should do it, My Apache Princess is ready to see some atlantic ocean!!!
This is going to be the longest 4 days!!!
J
Exhaust pipe all welded and reinstalled and sealed.
Bilge was pressure washed and cleaned out, sea strainers cleaned out, Took out the aluminum floor boards and had to nip a corner off so it would flip up and not hit the blower belt. Installed 3 new 33c cables for drive trim and K plane indicators to work properly, I tightened up both blower belts (not too tight) but took the sloppy slack out of them and put the idler pulley inside to get more whine as per BDS. Drive oil checked, trans fluid checked, I need to add a touch of fluid to one of the trim pumps before saturday, but one thing, I could not find a dip stick on either engine so I guess I have to call Herb Stotler and find out what magical thing he has in here to determine that. (did not even see a hole in the block or the pan to where you would put a dipstick)
I think Im going to pull the boat up to the hose and fire it up on the hose before I take her to the water to just make sure she is okay, no water leaks or anything and that should do it, My Apache Princess is ready to see some atlantic ocean!!!
This is going to be the longest 4 days!!!
J
05-29-2006 | 07:55 PM
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Re: Im Ready!!!!!!!!!
more of her 4 day rest spot, Oh and for those of you that think keeping an apache outside, Its only temporary until Bill Mazzoni, of BTM marine and Team Taboo gets his storage, shop building built so I can keep it inside.
