Hi. Im documenting my journey on rebuilding a Small Fishing Boat using my own experience and knowledge plus that gained from ship builders and many an hour spent on RU-vid :-) . I'm not a professional mechanic or boat builder so anything i post is purely for entertainment purposes. I may include a few other projects i get involved in too. The whole purpose of my videos will be looking back in years to come and for my kids to see their old man making a fool of himself. :-)
Hi just started watching your videos will be starting my own boat again soon as I had bad advice so need to redo some work can you tell me the overall length of yours please
hi mate, i decided to completely seal all the underside so no water could get in each of the channels. i was going to put an inspection window in towards the transom area for any condensation that may or may not build up. once i sealed all the individual stringers and floation cells, I sealed the deck too so underneith it is also a complete cell. chose not to have a bung too. send some pics or vid of your project.
They are a good addition to the boat and the instructions were decent along with pics of other installs. Your kayak set up looks excellent, there is not much you couldnt do with that. :-)
hi mate, definetly will do mate. (just seen the comment). I am putting a windlass on at the moment as using an alderney ring when so many boats are around is not that easy. New AIS coming on the 25th may as my last one gave out a DSC call whilst in the dock!! after that ill be all set.
How did your compressor get on? I have literally been searching for ages for a cheaper set up to work on my boat project and spray it when the time comes, literally just bought a massive compressor 3 days ago for my boat work was fed up of Searching and everything had cfm outputs too low 🙄 I want to spray mine. I have a very long way to go yet but will be following your channel might get some inspiration. I am doing a full rebuild / restoration . Thanks for taking the time to do these videos.
hi mate, just seen the comment. my compressor did really well and was only a small one. It did struggle on occassion but didnt hinder the finish. Get some vids of your project up on youtube. good to look back on.
Hi, thanks for the feedback.. could be air in the system or springs in the little gromets at the bottom of the cylinder missing on one side. Worth looking at the oil first.
good to see you back with an update on your boat pity you have to sell it. its looking great hope you get what your asking fot it ,, looks the buisness now hope, to see you on your new venture
Thanks Sandy and i have already decided to keep the boat lol. I cant part with it but will be putting her in the water in Feb with a New Engine. Its been a bit of a roller coaster deciding the best way.. Plus i need to actually take it out fishing.
HI, It depends where you are based. in the UK you can get them off ebay. in the states you can use marineengine.com using your engine number. here is the link for ebay which is close to the one www.ebay.co.uk/itm/313947156567?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A10HHFbp6uQTW75gXvh93tUQ60&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-134428-41853-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=313947156567&targetid=1816181028659&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=1006984&poi=&campaignid=18524307571&mkgroupid=140763006383&rlsatarget=pla-1816181028659&abcId=9302158&merchantid=659324438&gclid=Cj0KCQiA1NebBhDDARIsAANiDD1WW3kxwNhpgKUu5upqJ3lQ215CXK__UTn8FxG3OJtXKCQmVPBPR_caArBkEALw_wcB
Proper video warts and all so you know what to look out for, and he didn’t talk shit the whole time and play crap music, your a top man fella, thank you
sorry for the late reply, i have been off line for a bit. let me know the time into the video where i was talking about unclipping and ill let you know once i have checked.
Doing this job right now... Can't get the new ones installed properly as I cannot figure out how to get the whole strut to stop spinning as I tighten the top mount bolt
sorry mate, just seen the comment after being off line for a while. i think i used a vice grip (mole grip) at the top of the shaft. although i used new struts so it was easier
Great Video. I replaced my trim motor on my johnson 50hp. I topped up & bled the system but it doesn't go down with the weight of the engine on it. If I bench test it without the weight of the engine it goes up and down fine. It's not electrical related as I connected it directly to a battery. Have any idea what may be causing this? Thanks
Hi Mate. a few things to look at on this one. If it goes down without the weight of the engine but not when you have the engine on it, i would check the simple things first like the manual stopper that holds the engine up. This might be loose and falling back into lock position as soon as the engine is high enough. If its all clear of obstructions, then its worth going through the proces of filling to try and get more oil in or maybe lose some. Raise the engine and lock with manual lock lever, Remove the bottom long pin that holds the whole mechanism in place. once its swings out, you can get to the bleed screw, remove this and the level of the oil should be level with the fill hole. it also allows any air that has worked its way out to be released. you may have over filled it. If that has not worked, you may have replaced the bottom valves the wrong way around. in my video, i didnt have a spring for one side which means it lets the oil out but without the spring, the oil runs back into the cylinder which measn my engine can lift when im in reverse. Ill need to get one. Bit of a long reply but hope it helps. here is a link showing the assembly. Its the poppet shown starting with part numbers 13 www.crowleymarine.com/johnson-evinrude/parts/49446.cfm?mdl=DYXMV9
I bought a Pacific 550 and your videos have helped me greatly in refurbishing mine. I have no windows frames so not sure how to make them for the perspex glass. I see some had aluminium frames. do you have any old frames left or a pattern I can take?
I’m sorry to tell you this but the way you did this fiberglass will look good and strong to start with but will shortly turn loose from the wood due to the resin not soaking into the wood and make it a dry air pocket almost completely under the cloth. I just watched some testing being done on this subject by Andy at boat works today. He done it to prove that you can’t do it this way and it was easily pulled apart after completely drying. You need to always apply resin before and allow it to soak into the wood before applying the cloth. Hope you don’t have problems down the road.
Hi, thanks for the comment, i saw that too but as this was only to hold the auxillary engine and not part of the boat, it can be easily replaced. I also dont like to use cloth straight onto the wood as i dont think its as strong as strand matting first and then cloth. You can see i wasnt too precious about it. Final note is if you watch back at previous videos, i use a diluted resin mix first to soak into the wood before glassing up. Many thanks. john.
Any more updates? I just bought the same boat, want to replace the stringers and beams, not sure about taking the roof off though, that seems a little extreme! Why did you choose to do that by the way? Where are you up to now?
hi mate, im just about to get ready for sea and arranging moorings. been so busy but will be updating soon. I wanted to make the deck bigger as the sea safe is all cabin which i dont need other than for storage.
I have 19 89 50 horsepower Evinrude it looks same as yours do you know how to add fluid when I open the bottom plug it all comes out that's the only plug I see. Help
Hi mate, you need to take the bottom large pin out if its on your engine and its on the side. i was sure this video shows me filling it up. its a bit fiddly. i will do an upload soon which includes it. i have been so busy i need to get back on it.
That's interesting. I'm planning to fiberglass a plastic box just like you did. I just wanted to ask you why did you cover the box with plastic bags before fiberglassing it?
Hi, i used plastic to allow me to release it from the mould. Only issue i had with plastic was the bubbles which gave mad ridges to sand out. if i made another one, i would use spay adhesive to stick the plastic to the wood and flatten it out. good luck with your cover box.
Hi mate, just come across your vids, very interesting. I'm doing more or less the same thing with a Birchwood boat 18ft cathedral Hull. Mines in the water so a bit trickier to do, but getting there. Yours is looking great. 👍
I own a pacific just like your boat . Its a Deluxe model'78 . Try to keep her original , with my own improvements. A lot of owners rebuild them in their own way. I like watching your progress and want to see your boat finished. Its a lot of work , will be great! I,m working staedy on my boat for over 35 years. Greetings from Netherlands.
Hi John. Thanks for your comments. I have been doing the boat for a couple of years now and there has always been something extra i have needed to do. I would love to see some pics of your boat, sounds like you had her from new. Ill hopefully have mine finished this year. Good to have you join the channel.
@@allkindsaprojects , i have a lot of pictures from our boat. Have to find out how to send a couple. She used to be orange with weak transom. New wood. Also in the roof , new beams. And bottom has been reinforced. I am a boatbuilder , working with fiberglass. My boss is a great sponsor. That helps a lot. Get you some pictures soon.
Definately on the right way up but all the others i looked at were the opposite way round when i went back to check how the switches were wired up. Must have had a one off.
