Welcome! This channel is dedicated to learning and sharing everything mechanical, from motorcycles to boats.
As my wife Debbie and I near retirement, our goal is to work towards purchasing a monohull to explore the Caribbean. Recently, we purchased a 1988 Cruisers 3170 Esprit to enjoy family time with our kids as they move into adulthood.
Our boat is a 31’ Express pleasure craft with twin 260 HP Crusader engines. I’ll post videos on systems repairs and cabin updates (as this boat is a bit tired), to support those working through similar mechanical/structural fixes that I experience reviving our Esprit. When done, we hope to have a classic cruiser in showroom condition.
A bit about me-I grew up in Alaska hunting, fishing and working on commercial fishing boats. These experiences sparked a curiosity for all things mechanical, and although not a master of anything, I do love learning and sharing what I’ve learned. Please feel free to subscribe, like, comment and share.
Thanks as I just took on maintaining a 350 Crusader .. good advice honest story. Im a mechanic and trust me ^^$&$#^ happens. Keep on truckin and keep it real!
I’m pretty sure there is a description in one, but if not- here is what I did. I used cardboard to make a template exactly the size of the opening, then shaved the template back removing template material to allow for outer paint, then layers fairing and fiberglass. Once that was done the. Cut the foam. I hope that helps. Happy to answer any other questions. Thanks for watching.
@@tukkayak thanks for your reply. Was the doorway in the transom already finished? I need to cut thru the transom to create a doorway then finish that prior to making the door.
Thanks for the comment. I’m hopeful that this dearies gives the DIY’r ideas that can help. This was a first for me, and really gratifying to see the final product.
I finished rebuilding the starboard engine after this door them sold the boat. I am looking for more ideas for content currently. Good luck on your project- let me know if I can help.
Thanks for the support - I’m about to post a few updates. The engine is about to go back in- hopefully end of this month. I’ll film that process and get that posted as well. Cheers!
my boat was running rough, 5.7 mercruiser, replaced water pump, alternator, power steering pump, plugs wires & distributor, then replaced the quadrajet carb w a 600 cfm edelbrock only to pull the valve covers & see I lost the exhaust push rod on the number three cylinder. All this time I just needed to reinstall the hydraulic lifter & push rod
@@Junkyardnedreck two questions: 1 how do you like your new carbs compared to the quads? 2. Education is a beautiful thing! I spun the crank tonight ensuring that the lifters are clocking correctly- 3 are not so going to re-apply moly and reinstall them to get them all spinning before the intake goes back on. Glad you found the problem.
@@tukkayak well, I’ve only run it one time since I put the new carb on, & it came pre-set, although it seems to idle a little high, it definitely runs better than the old junk quad….. however I’ve yet to run it on all 8 cylinders so I’ll let u know after I get the lifter, push rod & rocker arm installed…….
@@Junkyardnedreck very cool! I am very familiar with that carb. We had it on our Tige and it performed beautifully- easy rebuild wit fantastic company support.
Thank you, it worked out better than I expected . The hinges were generic- non branded off of ebay for $23.99. Search for Marine Boat Door Hinges stainless steel and they should come up. They have a little etched tilted A design. Item number: 383737926741. Manufacturer part number: HG-STR-1208- 5-SS-TV. They are sold in pairs and today it shows they have 9 left in stock. The door closure gasket was 1/2 by 1/4 rolled foam purchased foam Ace Hardware. It was the sticky backed residential stuff. I hope this helped- thanks for watching!!! Tim
Not at all... although I am right in the middle of editing the video that tells the whole story. It is a sad sorted tale that did not need to happen. I will have that posted by Sunday night. I will tell you that it was ALL my fault!
