Boatyard Wrap-up and Seatrial Surprise 

So glad your running gear wasn't damaged! Boat looks great!

The Boatyard videos are fascinating, really enjoyed watching them.

Just for my peace of mind I would bring the boat to an area with the clearest water and slowest current and I would take a splash with my snorkel gear to take a peek. Would give you peace of mind and a good video for the channel. Thumbs up btw for admitting you were in an area that was marked for shoals instead of not taking the blame. We also miss that beautiful wife of yours!❤️

That paint job looks great, good job!

Great bottom painting/boat yard series! Glad to see she's getting back up on plane and no overheating! Now go enjoy some good boating weather! -- Chris and Gina (charter guests).

Great video as always! The paint job turned out great! I can only imagine how hard that work must have been to get that all done, but definitely worth it! Gaining 6 mph for top speed is a huge success! Unfortunate about the little "bump" in the road. Looking forward to your underwater dive to check it out. For the report you posted, Starboard is abbreviated as STBD. Glad to see the overheating is gone!

Tom you are a legend my friend. Awesome work. Go get yourself a beer (or 6) you've earned it.

Really enjoy your videos. Thank you!

Next time you haul the boat (which hopefully won’t be for a while!), I’d love to see a video on inspecting, and potentially replacing the cutlass bearings.

Glad it worked out for you. I have a 30ft proline walkaround with twin merc 250 outboards and though they are 6 years old now, every year is a new experience. Never know what to expect when the season starts.

Another great video Captain! Have my fingers crossed that everything checks out okay beneath the boat…

Great video series.. still about another month until I get to unwrap our boat from winter storage.. 🤣🤣

Wow! What a difference! Great job on all your work. Hope it was a soft bottom and nothing was damaged or needs to be addressed.

Thanks for your time posting videos. I can't wait for your next posts.

Glad it worked out Captain.

I have to say you have one beautiful boat!!

Man, I can't even give those small rudder zincs away! 😂. Will be interested to see how the AL holds up for you.

Looks awesome! Great job!

Wow, great job! I hope there isn't any damage to the paint. Can't wait to see the video on that. Fingers crossed

Tom, try taking two pieces of wire and connect the port gauge to the starboard temp sending unit and vice versa. If nothing changes on the temp, try replacing the starboard thermostat. I had a similar problem on my Blackfin with twin Yanmars and it was the risers. I know you replaced your risers so that part is not the problem. May want to check the hose from your seacock to the salt water pump for barnacles. Great job, 👍.

Bottom looks great! Great job!

Enjoy the video. In the nice view of Florida from the water.

I keep my boat in a covered slip on Lake Union in Seattle. I just did new bottom paint last October. The paint lasted 7 years and the experts at the yard said it could of even gone another season. Of course there isn't problems with barnacles in fresh water but the bottom does get the green slime on it. A diver cleans the bottom twice a year. To get to the Puget Sound we only have to go 2 miles on the ship canal to the Ballard locks and out into the salt we go. The locks can be a pain at times during the busy times of the year but our boat has been in fresh water since new and it looks great

Try swapping RW pumps if you feel inclined, had a buddy chased a overheat issue forever, finall put new pump on and made a big difference ... sometimes the pump is the culprit. I would advise zinc in Salt water also.

Looks great!

Nice to meet you at Venture Out/tiki bar the other day. We enjoy your videos.

Hi Tom another great video enjoy all of them be safe alk in Michigan

Great work bud you did a awesome job on that Cleaning and painting it's not easy to do.

If you’re happy we’re happy

Looks good brother and hello from NJ..its starting to warm up and i just dewinterized

Am sure the shoal gave you a scare and sure hope it didn't mar the new paint or damage the props! Anyway, good job and video.

Im thinking a prop re-pitch would benefit the boat. Those 6.2s should run around 5000rpm@wot. The engines wouldn't have to work as hard, the boat will plane much better, and the top speed will probably be 25-27mph.

Musta been some mud. She's a tough girl. Good paint job.

I bet you were glad to get home lol. Hot shower, shave and haircut and a good meal. Hopefully you didn’t damage any of your hard work.

Use ZINC instead of aluminum. Aluminum is for brakish water while zinc is for salt water.

Looks beautiful. Now you get to enjoy 2 beers and check the bottom of the Regal? 😀😀😀

Awesome job on that bottom paint! What a bummer about hitting bottom! We have that luck as well! We installed our motor and ran aground a few weeks after having it and took some paint off that new skeg. Hopefully you come out unscathed!🤞

Love your DIY attitude. Just out of curiosity, how do you like that collapsing ladder ? Are you confident in it ? Thinking of buying one. Keep those videos coming.

I'm interested in the best methods for bottom paint/protection in your canals. I hope it's in your future video. Thanks

Just as a tip, aluminum anodes are for sweet water and zinc is for salt water. So it is not that aluminum is the latest thing in anodes. Be careful if you plan to go into salt water for a prolonged period of time, you will need to change. As for the temperature, nothing to worry about, they remain stable, so means the thermostat and water pump are working.

If your starboard engine is running a little hotter and you are also getting more power from it, it sounds like it could be running a little lean. Have you tuned up your carbs lately? You could turn the starboard engine mix screw an 1/8th of a turn to rich up starboard engine or do the opposite to port engine to lean that one. I've got two V8's and the carbs were way out of whack when I bought it. If you don't want to mess with them, have a carb specialist (or your local hot-rodder) do it. I wouldn't trust an average marine mechanic (sorry).

I just saw this video! Great stuff👍 Dumb Q: Do you stay on the boat while it’s in the repair yard?

I wouldn't be too concerned with that small of a difference in temps. There has to be one water pump that is weaker than the other. That and the cumulative effect of calcium deposits throughout the cooling system. The guages are probably not dead nuts accurate and thermostats add a degree or two to the equation.

Boat looks great. Hope there isn't any damage. 8:35 8:35

ugh im sure its fine

Be nice if someone put a marker on that hazard. Was that smoke or steam at speed. Bottom looked great

Isn't 4K low for WOT? I can't remember what engines you have but for some reason, WOT RPM should be 4600- 5000 RPM is what comes to mind.

Didn't you install hull shield? How's that working out?

6 degrees difference not a big deal

And the straps are going to mess up the new paint :(

No zinc s on your rudders ?

Hope it was just mud….

the only way to never run aground is to not be on a boat