Can I Fix this Abandoned Bass Boat and Turn a Profit in Under 20 Minutes? 

Thank you so much man!!!

Thank you I really appreciate that 💯 more coming soon!

Really appreciate the sub and the kind words! And we are for sure gonna go fishing soon…

Thank you so much! And I agree, they just don’t make them like they used to. Really appreciate you watching!!

It was a great boat, super fun to work on! Thanks for watching Kirk.

Really appreciate that Mark!

I really appreciate that!! And wow I bet your grandpa had some really awesome stories to tell!! Thanks so much for sharing this with me, so cool and very thankful to have you as a subscriber. Glad you enjoyed 🤝

He’s a good dude 💯

Thank you!!!

Thank you so much that means a lot to me! Have lots more great content coming soon 👍🏼

Really appreciate that brother, thanks for the support!!

That means the world to me!! Thank you so much

Thank you so much!

Thank you that means a lot to me! Have a lot more great content on the way 👍🏼

I appreciate that! And anyone can learn 💯

Thank you so much for the support!!!

Means the world to me! Thank you

Appreciate that a lot man!! Much more coming soon

Thank you so much! Really means a lot

Thank you!!!

Thank you!

I really appreciate that! Hopefully I can move my operation down to Florida soon as well… but for now CJ Brown and Alum will have to do!! Hope you’ve been loving the south, and I really appreciate the sub 👍🏼

Thank you! Hoping for a new video tomorrow!

Thank you so man!! Really really appreciate that

Agreed! Great motor just takes some time…

Saving this comment Fredo.. have huge plans for the channel and just really appreciate those words 🙏🏼

Hah! Yes it took a bit more than 20 minutes… I was more referring to the video length 🤣 but thank you for the support! 🤝 🎣

What you talking about it took him 19:59 😂

Thank you!!

Haha yes no saltwater here! And I don’t buy boats to flip unless I have already checked the transom and floors for stability. If they’re bad I just don’t buy them! Have never had a boat project go south on me for something of that nature before. But I have wasted hours of driving only to find they were bad when i was told they weren’t… but great advice and I appreciate your support!

Might have to do that! Thanks

Haha for sure we’re going to need to hit the lake!

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I appreciate that! Love finding cheap stuff where the owner gives up…. Easy money!!

Thank you! And my recommendation would be as nice of one as you can afford… my compression gauge was $19 on Amazon and I haven’t had any issues! It may be reading a lower PSI than what it actually is but my main concern with compression is that the cylinders are even, and my cheap Amazon gauge does just that. Also for a spark plug tester I recommend the SINGARO Inline Spark Plug Tester on Amazon - it’s $6 (Dirt cheap) and never failed me! I like being able to see the spark through the light on it.

Agreed!!

Correct me if I am wrong, but is it not Attwood sold at Walmart that separates and stops fuel from flowing. If the black line from Napa works in a 58 year old Mustang it sure as sh#t works on 60hp Merc. I do my stone cold best to never by anything from Attwood.

@@TheNutzandBoltz yeah, I also went with the Napa route.

Top notch customer service, great quality, and so much more affordable than OEM. Love CDI!

I normally do however for electrical components I have had very good luck with CDI and they are a lot more affordable.. but I do agree with you OEM is always best if you can afford it!

I understand I had great luck with cdi with Mercury and yamaha, but for some reason these gt175 crossfire are very finicky with cdi, everytime I swapped out a cdi to oem my problem was fixed.

@@Gramskee that’s good insight - I appreciate it!

We did, the day we took it out (hard to tell) was 25 mph winds and massive chop… was trying to spare my spine 😂

You absolutely can! I am a certified RU-vid-taught mechanic. Everything I know is thanks to the old guys in RU-vid that were willing to press record and teach

They definitely do not make them easy to work on do they… always dread electrical work on Stratos boats 😂

Yeah absolutely agree! Just makes you feel dumb when you always vow to check the easy stuff first then don’t listen to your own rules 🤣

I appreciate the feedback! Trying to find the balance between too slow of pace and too many cuts is hard 😅 but I’ll get better!

Couldn’t agree more!

Never heard of that before! Definitely will be trying - thanks!

@@BoatBusters try it on a small spot, I've been repairing boats for 43 years

@@allenmanley951 then I will absolutely listen to the veteran 👍🏼 thanks again

Yeah, it did need to be done anyways, so I’m glad I did it. Just the frustration of not checking simple stuff first when diagnosing 🤣

@@BoatBusters I get what you mean Brother

I did don’t worry!!

They were so chewed up from mice and the elements I ended up just throwing them away unfortunately.. I always prefer to restore what’s savable but these were really far gone

I appreciate it! And yes we are ohio born and raised 🫡 go bucks!

@@BoatBusters im in Dayton ohio area how about you

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Thanks for watching Kenneth! I got them on Amazon, check the link below 👍🏼 Leader Accessories Bass Boat... www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6891KRG?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

A good upholstery shop can re do any seat and it’s much better than the production seat you can buy online and way better materials. I had all of mine redone for $450

Yeah marketplace accounts for about 99% of stuff I buy!

🤣🤣🤣 the flywheel definitely didn’t deserve that… but thanks for the detailing tip! - you have any recommendations on a better product?

P&S products or I think basic simple green concentrate would have worked for cleaning the carpet.

@@ekhatchboosted I’ll be sure to give it a try, I appreciate it!

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I appreciate that! Check the below link: this is the holy grail for outboard spark troubleshooting and I use it for all of my engines. www.cdielectronics.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/CDI%20Troubleshooting%20Guide%20-%202012.pdf I (believe) you should be looking at pages 52/53! If you follow the steps in here you will solve your issue 🤝

@@BoatBusters thanks for the super quick reply! Checking now

Yes he is!! And of course 🥃

Ah yes my fathers voice drilled into my brain “keep it simple stupid!!!” 😂

@@BoatBusters and that my father also taught me the theory. 🤣

I did sync the carbs- did not adjust any timing. There is a key on the crankshaft and a notch in the flywheel so the timing should not change / it will always return in the same place it left. The lower unit shift bolt was a beast 😂 and yes I wish I did it with the carbs off but hindsight is 20/20 haha.. I used my little 4 prong nut retriever to get the bolt barely threaded and a 3 foot long screwdriver to turn it in. T stats were incredibly easy, just pop the caps off and swap them. And yes I did use the correct gear puller and admitted my fault the second go around haha!

@@BoatBusters What guide did you follow to sync the carbs? I have heard due to differences in the timer bases that timing need to be verified but it's probably ok. I hear ya on that bolt, I've done it a couple times and there's just no good way to do it! Ill probably try to do my T stats this summer at some point then, sounds like good preventative maintenance. I'm glad you didnt damage your flywheel, that would of been a bad day, dont ask me how I know haha.

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I’m up in ohio! And good for you taking the step to learn to work on your own engine! No need to be scared. They look intimidating but the more you learn about them it becomes pretty easy! As far as references there will be a RU-vid video out there showing you exactly how to do any job to your motor that you need to do 99% of the time. If your dad still has the owners manual that will really be the only resource you will ever need - you can buy one for your motor on eBay as well. Also feel free to DM me on instagram if you need help on anything specific, I’m always here as a resource for my RU-vid supporters! Best of luck 🤝

Totally agree 💯

Right?? 😂

Leader Accessories is the brand name I got them on Amazon 👍🏼

Good question! Boats in my state are not required to have insurance. It’s always a good idea to have it, and I would on all personal boats I use regularly. However I do not insure boats that I’m flipping. The boat does need registration to be on the water. They’re stickers and they’re about $30 and good for 3 years at a time. Most boats I flip have good registration, if not then I just pay up and get it registered. The expensive part in my state is the title transfer process. Boats longer than 14 ft and outboards greater than 10 horsepower need legal titles. Getting them notarized and transferred required you to pay tax on the purchase price of each!

Yes I did, on these big boat flips I’ll never buy without checking it first. Smaller outboards I don’t always bring my gauge though, I usually have a good feel for the compression just by pulling the rope start!

The carburetor piece is great advice! However in my case and the tools available to me I just was unable to get the bolt back in without the shift rod being in reverse and I couldn’t get it to shift up with pliers… annoying - but not too hard to just pull the lower unit and put it right back in 👍🏼 as an amateur marine mechanic I know enough to fix most issues on these motors - but to hear some of those tips from the industry pros like you is always greatly appreciated!

I’m not in Louisiana so I really don’t know any of their title laws - however it’s usually a massive pain of a process. Typically you will need a court order to register the boat and then obtain title. I would imagine if you called your local title office they can instruct you on the exact process for getting registration so then you can take that registration and get a title! Sorry I couldn’t be much more helpful on this one

Send a video to my instagram account of how the motor is behaving - id be glad to help any way I can!

@@BoatBusters I sent you a request.

Good question! Obviously parts take time to be delivered when I can’t buy them at a local shop so there are days where I don’t touch the project because I can’t move forward without them. Also this has been a lifelong hobby so labor hours may get a little stretched by me just bumping music in the garage and getting distracted… 😂 total time from purchase to sale for this one was about 2 weeks, but I’d say head down working / real labor hours maybe 15-20. It would be far less than 2 weeks, but I have a full time 40hr / week day job so I really only have evening hours and weekends to do this stuff right now. So with $2,000 profit I made roughly $100-135 per labor hour for this project. Sometimes I get lucky and find a great deal that requires way less work and that $ per hour number goes way up. All depends really! But getting paid to do what you love, even if only a little, is always the best feeling.

I use chemical guys carpet stain remover - diluted with water

@@BoatBusters Tks. Enjoyed the video and subscribed to your channel.

@@fishingfanatic1 I really appreciate that!!

Same thing they’re doing with cars and trucks… unnecessary gizmos and gadgets that make it more expensive and just triples the amount of parts that could break…. Give me an old 2 stroke all day long!

The new 4-strokes are extremely durable when cared for, seen Yami's with 12k hours on them.

@@thisisyourcaptainspeaking2259 couldn’t agree more! Yamahas are the Toyotas of outboards… they run forever!

It depends. There’s a lot of OEM and CDI parts on Amazon. When the part I need is on Amazon, I usually order there just because of shipping time and prime rewards. When Amazon doesn’t have what I need, I buy from Crowley Marine, Marine Engine . com , or eBay.. whichever one is cheapest!

Whatever gets the job done!!!

Absolutely man, going to get him out soon and make a video!

Haha I’m guilty too 🤣 hard to let go!

This is a good question! The flywheel on this engine can only be put back onto the crankshaft in one spot. There is a notch inside the flywheel and on the crankshaft that prevents it from being placed in any other spot than exactly where you took it off. Therefore not necessary to touch any timing components. The only timing adjustment I make outside of ensuring carb butterflies are even is setting the proper idle RPM speed.

@@BoatBusters so as long as you don't take the key out of the notch you should be fine? I have to replace the timer base on my Johnson 115 also

@@DragginLineOutdoors my understanding has always been if the flywheel and shaft are oriented in the same way they came off, and no other adjustments were made, you can remove the flywheel and put it back on without issue. I have done this a hundred times and have not had to re-time any of my outboards for top performance. But again, I am only an amateur mechanic with decent experience but I have no license or formal education so maybe someone that knows the OEM process could help answer that

@@BoatBusters ok, good to know... Cause I was dreading the whole timing part cause there is a lot involved in it

@@DragginLineOutdoors it’s not fun! I would definitely not get into any timer base jobs if you are not prepared to re-time the motor if you have to. You just never know what could get bumped around or finnicked with during the job. Luckily in my case the motor ran great and RPMs were perfect but just no way of knowing for sure if your project will have the same results. I wish you the best of luck though!

All 6 cylinders were 89-90

@@BoatBusters Thanks

Yea it’s on the list… one paycheck at a time 😅

Don’t worry I did!

Btw, great content… I enjoyed every minute

Thank you!! And yeah, I do… keep telling myself I’m going to buy one and never do 😅

Haha yes the quick cuts and fast pace definitely make it seem that way. What you guys do not see is the hour and a half I spent trying to get one bolt back in, or the 3 harbor freight trips I had to make to get the right tool, etc… however - I am more than happy to help you get your motor running. DM me on instagram (same username) with your year, HP, and model number and any issues you’re having. Pics and videos always help! I will walk through it with you until we get it running good as I always want to be a resource for my RU-vid community! Thank you again for watching. I really appreciate it

Yeah I agree definitely something I noted for future videos. Appreciate the feedback and thanks for the support!

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Every time!!

Haha which one? They all can be a pain in their own way….

@@BoatBusters The Johnson GT150. Me & 3 mechanics misdiagnosed the timer base problem for several months. It had a short so some days it would start, and once it did it would run and restart all day long. Some days I'd be cranking on it for hours at a time, no go! Frustrating. When you said timer base, it made my skin crawl. :)

@@adriandavidpayne oh sorry thought your comment was on a different video ha! yeah the GTs can be an absolute massive pain… had my fair share of horror stories with them so I feel you 😂

@@BoatBustersHaha! I too have been to the flywheel party 😬