Marinette Boat Forum

A short add to Jeff's good note: apply that barrier coat as quickly as possible. Not tomorrow -- but within a few hours.

Those pressure and alarm switches are notorious problem spots. When mine gave out and gushed oil, I luckily happened to be looking over the engine at that moment and shut it down, savings really big repair bills and major cleanup. One of the lessons, for me, is that those things ought to be replaced...

All the intelligent articles I've seen over the years downplay the effectiveness of those additives for the reason the other poster just put up. Their main benefit is to the company that makes them. People buy them because they promise an easy way out.

John is right - Google this: " make line drawing from photo" and you'll get lots of hits for tips and hints on how to do it and links to the free software he mentioned. Or take the easy route and Wayne will help you

Aren't stanchion bases standard items at a marine supply house such as West Marine, etc??

"... Last year we ran from Muskegon (heated winter storage) back to Cheboygan at 1400 RPM which equated to 7mph. ..."

A captain of infinite patience

Heard brass brush is OK. If you recall that aluminum skins over quickly - within a few hours - and the coating it forms will not allow paint to stick, make sure that if you do abrade to bare aluminum you allow the first (etch coat) quickly. You'd have to check mfr advice on application temperature. ...

"dteamxpaint" appears to be a Chinese paint mfr. The writing style of the post is pretty consistent with Chinese attempts at English.

Thinking hard about past notes on forums going back + 20 yrs, can't recall any references to stress cracks. Agree, keep moving on

" My plan is to also install additional under deck fuel tanks probably totaling in the 75-100 gallon range."

For peace of mind that is good idea if you can find the room. Remember, though, there's a fuel penalty for trudging along with up to 800 extra pounds.