My seacraft overhaul-

[jawz12]

hey miles...want a job !!!

looks like you're doing a great job......

[Miles Offshore]

thanx guys!!!- im slow but steady!

[Proheat]

Hey Miles! Great work there.......keep up the great posting!!

Thanks!

[74Formula233]

Keep posting Miles!!!! Many of us are "watching"

(Granted I'd rather watch someone ELSE do all this chit than myself, but I give you a lot of credit )

This thread is sweet

[Miles Offshore]

for those of you who care!,lol- I hope to be fishing by october if possible (doubtful but possible,lol) Formula 23'3- you are more than welcome to come on down and get yer hands dirty if you like!!! anyways- i foamed the tanks back in- rear hatch back in, fuel system hooked up and tied back in throuth the flowmeter. Throttle/tranny linkage all rerouted and installed- the tranny linkage took me about 2 hours to get it right. One thing I did learn reluctantly is not to tighten down on the linkage connections all the way. They need play in the connections or they will not work. Using nylock nuts tightening down and then backing off a couple of turns did the trick. Hydraulic steering is hook back into the console but not yet operational, i still have to add fluid and bleed ,lol. I have most of the wiring hooked back up now- i have had a brain fart rewiring my float switch into my forward bilge pump for whatever reason- brain overload I guess, I have done it 20 times in the last 3 decades, i will get it. Oh also put the leaning post back aboard (getting stuff off of the deck in the yard= happy wife,lol. Still have some repairs I want to do to the base of the console and want to finish painting the rest of the deck- making progress but the days are getting shorter!!!

fuel system being tied into the fuel pump- i installed a piece of 5/8" chafing to the 3/8" fuel line where it came close to contacting the deck- in the small area this is necessary to maintain the 90° vert on the gas flowmeter.I still need to put a stay tie around the chafing to secure it to the fuel hose




I havnt yet had time to vac out the dirt and leaves trying to accumulate on me. Heres an image of the tranny linkage that was tough to get right- (the fuel side/throttle was easy,lol.



till next time- craig

[Proheat]

Well it looks like she's comming together!

Great looking job !! I'm sure your gonna be proud when its done!

[O-SEA-D]

Excellent work dude. You got that thing looking great. Looks like the hard work is paying off.

[Miles Offshore]

went to take some pix but my batts are dead- no updates in a while but I am about ready to finally get back in the game- late in the year but back in the game anyways. Still a few things I wanted to do that I didnt get around to and not a whole lot of "cosmetic" stuff either but she is in a whole lot better condition now than when I hauled her last april. Still got a few things to piddle with but nothing that will keep her in the yard any longer. (except for the fact that I lost the plug/garplug? I need to fix that before I dunk her , thats for sure. Anyway, I will put up some pix soon so you all can see the new and improved me,...I mean Miles Offshore- craig, the tired one

[Proheat]

I'm sure that you'lle be glad to get her back in the water!

Lets see the finished pics when you get a chance.

[Miles Offshore]

Finally splashed her today and did run her through her paces. Seemed to do well- do have one little concern with some hydraulic oil coming out of the bottom of my helm- anyways here are my almost complete shots







now i need to bloody some decks