Author Topic: Just another day at the shop (Read 40850 times)

Rich_V174SS · « **Reply #60 on:** June 05, 2015, 06:51:45 PM »

If I had to describe what it smells like the closest I could get would be like a lot of vinegar with a touch of ammonia and old gas blended together.

V153 · « **Reply #61 on:** June 05, 2015, 08:20:44 PM »

Quote from: Rich_V174SS on June 05, 2015, 06:51:45 PM

If I had to describe what it smells like the closest I could get would be like a lot of vinegar with a touch of ammonia and old gas blended together.

Sounds like what happens to me after eating Italian sausage ...?

Rich_V174SS · « **Reply #62 on:** July 12, 2015, 10:33:02 PM »

We finally got the replacement tank in for this one and I wrapped it up in a day. Here's the tank going in before connecting all the plumbing and strapping it down.

Rosscoe · « **Reply #63 on:** July 19, 2015, 07:58:52 AM »

Are those aluminum tanks?
Reminds me of Doran's

Rich_V174SS · « **Reply #64 on:** July 19, 2015, 08:09:44 AM »

The ones I'm removing are aluminum, the new ones going back in are poly tanks from Moeller.

Plugcheck · « **Reply #65 on:** July 19, 2015, 08:53:17 AM »

The new tanks will likely outlast the rest of the boat.

Rich_V174SS · « **Reply #66 on:** September 02, 2015, 08:02:25 PM »

Well, there's your problem!

thedeuceman · « **Reply #67 on:** September 02, 2015, 08:16:14 PM »

Wow, what did they hit ?

Rich_V174SS · « **Reply #68 on:** September 02, 2015, 08:40:59 PM »

I have no idea, but they hit it hard enough to invert the cone of the torpedo and push it into the gearcase. Cracked the side of the case as well.

Plugcheck · « **Reply #69 on:** September 02, 2015, 11:10:16 PM »

Fairly certain they lost the drive lube, but if the gears and assembly are intact, is it possible to limp it home that way, or will the water help contribute to the demise of the lower gears?

Rich_V174SS · « **Reply #70 on:** September 03, 2015, 06:02:46 AM »

They were able to drive it back home. The boat is at my shop and the gearcase was pulled off and is sitting on a stand in the shop. I've removed the bearing carrier and looked inside, surprisingly the gears are intact. We're waiting on the customer's insurance rep to come and inspect it. He'll most likely get a new lower unit.

Hyperacme · « **Reply #71 on:** September 03, 2015, 06:08:46 AM »

Direct hit on a rock, or something solid !
Looks like the skag is still attached, hard to tell from angle of picture.

Rich_V174SS · « **Reply #72 on:** September 03, 2015, 06:50:27 AM »

Most of the skeg is still there, but the whole pointed end that faces aft is broken off.

Fuzzbutt · « **Reply #73 on:** September 03, 2015, 04:13:02 PM »

Just needs a good buffing right?

Rich_V174SS · « **Reply #74 on:** April 26, 2016, 04:21:30 PM »

Another season started at the shop, been there since the last week of March and already have tons of work piling up. Many engine repowers scheduled and this nightmare job. This is a 28 foot Mako center console that's getting completely redone, all aluminum rails and T-top piping are getting powder coated, the outside of the hull is getting a repaint, two brand new Evinrude G2's are being installed, and the gas tank is getting replaced. The tank in this is 175 gallons and is just over 8 feet long. Needless to say is wasn't easy pulling it from the boat. We used our crane to hoist it out.

Plugcheck · « **Reply #75 on:** April 26, 2016, 08:00:41 PM »

Hard to believe it holds that much fuel given its appearant dimensions. Will the new one be poly? Curious is that a head in the first picture?

Rich_V174SS · « **Reply #76 on:** April 26, 2016, 08:18:53 PM »

The new tank will have to be custom made from aluminum to be similar in size and capacity. It's about 8 feet 4 inches long, 35 inches wide and about 18 inches deep.

Yep, that's a head. The console has an entry door to go inside for private time. All the white hoses in the hull are drainage hoses for the compartments but the thickest one is for waste transfer to the holding tank down in the aft bilge. When the gas tank was pulled out you can smell the sewage and it's nasty!

Plugcheck · « **Reply #77 on:** April 26, 2016, 08:27:18 PM »

Yikes, sewage? Probably not the high point of the job. An old plumber friend told me you need only three rules to be a plumber. Poop flows downhill, payday is Friday, and never chew your fingernails.

V153 · « **Reply #78 on:** April 26, 2016, 09:03:34 PM »

Quote from: Plugcheck on April 26, 2016, 08:27:18 PM

Yikes, sewage? Probably not the high point of the job. An old plumber friend told me you need only three rules to be a plumber. Poop flows downhill, payday is Friday, and never chew your fingernails.

The three rules I was taught were slightly different:

Instead of don't bite your nails, it was "The boss is always right".

And I member you were considered a "Master" Plumber if you could snake a toilet with one hand & hold a sandwich with the other ...
The boss is always right

Glastronjohn18 · « **Reply #79 on:** April 26, 2016, 09:25:07 PM »

Gee Rich, you're turning out to be the tank replacement king. Between last season and this one you ought to have a good supply of old tanks for recycle. I know scrap prices are down but even at .58/lb you will at least be able to buy a cup of coffee.