I basiacly binched watched this whole series, i love the way how u explained everything in such detail even i could understand it and this really inspires me to do something aswell in the future
Thanks! What's next on the agenda? Tough to answer without giving it all away. Let's just say I'll be throwing a bit of a curveball at you guys! ~ Nick
Nick great job and like your channel. I have my kids first jet boat in my shop right now ready to gel coat soon and the only thing I am wondering is you were so close and even have a hoist, why not roll the boat over to do all this work? It makes it so much easier especially not crawling around on your back for hours on end. Looking forward to seeing the boat hit the water keep up the good work!
Fair question. I intentionally did not flip the boat over because I know myself all too well. If I were to do that, I would have turned the couple-day job into an entire redo of the bottom side. I just can't leave well enough alone. So, by keeping the boat upright, the repairs were just miserable enough to keep me from fussing with it forever... And it worked!! 🤣😂🤣 ~ Nick
@@AutoTechNick Fair enough, I just watched you rolling around on your back sanding thinking glad that’s not me 😅. We are spraying gel coat tomorrow on my sons boat and that was all I had planned to do but like you I couldn’t leave well enough alone and straighten out the keel and reshaped the entry in to the pump. 2 day job turned into 3 weeks!
Hi Nick, I have a question about removing the Berkeley intake from the bottom of the boat. What did you use and which video was that in? I'm thinking about install a different one because someone cut the ears off mine. Thx , and really like all your videos!!.. I went to Wyo Tech back in 1979.. lol Great school Thx again Kurt
Here is the video where I cover cutting out the intake: ua-cam.com/video/3NfxKY9pMrA/v-deo.html Cliff notes: Take all the mounting hardware out. Using an oscillating saw, run the blade flush with the top side of the hull, and cut horizontially under the top lip of the intake, cutting all the epoxy. You will feel the blad stop when it hits the aluminum side of the intake. Then, from the bottom, do the exact same thing, but this time, you will be cutting with the blade flush to the strake of the intake, vertically/upward. Once you cut the epoxy from both sides, it will lift right out. No need for heat or a floor jack. Just let the saw blade do all the work for you. ~ Nick
There is absolutely no criticism intended. I think when you first pulled the original original motor, I would have turned the boat over and redone the whole bottom. I can’t think of many things I hate worse than sanding laying on my back.. I’m surprised the way your mind works you didn’t flip the boat over. As always, excellent work!
Looking back with hindsight, you are probably right. But at the time, I honestly was not expecting to be this deep into the project. To say that this one has suffered some mission creep is a massive understatement!! 🤣 ~ Nick
Excellent video, I'm in the process of going through the same exact tasks on my 20' miller. Engine, pump, plumbing, hardware, and wiring. I'm also at the exact same stage of progress. 🤷 Looking forward to completing the project over the winter and getting on the water. Best of luck to you, again awesome set of videos on the boat, and I hope you can get the family on the water this spring!
The hull repairs turned out better than I expected, but the real question is.... How well will it hold up? Only time will tell.
~ Nick
Looking perfect, hope next season we will get a few nice videos of you and your family enjoying some on water time with this beauty!
It will be my mission to have the boat back on the water come springtime!!
~ Nick
I basiacly binched watched this whole series, i love the way how u explained everything in such detail even i could understand it and this really inspires me to do something aswell in the future
Boat looks great
Love it!! Thanks for the support. It’s good to hear that you’ve enjoyed the build, and found it inspiring!
~ Nick
Great work and a team effort!
Thank you
Looks real good on the bottom . I like that small DA I will have to get one .
Yeah, I can already see that the small DA will get plenty of use around my shop. It's a handy little guy.
~ Nick
Excellent work, excellent episode!
Thank you!
Great job 👏 build is coming along great 👍
Thank you!
It’s coming along nicely! 🤘
What’s next on the agenda
Thanks! What's next on the agenda? Tough to answer without giving it all away. Let's just say I'll be throwing a bit of a curveball at you guys!
~ Nick
Great work I’m going to be doing the same repairs to mine soon
Thanks, but be prepared that sanding and polishing over one's head absolutely sucks!
~ Nick
Looking good!
Thank you!
Nick great job and like your channel. I have my kids first jet boat in my shop right now ready to gel coat soon and the only thing I am wondering is you were so close and even have a hoist, why not roll the boat over to do all this work? It makes it so much easier especially not crawling around on your back for hours on end. Looking forward to seeing the boat hit the water keep up the good work!
Fair question. I intentionally did not flip the boat over because I know myself all too well. If I were to do that, I would have turned the couple-day job into an entire redo of the bottom side. I just can't leave well enough alone. So, by keeping the boat upright, the repairs were just miserable enough to keep me from fussing with it forever... And it worked!! 🤣😂🤣
~ Nick
@@AutoTechNick
Fair enough, I just watched you rolling around on your back sanding thinking glad that’s not me 😅. We are spraying gel coat tomorrow on my sons boat and that was all I had planned to do but like you I couldn’t leave well enough alone and straighten out the keel and reshaped the entry in to the pump. 2 day job turned into 3 weeks!
That came out great ! Got a link to the little DA and that gel coat ? Need to do my bilge area too.
Here is the DA that I used. Amazon special!
www.amazon.com/dp/B09GLJLQSC?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title
~ Nick
Hi Nick, I have a question about removing the Berkeley intake from the bottom of the boat. What did you use and which video was that in? I'm thinking about install a different one because someone cut the ears off mine. Thx , and really like all your videos!!.. I went to Wyo Tech back in 1979.. lol Great school Thx again Kurt
Here is the video where I cover cutting out the intake:
ua-cam.com/video/3NfxKY9pMrA/v-deo.html
Cliff notes: Take all the mounting hardware out. Using an oscillating saw, run the blade flush with the top side of the hull, and cut horizontially under the top lip of the intake, cutting all the epoxy. You will feel the blad stop when it hits the aluminum side of the intake.
Then, from the bottom, do the exact same thing, but this time, you will be cutting with the blade flush to the strake of the intake, vertically/upward. Once you cut the epoxy from both sides, it will lift right out. No need for heat or a floor jack. Just let the saw blade do all the work for you.
~ Nick
There is absolutely no criticism intended. I think when you first pulled the original original motor, I would have turned the boat over and redone the whole bottom. I can’t think of many things I hate worse than sanding laying on my back.. I’m surprised the way your mind works you didn’t flip the boat over.
As always, excellent work!
Looking back with hindsight, you are probably right. But at the time, I honestly was not expecting to be this deep into the project. To say that this one has suffered some mission creep is a massive understatement!! 🤣
~ Nick
Excellent video, I'm in the process of going through the same exact tasks on my 20' miller. Engine, pump, plumbing, hardware, and wiring. I'm also at the exact same stage of progress. 🤷
Looking forward to completing the project over the winter and getting on the water.
Best of luck to you, again awesome set of videos on the boat, and I hope you can get the family on the water this spring!