Best MALIBU BOAT modification EVER + first time on the water this summer.
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- Опубліковано 18 сер 2023
- Getting our 2003 Malibu Sunsetter back on the water was SO NICE! She seriously feels like a NEW BOAT with this fresh upholstery!
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The shark fin on your dog is an absolute riot!! ROLMAO!!
You should print that on a shirt, "Nobody Likes A Dry O-Ring"
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That 20 year old boat looks brand new. I like the older stuff when it's well taken care of, that upholstery is awesome.
If you bite the bullet and rebuild the transom on the Bayliner, I would suggest using Coosa board (a composite) that won't rot and will add some strength so you can BOOST IT! LOL. Those boats were notoriously underpowered from the factory.
I Second the Coosa Board
Rebuilding/Replacing the Transom. I replaced the transom and the floor on a boat that I owned with another guy. It turned into a large project.
Before we even started we talked with some reputable boat mechanic/rebuilders and the best advice that we got from a couple of them was to take the rotted wood back to solid wood before rebuilding the boat. This made the boat very sound and stable, don't regret it a bit. It was a long process because we wound up replacing all of the floor as well as the transom. We upgraded the transom so that we could run a more powerful engine.
It turned out to be all good because we did the work from late fall through the winter, into the spring. We decided to rebuild the controls and reupholster the interior also. Rewiring the boat and trailer turned out to be the biggest headache.
The boat was an old Missouri Department of Wildlife and Fishery that we purchased through an auction. This was the late '80's so the internet wasn't much more than a thought. And you probably figured it out by now, we bought it sight unseen as is. We had no idea that it had sat outside under some trees for several years. Thankfully we didn't pay much for it to start with.
The money wasn't much of an investment because we knew various people in various industries that made it so that we could get materials for not much money. A boat like a house always takes more time than you think, and that was our biggest investment. 8 months of most nights and weekends.
Was it worth it? Without a doubt. Not only the enjoyment of being on the water, but also doing it in a boat that wasn't going to float again without some serious help.
I encourage you to go farther with the work than you want to, not having to wonder is so worth it.
BTW, mine was only a 18 foot Tri-hull. That thing would go through some rough water. It's never about how much that you dream about getting what you think it's worth in dollars and sense. It's about the memories that you make with the boat, priceless!
For an I/O on a fiberglass boat you are looking at a massive project.
Pulling entire outdrive, gimbal bearing helmet. Pulling out all rigging and engine. Then go with coosa board. Thats when you will want to make your decision about new power plant and out drive options. If you keep the old outdrive this would be time to replace the gimbal bearing and the gimbal bellows. New outdive upper and lower can be purchased cheaper from SEI than the cost of rebuilding them.
Speaking of bellows, that is very likely the source of your water intrusion. Fill the bilge with water and see where it leaks before tearing out the transom.
35:57 how cute, dog food and water bowls built in. ❤
The bronco pulling that Malibu is one cool set up
I suggest to every one of my customers to also include a battery isolator in their dual battery system. The bi-directional ones are best. That way if you run the boat with the switch set to 1, it still charges battery 2 when the alternator is spinning, and if you run it with the switch set to 2, it still charges battery 1 when the alternator is spinning, that way you always have a spare in case you forget to switch to both batteries on the switch.
I love battery switches, every boat should come with one from the factory.
Not sure how common they are in the states.
In Australia a lot of the old school over landing rigs run a voltage sensitive relay. Run all the accessories off the aux battery, then you always have a charged start battery.
@agentcrm I am from the states and in boats I know it is not common here but I went ahead and installed the voltage sensitive relay/battery isolator in my boat and run my accessory on seperat battery from start battery and best upgrade I have made and definitely suggest for everyone to do that upgrade and I plan on installing one in my motor home as well it's from 1972 I don't know if newer ones In the states already have them or not but the one I have does not
A VSR is designed to automatically do what you will now have to remember to do manually. Would have cost just a few $'s extra and a better solution. Pretty much a ubiquitous setup for twin battery systems outside the US other than large outboard systems which often have a similar twin charge facility built into the outboard. The part you used looks like a BEP part. BEP are a large manufacturer of marine electrics based out of New Zealand
@@user-qq2ym4fe4n Yes, Voltage sensitive relay! thats the other term for them! Switches on when it detects the battery being charged, switches off when voltage drops. Awesome little devices and an absolute must have in my opinion for a dual battery setup!
First - thank you! There’s a lot to unpack here, so in no particular order: To answer your question - truly like the boat content, the same way I like all your content. That is one sweet boat! And the life jacket - too cute! Looking forward to watching the Jeep fix (ok, I love Jeeps, just being honest) and the transom rebuild. Thanks for the education, the memories of my old boat, and several laugh out loud moments. You two take care ~ Chuck
Great to see "JAWS" having a good swim with you!
Alwsys enjoy your videos workmanship and problem solving and wholesomeness about you both great job enjoy the water StaySafe
Brings back so many memoirs of boating with my kids, I wish I still owned it
Welcome to my world Emily. Seems the harder I try to not make a mess, the bigger the mess I make. Just is what it is.
The first time you came across my feed, you were working on your cabin cruiser. Been watching and enjoying you guys ever since.
Hey you guys, just finished the boat vid, as always great work. That new interior is fantastic. I’ve had about 10 boats throughout my life (just turned 62) my latest is a 30’SeaRay Sundancer with twin engines so I know a little. Here’s my .02 on both boats. When doing your maintenance try to double up clamps on any hose that has enough room. The transom on the big boat, take the out drive off then the outer transom assembly that will let you look at the transom, get a moisture meter or borrow one (the good ones are pricey) and take readings all along the transom. Anything over 30% means time to cut and replace. If it still has some strength to it there are numerous products that you can inject into it to get you one-two more season’s out of it. Don’t let the engine transom assembly rattle you, it’s much less complicated than the vette trans. Glad you’re feeling better Aaron, you guys are the best!
Replacing a transom is a good size job. You should try to find someone who knows how it should be done. With Aaron’s skills and knowledge you two could do it. I’ve done a transom on a 20 Aquasport and it came out better than I expected. You tube videos where a huge help. You’ve got this.
I bought a project boat in 2018 to "take my mind off of things". I knew it was totally rotten, and needed a gut job. After watching several UA-cam videos, I found "Frisco Boater's Garage" , and "jmink". These videos were a tremendous help. Instead of using marine grade plywood, I chose to use a composite material called "Coosa Board", that I found at a company specializing in composite and plastic materials. My boat is a 1985 Wellcraft 170 American with a 3.0 iron duke engine and Mercruiser Alpha one Gen 1 stern drive. Since Coosa Board is lighter than marine grade plywood, after putting a Pertronics ignition and Weber carb on the engine, the boat is capable of 40 MPH. Coosa board is expensive, but it's very advantageous with saving weight, and it's a composite. I completely covered the Coosa board with what is called 1708 biaxial fiberglass cloth. I learned a lot with the UA-cam videos and just thinking through my next process before I did it. Just thought I'd share my experience.
That Upholstery Is beautiful!!!❤ 🎉😊❤
Love boats bust out and all
Best years of my life were when our children learned all kinds of water sports 💙 on our boats and they are now your age. The tradition continues. NC USA 🇺🇸
I never would have guessed that the space under a boat could look "SO BEAUTFUL"!!!!!!
That new upholstery is beautiful. It suits the boat nicely.
Always love seeing Finley.
Love the shark-fin life jacket.
The two happiest days of boat ownership....the day you buy it....the day you sell it! 😉
Great older boat. Good for another 20 years.
nice work on the boat. Love the life vest for the shop dog! We lost our little yorkie this summer. She had a good life, but I do miss my little buddy. She was technically my wife's dog, but adopted me as her person a lot of the time.
Loved the shark life jacket for the pooch.. very nice.
The Malibu looks good 20-year-old vote. I love the interior runs good great job Aaron Emily did some work on it too. That’s great.
that new interior is amazing! Perfect colors for your boat!
For your cabin cruiser... transom change is a big job but you're up for it.
The upholstery is beautiful.
My son's boat is a Malibu with multi port fuel injection 5.9 L Motor. We love it! He picked up a 6 ft.mast that fits over the ski post and straps to the front for wake boards. It's great for beginner skiers too!
I've got a boat challenge for you guys. Take a junked 90s Bayliner Cuddy, try to retrofit a 200hp V6 car engine in there. They say it cannot be done, but some have figured it out, I got faith in you
Going to school at Concordia Lutheran College, Austin from '70-'72 made a soft part in my heart for Texas. Y'all two never cease to tickle me. Greetings from the piedmont of Georgia. I eagerly await your next upload.
I bought a 2016 Z06, 3LZ convertible in Daytona Sunrise Orang Metallic on May 22, 2023. I only throw that out there because of Aaron's hat. Thanks for the video and letting me comment so much!
That's Great Pulling the Oil Filter! Make It Work!
Findley is the cutest dog ever!!
Killer boat. Great vid! You guys look like you'd be a lot of fun to hang out with. My lady and our Girls did not run our boat this year at all. Long story. Lots of family stuff - on both sides. But we are looking forward to working on her in the spring - and bringing her back to life again. A real deep clean, and some TLC, and we'll be ready to run again. Congrats on what you did here. Great job. Great boat!
If it hasn't been mentioned already put some heat shrink on those battery cables the next time you are in the glove box.
You guys are great keep it up!
Tip to share: When you winterize these small blocks, once its completely drained, replace the the knock sensor and opposing side plug or shower fitting. The moisture from the hull and residual moisture in the block will go after the female threads, and over time it'll rust them away. Its a hassle to fix in the boat. I also found good results from applying the teak oil in direct sun. Nice boat you guys, I like the interior.
The single greatest creation for boat mechanics, pig mats. No more oil mess. I would have wire the battery selector different but hey it works. Great to see ya'll out having fun at any rate.
"I like your brain." "Yep." Y'all crack me up. Thank you.
I've mentioned before. I have a 1992 Malibu Sunsetter. We don't ski but it's a great boat. Last time out it started idling high and dieseling upon shut down. Going to have to check that out. Thanks for the video. The first vid I watched of you guys was when you opened up the outdrive of your yacht. Have loved you ever since. We loved you in the Nova on the PCH. I had a '64 Nova and live in CA, it meant so much to me! My God, mine is a 31 year old boat!
There is nothing like being in the water. The new interior really pops. I like it.
Great to see you both .Nicely done vid.
Thanks for sharing ❤
Shark fin puppy 😂
That hose clamp trick is pretty slick! Gunna steal that one
Interior turned out great! Really sets off the boat now, good choice of colors.
Smart idea installing the dual batteries, did the same on my old boat.
I feel the pain when the water is low, we drove 3 hours one way to a ramp and couldn’t launch the boat 😂
Love the VW sticker on the water bottle!!
Nice Malibu. I had my stringers and transom replaced by a very talented boat glass repair person. He separated the deck from the hull and hung the deck from the ceiling of his shop. One of his employees spent two days removing all the rot from the inside with grinders. The original gelcoat wasn't all cracked out and you can't tell that everything is twice as good as new. He used what he called Boeing space foam to redo the transom. Should outlast me now.
PS, all the new boats running dual batteries use an Automatic Control Relay. Blue Sea has a nice one with a special switch. Keeps me from getting stranded when I play the stereo too long. Also hardwired a 20 amp genius battery charger.
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It maybe bust out another thousand but the enjoyment you get out of them is priceless
Love to see you two working together. That is something special you have.
Doggo loves the water!!!
I feel ya Aaron. I raced motorcycles for close to 20 years. Then got married. A couple years into the marriage, we started talking about kids. It hit me coming out of turn 1 at Mid-O heading towards the Keyhole during practice. If I screw this up, who’s gonna pay the mortgage? Car payment? Etc. Etc.. I pulled into the pits. Got off the bike. I just started packing up my gear. I knew if my head wasn’t in the game I was a danger to myself and everyone around me. I miss it every freaking day. But it was the right/grownup decision.
You did good man. Growing up sucks.
Keep up what y’all do. We’ll keep watching.
Aaron's laugh was the best... he tried not to, but you caught him off guard with the 2nd spill.
I had just enough Teak on my boat that I really enjoyed taking care of it and making it pop.
OHHH my god.. All the years in the marine mechanic biz and never saw the filter trick... Just great and thanks.. I really like the ski boat as well
I have been going to Shangri La since 1980! Love that lake. Cool boat there, TX lakes aren't very deep but at least they are wet.
There's nothing better than being on the water. I wanted to say that seeing Emily have the small mishaps with the oil made me smile. At 66 y.o., I still change the oil in our 3 vehicles and inevitably will spill a little ( and sometimes a lot!), but I'm going to keep on until I am no longer able to. My wife has started to watch your videos with me and is enjoying them. Thanks so much for keeping it family friendly.
No doubt ,bro!
It's all what you enjoy. I have a 1986 Tiara 2700 Open and she is built like a TANK. I don't think they put as much glass in them as they did when she was built. Powered by twin 270 Crusaders which are originals. Can't beat those small blocks. Love the channel and enjoy your boating.
What a hoot seeing your pup paddle around!
The shark fin life jacket is awesome
I've chatted with a few of my boat remodel experts and they tell me a product called coosa is the best for redoing transoms. It's a honeycomb type structure that's very strong and will not rot in time. It's good to see you guys getting back on the water again!
Glad you are getting to have some fun. You forgot about to mentionthe best part of the battery, they have go handles on them. Lol.
Upholstery looks real nice.
such an awesome couple!!! love watching their videos
We are glad that Aaron is healing well. God bless you.
She's a beauty! And so is the boat!! lol! Enjoy the water. Hope to see the big boat soon.
Emaly is such a stud! Love yalls videos!
Replacing the transom is a big job, not necessarily hard, but fiddily. Lots of good Utube videos on that kind of work. It’s well within your capabilities. Will love to watch that series.
Nice doggy shark flotation device👍👍🙂
I admire y you at Aaron’s relationship! I wish my wife wrenched on stuff!!!! I haven’t been following you guys as of late, so I got a lot of catching up to do
What a great job on the teak. It looks so good. I'm sorry about the transom for the big boat. I'm not a pro by any means, but I'd suggest sticking with a big block, maybe an 8.1. A boat that size you'll want to torque a big block can provide that a small block, even a 383 stroker, won't. I'm sure it's been mentioned but if I was doing a transom, I'd go with Coosa over plywood so you never have to worry about it again. Good luck. Glad to see a boat video by you two. I hope to see one soon about the transom. Best of luck!
Am glad use gad a fun day after ur hard work of getting boat ready, cheer from Seagrave Ont
Ah, a notorious cracked windshield on the Bronco. I have been lucky so far.
For the transom. They cut the outside fiberglass all skin off leaving a 2" border all the way around, save the skin to put back on. Dig out the rotten wood , replace with Coosa Board and fiberglass it all in. After all the layers of fiberglass just duroglass in the fiberglass skin you saved, fill the cut, sand it a match the gelcoat.
One more comment, maybe. Emily is so cute, any you sir are overchicked. I mean that in the most compassionate way. Love you guys!
I feel you ....when you said ....I never work so hard not to make a mess. Watching your channel for a couple of years and must say that color green at 32 minutes makes your eye color just pop.
Emily, I have told alot of women to me that are 10s in my book. Your the kind of lady,women, girlfriend & WIFE all most every man's dream of. You are a 10 in every area of your life !!!!! And yet you are down to earth. So keep up the great videos you three,three means the kid !!!!! GOD BLESS you all !!!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤
Best practice:
Use the highest quality full synthetic oil& filters u can find. I buy 5qt jugs of Mobil1 full synthetic oils, matched w/Mobil1 or K&N filters.
Glad 2c that u prime your filter2 prevent dry startup oiling delay damages. I’m sure that u finger lubed the seal& wiped clean the filter seal seat on the block.
Consider upgrading to LiON batteries in all your motor vehicles as the PB’s age out. I use DUHON from China. They’re 13.8v, less than 1/3 the weight of AGM’s, waterproof, high quality, long life. But I paid about $480 ea. shipped.
A long flat shovel &a wide garage brush is handy4 prelaunch ramp cleaning &slippery algae removal. A bucket of dry bank sand helps too.
Y'all's videos always make me smile . I just want to say thanks , and keep em coming when you can .
Great ! You all are down to earth, honest people (got the cheapest batteries). Wish you were my neighbors!
I replaced my transom and used Coosa board. Stronger than wood and easy to work with! Try to keep the outside gel coat intact and I just screwed and bolted plywood on the outside sandwiching the gel coat and Coosa board with fiberglass resin. It is strong and durable! I’m very pleased with my results. Good luck!
Andy at Boat Works Today did a great series of videos on redoing a transom on a 25 ft Bertram using coosa board.
Emily, I almost lost it when you spilled part of the 1st quart of oil on the engine! Aaron, fantastic job on the Boat and great Video.
Boat looks awesome. Watch born again boating. The guys have done a few transoms with different materials. They are awesome!
37:54 that doesn't look like a 20 year old boat, it looks really nice. And well kept.
Beautiful Malibu, that interior is awesome👍
Thanks for the video! Good to see these old boats back on the water. I'm currently working on getting a '98 Ski Nautique back on the water. We had to get the shaft straightened and the prop is currently at a shop to be repaired after the previous owners ran it aground hard enough to put a crack in the hull right next to where the strut mounts. But we might be on the water for about $350 instead of $1200 had we gone with a new shaft and ACME prop. It needs glasswork, a windshield, a dash, and a couple not so important gauges since it got run over by a small yacht while docked to be right, but we're hoping to have it on the lake before the season ends to make sure it's still worthy of another $1500-$2000 in parts and glass supplies to fix the bow, the strut, and the dash. Fingers crossed because this era of ski boats are hard to beat in terms of hull design, and the nostalgia is pretty cool as well.
You two are so much fun. You remind me of my neighbors , I don't get to loud late anymore but all three houses used to I don't mind.
Thanks guys.
Central California watching
totally love the boat content and I would love to see you guys dive into the transom project you have 90% of the tools you will need to do it! I would totally recommend seeing if you can do a collab with Boatworks today he has fantastic fiberglass boat how-to videos and I think is a distributor now for Total Boat and alexseal both of which you are going to need to get the project done. It's a ton of work but you guys have never shied away from a little hard work 🙂
Happy to see you again. Engine(s)? Diesel. There are even diesel outboards. But Diesel. It would have to be geared right, but there's your torque. Yes, Wix!
Love spending time on the lakes here in Oklahoma with my family. floating in the lake with a cold beverage is the best day.
Love y’all work . Aaron glad to see your moving and working like the old days. Great family fun.
The boat looks great and the upholstery "Pops". Replacing the transom should make for several interesting videos. I'm sure Finley will be happy to supervise. Have fun, stay safe,
jack
Maybe convert your Malibu trailer to roller bunks, ad an electric winch to the tongue and then you won't have to worry quite as much about water depth at the ramp when launching and recovering. Just a thought. Looks fun, and Finley looks adorable in his shark life jacket 🙂
Rollers are not as nice on the hull as bunks. With bunks the weight of the boat spreads evenly over the length of the fiberglass hull.
I wouldn't use roller bunks but I would upgrade the bunks to plastic bunks
I dunno... I thought Finley was more like Bilge Rat. LOL JK Em and Aaron. 😂
Thanks for the shout out to Starbrite. My wife works there on the line. All the products are manufactured in Montgomery, Alabama
Twin battery system is a great idea. The boat looks amazing. Hopefully this means we get more content from y'all.❤ and hug's from Waco.😁
That teak came out great Arron !.
Emily, OMGosh you must remember , "What happens under the boat, stays under the boat" LOL. A little leather or rubber between the clamb and the oil filter will help. Maybe buy a dedicated wrench for the bottom of the filter..
You have the skills to stitch up your own upholstery .
Emily, you poured the first qt. correctly but failed on the secound. Do you know why? Containers have offset openings so you can tip the container over further before fluid starts to come out thereby having more control with no burping and get the spout closer to the funnel.
That's a coffee table finish !
Oh, His & Her batteries !
You guys just bring a smile to me having fun on the lake. Thankd for sharing !😊😊😊😊😊😊
Thanks for making this video! 🤗
I enjoyed your video getting the boat ready. I have a cousin who did barefoot skiing. He does not do that anymore. You already know the reason. 😮
Nifty! I know zero about boats, but it's fun to watch and learn.
I remember when I was a kid I had to oil all of the teak on all of the boats at my grandpa's dealership. Along with pulling weeds lol..