biglar155
Jetboaters Admiral
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- Location
- Fredonia, WI
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2009
- Boat Model
- SX
- Boat Length
- 23
Well, what began as an early start to my season slowed down rapidly due to the weather turning south and a flu bug in the house. Nonetheless, I managed to get back at it and get a few things done.
The first project was to replace the OEM flush ports that leak like a sieve.
The project began with trying to figure out exactly what the heck I should replace them with. So I started out here: https://jetboaters.net/threads/so-which-one.3728/#post-63409
And wound up going with these:
For the boat: HFCD16635 Valved Panel Mount Hose Barb Coupling Body 3/8 ID Barb - Single
Part # HFCD16635
For the Hose: HFCD221035 Valved In-line Hose Barb Coupling Insert 5/8 ID Barb - Single
Part # HFCD221035
I actually bought two of each. I figure the one on the hose stands a good chance of getting smacked into something so it will be nice to have a spare.
Now, as mentioned in the thread linked above, the problem is that the new fitting for the boat is bigger than the old one. You may recall that I cut/trace things with roughly the same talent as Charlie Brown, so I always get nervous about these things.
I knew a hole-saw wouldn't work to make a bigger hole since there would be nothing to guide the center bit. But a hole-saw of the correct size would make a good template to trace:
Instead of the drum sanding attachment, I went with the roto-zip attachment in my Dremel tool (a Sears Craftsman Dremel knock-off that has lasted over 20 years of abuse by the way) and got as close to the line I traced as my not-so-steady hands would allow. I wore a cartridge-type respirator and held the vacuum close by to gather the dust.
(Picture is simulated as I didn't have enough hands to do the job AND take the picture!
)
The biggest pain in the rear was crawling halfway into the compartments to get the Stainless Steel hose clamp on the things because they were too big to fit through the holes.
Funny thing about that. I was working my way into the Starboard side compartment when I felt something that scared me a bit: I felt the Leatherman Tool that is always on my belt slip past the lip of the compartment and "latch" me in like a ratchet.
Keep in mind that I'm doing this work in my storage unit which is about 5 miles up the road from our house and kind of out-of-the way.
Luckily I was able to maneuver myself out of there, but my next move was to remove the tool AND my belt entirely to prevent a repeat. I don't know what I would have done if I'd have gotten stuck in there. Problaby would have had to wait a few hours for my wife to 1) notice I'd been gone too long and 2) decide I might be worth checking on
. It might have been more than a few hours.
Anyway, I'm happy with the final product:
For the hose-end, I WAS going to use a SS hose clamp, but then I thought of the potential for damage caused by having that metal fitting on the end of the hose and decided I'd try a couple of zip-ties (pulled tight in a vice) first:
Update: The zip tie setup leaked. Had to go with a hose clamp but wrapped it in duct-tape to cover the sharp edges.
The green fitting on the garden-hose side is actually a valve. I probably don't really need it now since these new fittings have valves built in, but I'm going to keep it anyway.
I'm hoping to get a chance to pull her out of storage within a week or two and give this new setup a trial run.
So thanks to @Big_D for starting the original thread. I would never have found these fittings otherwise.
I'd also like to send a shout-out to Fresh Water Systems for excellent customer service. In the original shipment, they sent me the hose-end fittings and the nuts for the panel-mount fittings but forgot the panel-mount fittings themselves. I sent them a quick e-mail explaining what I received. I got an immediate apology and they Fed-Ex'd me the parts I needed right away.
Customer service is always good with things go right. The TRUE test is when things go wrong.
Stay tuned, I'll be posting up my new Depth Finder / GPS install next. That one involves filling some holes below the water-line and drilling new ones...
The first project was to replace the OEM flush ports that leak like a sieve.
The project began with trying to figure out exactly what the heck I should replace them with. So I started out here: https://jetboaters.net/threads/so-which-one.3728/#post-63409
And wound up going with these:
For the boat: HFCD16635 Valved Panel Mount Hose Barb Coupling Body 3/8 ID Barb - Single
Part # HFCD16635
For the Hose: HFCD221035 Valved In-line Hose Barb Coupling Insert 5/8 ID Barb - Single
Part # HFCD221035
I actually bought two of each. I figure the one on the hose stands a good chance of getting smacked into something so it will be nice to have a spare.
Now, as mentioned in the thread linked above, the problem is that the new fitting for the boat is bigger than the old one. You may recall that I cut/trace things with roughly the same talent as Charlie Brown, so I always get nervous about these things.
I knew a hole-saw wouldn't work to make a bigger hole since there would be nothing to guide the center bit. But a hole-saw of the correct size would make a good template to trace:
Instead of the drum sanding attachment, I went with the roto-zip attachment in my Dremel tool (a Sears Craftsman Dremel knock-off that has lasted over 20 years of abuse by the way) and got as close to the line I traced as my not-so-steady hands would allow. I wore a cartridge-type respirator and held the vacuum close by to gather the dust.
(Picture is simulated as I didn't have enough hands to do the job AND take the picture!
)The biggest pain in the rear was crawling halfway into the compartments to get the Stainless Steel hose clamp on the things because they were too big to fit through the holes.
Funny thing about that. I was working my way into the Starboard side compartment when I felt something that scared me a bit: I felt the Leatherman Tool that is always on my belt slip past the lip of the compartment and "latch" me in like a ratchet.
Keep in mind that I'm doing this work in my storage unit which is about 5 miles up the road from our house and kind of out-of-the way.
Luckily I was able to maneuver myself out of there, but my next move was to remove the tool AND my belt entirely to prevent a repeat. I don't know what I would have done if I'd have gotten stuck in there. Problaby would have had to wait a few hours for my wife to 1) notice I'd been gone too long and 2) decide I might be worth checking on
. It might have been more than a few hours.Anyway, I'm happy with the final product:
For the hose-end, I WAS going to use a SS hose clamp, but then I thought of the potential for damage caused by having that metal fitting on the end of the hose and decided I'd try a couple of zip-ties (pulled tight in a vice) first:
Update: The zip tie setup leaked. Had to go with a hose clamp but wrapped it in duct-tape to cover the sharp edges.
The green fitting on the garden-hose side is actually a valve. I probably don't really need it now since these new fittings have valves built in, but I'm going to keep it anyway.
I'm hoping to get a chance to pull her out of storage within a week or two and give this new setup a trial run.
So thanks to @Big_D for starting the original thread. I would never have found these fittings otherwise.
I'd also like to send a shout-out to Fresh Water Systems for excellent customer service. In the original shipment, they sent me the hose-end fittings and the nuts for the panel-mount fittings but forgot the panel-mount fittings themselves. I sent them a quick e-mail explaining what I received. I got an immediate apology and they Fed-Ex'd me the parts I needed right away.
Customer service is always good with things go right. The TRUE test is when things go wrong.
Stay tuned, I'll be posting up my new Depth Finder / GPS install next. That one involves filling some holes below the water-line and drilling new ones...
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