The official "What did you do to your jet boat today" thread.

[shane hric]

Boats looking good on the water with the family enjoying the grill and Lake Michigan beach!

 

[msavold]

What scratches???

Before (dock rash from previous owner)...


Thanks to the advice and encouragement from this forum... After a couple of hours, some 1500 and 2000 grit sandpaper,

 

[Nucem140]

@Nucem140 it is a NoCo GCP-1 through-hull plug http://www.amazon.com/NOCO-Genius-GCP1-Black-125V/dp/B009ANV81S here is one on Amazon.

Thank you, I ended up buying the Marinco brand shore power plug. I have it wired directly to my dual bank battery charger.

 

[shane hric]

I finally finished my Tower VHF Antenna Mount and figured I would begin putting my LED’S in the 7.7 JL's for the helm area and towers!

 

[Glen]

Fly fishing
Tubing
Dinner at Anna Cabanna (Lake Anna, VA)

 

[latitudeadjuster]

I finally finished my Tower VHF Antenna Mount and figured I would begin putting my LED’S in the 7.7 JL's for the helm area and towers!View attachment 38352 View attachment 38353

where did you get the tower antenna mount....nice!

 

[latitudeadjuster]

 

[shane hric]

@latitudeadjuster it's a Roswell Tower Clamp and I mated the Shakespeare rail mount to it. The Roswell Clamp comes with a universal swivel mount already made out of aluminum. I ground out the outer holes and adjusted it to fit the Shakespeare stainless 2 ea. screw holes. Now I'm mounting it this week and hopefully finishing my VHF radio install

 

[shane hric]

A little more work done today before the Bimini trip!

 

[shane hric]

The Seadek is Complete!

 

[2nazt]

Thanks again @Andy S SeaDek installed. Looks great only made one little oops....

Plus since I've got the boat. Installed:
Fusion IP600g with mount from @JetBoatPilot
4 Polk db651
Swim deck Remote
Secondary 1100gph Bilge with 1 1/8" Through Hull and switch
Stainless Scupper

 

[njmr2fan]

Went to work installing my SIMRAD GO7 and laying a NMEA2000 backbone in the boat

 

[eticket]

I drilled some 5 inch holes in my boat...all for a good cause, installing mid cabin DB651's. Also fed all of the wiring through the boat but then ran out of time and energy. Will terminate everything and mount the amp board next.

 

[latitudeadjuster]

Changed engine oil, Changed spark plugs and greased intermediate bearing!! oh and shinned that beach up!!!

 

[JTC1016]

Did my gelcoat repair. Overall I'm happy with the result but it's still not a factory shine. The spectrum kit was easy to use and a great match though. I might just need a few more rounds of the da polisher. I wet sanded up to 1200 grit then buffed the heck out of it with wizards finish cut then waxed. Just still not like the brand new stuff it's next to. Any recommendations for a finer polish to get a mirror finish?

 

[2nazt]

Maybe a higher grit for wet sanding? I'm no expert though. @Glassman may be able to help though

 

[Murf'n'surf]

Did my gelcoat repair. Overall I'm happy with the result but it's still not a factory shine. The spectrum kit was easy to use and a great match though. I might just need a few more rounds of the da polisher. I wet sanded up to 1200 grit then buffed the heck out of it with wizards finish cut then waxed. Just still not like the brand new stuff it's next to. Any recommendations for a finer polish to get a mirror finish?

Hard to tell on my phone looking at your pics but it looks like a lot of orange peel area. That needs to be wet sanded down deeper then buff/polish to a shine.

 

[tdonoughue]

I don't know the Wizards Finish Cut, but I used polishing compound (Griott's Garage) and then a finer polishing compound on mine and it came out very nice. You might have one that is not cutting enough.

 

[Noko]

I did the following mods about two weeks ago. 4 Wetsounds XS650 speakers replacing the stock speakers, gas cylinder on anchor locker door, fume detector, Lowrance Elite 4 CHIRP sonar/fish finder, second bilge pump, and two OEM chrome handles on each side of the anchor locker to help getting in the front of the boat. The gas cylinder and fume detector were pretty easy. Installing the transducer for the Lowrance was a PITA. I mounted the transducer on the outside and running the cable was a pain. The transducer cable has a large connector that you have to drill a hole for. I had white plastic hull adapter that I just couldn't get quite tight enough so I coated it with a bunch of sealant. That pic with with the scupper drain line is showing the cable going through the back of the boat aft of a cooling line exit. Its above the waterline so I wasn't too concerned that the fitting wasn't as tight as I would like. The sealant is holding it pretty well. I added a Johnson 700 gpm bilge pump with float forward of the existing bilge pump. I have my drain plugs open so any significant water thats by the original pump should move forward to the new pump. I went with the Lowrance 4 because of the smaller size. It fits great just to the right of the dash. I mounted it with a ram mount. The picture of the red plastic thing is a wire tap I got at ACE. It worked great for installing the fume detector gauge and connecting it to a power source. You don't have to strip any wires, you just slide the tap on and clamp the little metal connector in it with a pliers. The bilge pump pic is before I cleaned up the wiring with zip ties. The gas cylinder on the anchor locker door is a nice mod and works really well. I got that idea from someone here as well as the fume detector and handles on the bow. I also changed out the bimini top pin clips with quick release clips but I didnt' take a pic. Thanks to everyone who supplied me with part numbers.

 

[2nazt]

Installed charger finally! Along with NOCO GCP-1! Planning on cup holders on swim deck with drain lines and ordering everything for dual batteries on the drawer slide to move to back of comparment.