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

[Ribs77]

A bunch of screws and silicone. Then the clean out tube needs removed from the hatch and it "should" come off.

Well, I went out and took a look. Damn unfortunate it's not the starboard side, because I can actually see those bolts. I'm scared to remove the clean out tube

However, I watched a video that a guy made with loose cleats on a 195, and his seemed loose in a different way than mine. It's like the whole "base" was loose as well. With mine, it's just the cleat part that sticks out that's a little more wobbly than I'd like. The base seems rock solid.

Does that mean I may not need to bother?

I also got under the boat and tried to do the sealant job on the intake tunnel. I didn't remove the grate - was able to get my hands to most places that I needed without doing so. And there were a few spots that I thought were missing sealant that actually were not - it's just a black colored sealant that I couldn't really see before.

So this first spot appeared to be missing sealant, but as you can see (hopefully) it's not




This next shot shows roughly where I did apply sealant. Not the smoothest application of all time, but hopefully it does the trick.




And way back here... I couldn't tell if there is supposed to be sealant or not, or whether there was any. There was what seemed to be a bit of a gap just outside the red circle and I was able to get SOME sealant in there, but the circled area was too far to reach and I wasn't sure if it was meant to have any anyway.

 

[drewkaree]

I also have a cleat that feels like it's a bit loose. I'd like to take care of that proactively before it just falls out (like one of the hinges on my engine hatch), but HOW? I assume I need to get behind it to tighten something, but again... hOWWWWW? If anyone has any advice, I'm all ears!

Edit - it's the rear-most port cleat.

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Pull your cup holder, tie a string to a wrench, and get at the backside from the opening.

I can't find a pic of the area on your boat that you're talking about, so you'll need to show us, or put up with guesstimates, although I'm pretty sure you should have closer access than the cleanout tray.

 

[Shookie]

New boat lift installed at my lake house.... wiring will be completed end of this week.



In anticipation, I had to get a charger installed. Bought a Noco 10x2 and installed it.

 

[tdonoughue]

Pull your cup holder, tie a string to a wrench, and get at the backside from the opening.

I can't find a pic of the area on your boat that you're talking about, so you'll need to show us, or put up with guesstimates, although I'm pretty sure you should have closer access than the cleanout tray.

With mine I pulled the cleanout tray and borrowed the longest two extension bars I have ever seen... It was a big nut (don't remember the size), so was a 3/4" drive. If you can do the cupholder, that would be great. If not, look for those long extension bars.

But, that is when the base is loose. If it is only the top part of the cleat (the pull-out part), I bet you are fine.

 

[Kaffi311]

New 2024 FSH 222 owners here - doing a few things to get her ready for our first trip. So far I've connected drain tubes to all the cup holders and rod holders- and sealed them all up. They came out good. Today the hubby greased trailer bearings, and we installed the keel guard. Waiting on the anchor locker fitting to fix that- and the riser for the clean out tray to get that sealed. So far so good- thanks to you all on this forum !!

 

[tdonoughue]

Love the keel guard. Not that I beach often, but even just having a little more peace of mind in case I do or if I hit some unexpected shallow...