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Apparently the new boats come with magnesium anodes. And we can't get aluminum or zinc replacements from Yamaha. Go figure.
My boat is one faithful mother effer. Didn't touch her for about 5 months. Went there last week and purred right up with the first try
No pics? You know policy.
No pics? Didn’t happen
Done!
Has your interior upholstery been replaced by chance? I'm going to need to do this in the not too distant future for my 2007 SX230.
That is some real improvement... great job, congrats!
I heard of this but never understood what and how. Moving forward I will consider doing this on my dual engine AR230 although access to the muffler area is super tight. Just replaced my scupper over the winter and walked away more than once out of frustration. Glad I now down and ready for the season.
Love the look of these... seem like boat is moving faster!
Please tell us how effective this mod is....?
It made a difference, but not a huge one. I've had someone else drive the boat and I've found most of the sound is coming from the swim deck area.
Thank you, I haven't done what you did but over the winter added "pipe insulation" all around the perimeter of the engine compartment. Rather than the foam, I use the EPDM rubber-based elastomeric material which is flexible, lightweight, and UV resistant. It's 3x the cost of foam but still ~$7 per tube and I used about 3 of them. I'm sure other hand done this before as this was not my original idea but will post picture next time I'm at the storage.
I saw these at Home Depot but I didn't purchase because I was concerned about the adhesive. How did the adhesive work out?Thank you, I haven't done what you did but over the winter added "pipe insulation" all around the perimeter of the engine compartment. Rather than the foam, I use the EPDM rubber-based elastomeric material which is flexible, lightweight, and UV resistant. It's 3x the cost of foam but still ~$7 per tube and I used about 3 of them. I'm sure other hand done this before as this was not my original idea but will post picture next time I'm at the storage.
Armacell 3/4 in. x 6 ft. Rubber Self-Seal Pipe Wrap Insulation HST07812 - The Home Depot
For an economical and energy efficient way to help prevent your pipes from freezing consider using the Armacell Armaflex 3/4 in. x 6 ft. Rubber Self-Seal Pipe Wrap Insulation. Antimicrobial product protectionwww.homedepot.com
I didn’t realize that marine mat and seadek look so much a like. What’s the difference? Name and price only?
I had replaced the original black mat on swim deck with blacktip elite a couple of years ago. The blacktip I have is the slate gray and is a 95% match to the marine mat at jbp. The cockpit mats have a little texture and the older blacktip are smooth. From what I understand marine mat makes blacktip. It looks so good I ordered some optional pads.
Just put it over the edge and did not used the adhesive due to same concerns. After some time in place is stays in place and doesn't seems to beed to be permanently adhered.
