Stringer Repair 1985 2001 Ski Nautique

Anybody got an idea as to how to mount a stereo here? The one thing my CC needs is a stereo, but there is just no really good place to mount it.....

Keeganino wrote: Oh the memories! Looks good. I scanned through the pages of your thread and it kind of makes me want to do another one. One day...

Agreed! I have often thought about "what I'll do next" ~ now that I know what I'm doing..... That said, I recommend you come down here this weekend, and help me finish mine up!

Well I waited too long to run my cables back through, but I'm not sure I could have done it any other way.

I will say, it was not fun threading the the oil sensor cable, throttle cable, bilge pump hose, and electrical harness through the bulkhead, but I got it done.

The only cable left to run is the Steering Cable. It is/ was impossible. So, rather than run the "rudder end" of the cable through, I'm going to go in reverse and disconnect the cable from the steering wheel. The cable at the steering wheel is more flexible and should be able to get through.

My question is, "How do I get the steering cable off?"

I've attached a pictures...... really getting down to the nitty gritty.....

Unscrew that plastic nut holding the cable to the helm. Then spin the steering wheel. The cable's spiral core meshes with the pulleys inside the helm. Have a rag ready 'cause it's greasy. Fix a rope onto this end of the cable & pull the cable out towards the stern. Tie your new cable onto the rope & then pull it back through. When you re-thread the cable into the helm, you have the opportunity to get the steering wheel centered when rudder is centered.

VICTORY!

Got the cable off at the steering wheel, and threaded through the bulkhead.

I intend to change the steering wheel also. Any tips on how to do that?

Also, what kind of grease do you use on the steering cable? I wiped it all off when I disassembled it.


Thanks ~~~

I'm out of fiberglass thickener!

Anybody know of something I could use as a filler ~ mostly for fairing applications ~ that would be available locally?

I've got some mat that I can chop up ~~~~~ but I'm not sure that would be ideal for fairing......

Was thinking talc, but I'm not sure where I'd go to get it (Lowe's, Home Depot have no idea what I'm talking about).

Completed Floor!

Seems like the last month of posts have been mostly monologues in nature ~ but I did want to keep you updated.

I decided to run a layer of biax over the layer of fiberglass cloth on the floor to strengthen the bond between the floor and hull.

The engine is going in on Monday ~ it was supposed to go in today, but the garage was swamped.....

Today's question if anyone is interested in helping out: I was installing the battery and running the battery cables, and it occured to me that a one of the wires in the electrical harness is supposed to attach to the battery, but I didn't make any notes on this when I was doing the tear down. Any idea which wire(s)? I assume it is one of the shorter wires in the harness, but there are several of them ~ as the bilge pump and automatic float switch are there also.

I've been delaying so much on painting ~ trying to get the fiberglass absolutely perfect. Once that fiberglass is painted, there's no fixing it.... BTW, the decision to go with a non carpet floor has cost me at least a week if not more ~ as the carpet would cover many flaws in the finish (eg: a drop of epoxy that fell where it shouldn't have). Put carpet over that, and no one would ever know it. Paint over it, and everyone would think you had a blister......

So ~ I have been sanding and resanding like a mad man; building up low spots, and sanding down high spots ~~~ then you invariably have to sand again....

Best,
iplan