justice
Roll Me Over
Reged: 02/06/00
Posts: 3163
Loc: Coastal N Carolina, USA
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My Bass Boat Project: 89 Ranger 363V W/Evinrude XP150
06/18/12 10:31 PM
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I made a lowball offer of 1200 for this boat thinking not a chance in hell, owners countered with 1500 and I jumped on it. I picked the boat up Saturday, and have been going through it ever since. Lots of stuff to do. The boat had been sitting for over 3 years it looks like. Vacuumed it all out and then started checking things over. Both trolling motor batteries were shot. One is missing a terminal Due to corrosion and the other wont hold a charge over 10.8 Volts, probably dead cell in that one. Too bad both Die Hard deep cycle dated 2008. Hooked trolling motor up and it works so thats good, I just need to get some terminal Lugs big enough for the cables.
The fuses to both livewell aerators, and one bilge pump were blown...check the pumps, they were frozen, freed and cleaned with WD40 and they whirred and purred like new.
Concentrating on this bilge area/batt box first then I'll move on once its squared away. Wires need tidied up gunk and rust cleaned out and bilge and aerators reinstalled with new clamps where needed.
I did idle the motor with ears on it in the driveway, Sounded good to my untrained ear..Hopefully I'll get it on the water this weekend for a run through. I wanted to make sure I had the trolling motor and bilge pumps going first..after that I'll shine it up all nice.
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99 Gen 2.5, fixing, awaiting build
89 SWB- 33's, ARB Front locker, SR rear locker/axle, SR F brakes, winch, WST Offroad Armor all Around, 2.85 Aussie T-case Gears
Sold: (2) 95 SR's, 86 SWB, 90LWB, 91 LWB
-Can Change a timing belt in my sleep..
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