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Re: Bravo III skeg repair finally finished

By the way, wow, very nice.

Are you doing complete overhaul of the boat?

It there a thread on this.

Reason I ask, I'm completely going through min, cold use some good ideas and may also have some to share.

Re: Bravo III skeg repair finally finished

Hi sirbb,

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Originally Posted by sirbb (Post 14119)

Are you doing complete overhaul of the boat?

No, we're just cleaning her up. The internal condition of the motor and outdrive are fine, though we have had to replace things like the starter, altenator, one trim ram, seals and bellows, etc...but these things wear out over time anyway. The most consuming task has been restoring the finish on the hull and cosmetic touchups, but again, these things can be expected when owning a boat.

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Originally Posted by sirbb (Post 14119)

Reason I ask, I'm completely going through min, cold use some good ideas and may also have some to share.

Probably the best advise I can offer is: Take your time and before touching anything, document (I use a note pad and a digital camera) how it's attached, wired up, mounted, etc..., you can never have too much reference material. This especially true when it comes to the electrical wiring! Don't rely on memory alone... :confused:

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If there's anything else, just holler!
WetWilly

Re: Bravo III skeg repair finally finished

Hello WetWilley,

I see you went to San Pablo Dam for your first spring run. ( We live near each other ) What big lake did you go to Berryessa? I've been to the delta twice this spring, my Shabah Z212 sounds like yours. Sputtered some at first then nails after that. 55-57 mph @4700-4800rpm with a 4 blade 20 pitch Alium. I was happy with that. I also run a 3 blade SS 19 when I travel to lakes around N. Cal. We need to get together some day, we live to close not to. Hope all is well

Ron ( Calakeboater )

Re: Bravo III skeg repair finally finished

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Originally Posted by WetWilly (Post 5084)

Well I finally finished with the lower Bravo III housing...

All that's left to do fix the streched out netting on the seat backs (I'll document this one because I know a lot of you have the same issue

Please keep us updated on this if i havent already missed the thread somewhere i would like to know how to do this. Thanks.

Re: Bravo III skeg repair finally finished

Hi Calakeboater, that would be great and looking at the map, it looks like we have three more members in the area, one in Hercules, Fairfield and one up in Folsom (Richardfra with a 272 BR). Maybe we can all get together for some summer fun.

We did Berryessa for a day trips and overnight camping . I prefer Berryessa because it's close and it's the third or forth largest lake in NorCal. Only problem is most on the marinas, especially the ones with camp sites were taken over by a new vendor and BLM implemented lots of changes, so for now, most of them are closed. As of last year, only Markley, Pleasure Cove and Steele Park were open.

What lakes do you prefer?

WetWilly

Re: Bravo III skeg repair finally finished

Hi Irace82,

Haven't finished the seat back mesh pocket project yet, as a mater of fact, I had to put on the back burner for awhile. So now, I'm slowly getting around to finishing the new seat rails (they hold the sides of the mesh to the seat back) as the originals were either cracked or broken. Next on the list is to remove the worn out elastic at the top of the mesh and sew in a new one (had new elastic but I seem to have lost it) then re-assemble it all back together.

Here's a picture of the original rails and the new ones I'm working on. Geez, it's been a long time since I've played with Plexiglas! Well, a few more holes, corners rounded, sides polished and they're ready to go back on!

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h2...s/PICT0807.jpg

Hopefully, I'll get it done soon and I will post the process with pictures.

WetWilly