The boat owner has an idea on how to improve the live well in the 23 Mako. Captain Al discusses the live well set up.
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Captain Al, Discusses the dilemma of the viewing angle of the new digital gauges.
Captain A describes the process of glassing the deck and working on the teak.
Starboard floor replacement piece cut and fit. Deck cut away and grinder work to flatten area to accept 3/4 plywood. Port side jigsaw puzzle cover in place. Before fitting new piece just an open area which needed grinding. The gas fill tube that we will use is the forward most. We are keeping the aft pipe in place in case it has to be used in the future if the forward pipe failed. Not likely but why not plan ahead. We capped the pipe on the top end by the fill. We then attached a hose segment with pressure check apparatus and snifter valve which we pressurized to about 3 psi. After 15 minutes there was no drop in pressure so the fill pipe which has about six welds is not compromised and will not leak fuel. This is a little complex test but has to be done because switching to the other fill pipe is a major task once the deck is sealed. Today was a busy day. I was doing some ordering of parts and supplies. Peter Butta was sanding to beat the band. Pete Johnston was doing fiberglass repairs. It was a busy place with lots going on. The boat should be all ready for it's Awl Grip paint job in a couple of weeks. This is the necessary prep stage to get the boat ready to be painted. It is hard work and sometimes very tedious. When you have a super clean finish with no dings, cracks or lousy patch jobs the paint job is easy and comes out just outstanding.You can't be cheap on the preparatory steps. |
1979 MakoWe are starting another complete restoration for Tony Daidone on another 1979 23 foot Mako. This boat is in very good shape and lived its entire old life on Lake Michigan. Having lived in only fresh water makes things a lot easier. There is no salt water corrosion of parts and the boat never had bottom paint on it. It is coming along real good and we will be posting lots of new photos of the work in progress very shortly. Archives
March 2012
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