'74 22-2

[love2fish]

Had a few things done to the tower: the upper station needed a footbar/extra brace, this combined with the secondary posts higher on the console really strengthened the tower. As usual- very happy with Randy's quality welds and attention to detail.

[CLM65]

Nice Chris, I'll have to keep that in mind when I eventually mount my tower in the boat.  Has Randy been keeping busy building towers/tops?

[love2fish]

He's super busy from what I understand. He's the key builder for Barker Boatworks and also a few other boat builders. 

Craig: couple tips based on my build/rigging. soak the hydraulic lines with the slickest stuff you can get of there. Id even consider trying to run them before you put the tower in the boat so you can spray whatever lubricant in the tube and not worry about it dripping into your boat.

I ran my steering on the Port side and Morse controls on the starboard side. When you mount your throttle: try placing it directly above the chase-tube to help with angles and to keep the cables from binding.

I would also consider a 10ga main power and ground to a buss bar or fuse panel in theuper ontrol box for whatever accessories you will have up there. Even having the 2" tubes- its a PITA getting everything run.

Im building a box to go under the upper seat to act as an electronics box where I can have the radio and extra storage.

[CLM65]

Thanks for the tips, Chris.  And glad to hear Randy is doing well.

[RickK]

Glad Randy is doing well also, I'm getting close to ordering my seat from him.

[love2fish]

hey all, its been a while. good to see new members and builds and the progress of some of the older member's as their boats continue to improve or be enjoyed as is!
I have a question to the motor/electrical masters on here:  1999 Yamaha 150 vmax- had a trim fluid leak. somewhere along the line of refilling the trim the gauge does not seem to read like it should.  this is the Yamaha gauge, wiring harness and everything. and all worked fine until the trim pump started leaking. basically now with the motor "level- at 1/2 up/down... the gauge reads that the motor is all the way down (1 or 2 bars instead of 4).  is there something I can reset, unplug/reconnect, or change?


Thanks

[Blue Agave]

Chris, there is a sender somewhere on the motor. Not sure where with your motor but it is on the port side of the motor bracket on mine. Google & YouTube are your friends. Catching any?


http://youtu.be/WGB_ZPKylRg

[Capt. Bob]

Another view.

[love2fish]

Bob and Nando- Thank you, this is great, I will check it out as soon as I get home.

Nando- sadly have not been fishing in several months. last time I went I caught a decent snook and some small reds, but nothing major. ready to get back at it this summer! have you been?

[CLM65]

Good to hear from you again Chris!  If it is not where CB's sender is in his pic, look on the tilt tube (the tube the engine tilts on), on the front, below/behind your steering cylinder.  That is where it is at on my 2002 Yamaha OX66 200.  Here is a pic:



There is a plastic piece that clamps on the tube, and it has an arm that contacts the sender.  This plastic piece has broken on me before.

[love2fish]

  thank you! My sender was kinda tucked up under the lower cowling and was totally gummed up- sprayed some liquid wrench in there to loosen it up and then checked the gauge- works perfectly!  Good to hear SeaBob on the ole interweb! Thanks for everyone's help and suggestions: right on the money as usual

[love2fish]

added a dodger to the boat a little bit ago. not keeping it on full-time but it will be nice for sandbar and diving trips.



also cleaned up the hydraulic steering lines for the lower helm. originally I had the T fitting at the helm instead of "inline". this cluttered up the space in there. I moved the T fitting to a bracket I made on the underside of the top of the console and then ran 16" "feeder" lines down to the helm with a 90' fitting. much cleaner appearance as well as not worrying about a line getting snagged when someone pulls something out of the console.



tackling the wiring next as it drives me crazy.

[RickK]

The dodger is a nice addition and the cleanup looks great 

[love2fish]

Thanks!
forgot to post, but this is how the lines were originally.