RickK's 170 rebuild

[RickK]

Thanks Craig.
I do use a water separator halfway, between 2 50ft hoses.  The pinholes were there prior to spraying, just didn't see them   As soon as I spray they show up.  I'm sure there are still a couple - the first passenger that points them out, over the side they go 

[CLM65]

Gotcha.  And I fully support your method of gaining the proper behavior from your passengers.

[RickK]

Worked on the receiver edges and the storage box and masked off everything again.






I went a couple houses down the street and grabbed my buddy and we measured what I needed for control cables.  We pushed one of the existing 14ftrs through the starboard tube and found out I will need 16 ftrs, which I'll order tonight if I can find the best place to order them. Then we pulled some hoses and wires through the port side - engine harness cables, fuel line, port speaker wires, power pole hoses and the hydraulic steering hoses. 




The starboard side will hold the battery cables, starboard speaker wires, jackplate control wires, bilge pump wires, transducer cable and control cables.

Then I installed the rear cleats and drain caps.




Then I installed the rear terminal block for the battery cables - 4/0 in, 4awg out.  The 4/0 will make the starting battery appear to be in the back of the boat even though it's in the console.


Next weekend we'll pull the starboard cables, pull the 2AWG for the trolling motor and nav light wires to the front.  Then I hope to mount the front cleat, nav light and fuel fill and vent hose, which will definitely be a PITA.

[larsli68]

Impressive work as always Rick!

I'm glad to see you are coming along again. Winds must be better.
 
//Lars

[CLM65]

Adding hardware!  Big milestone, Rick!  Looking great!

[Brendanpd28]

Looks awesome Rick!! I envy your paint spraying skills. Are only sections of the floor and edges painted gloss because the rest will be non-skid? I ask because I will be doing the same thing and was under the impression I needed to paint the entire deck THEN lay out my non-skid areas.

[RickK]

Thanks guys - it's great to get some boxes off my bench.
Brendan, I am spraying gelcoat - a little thicker. maybe. than paint, even though I have sprayed some thick primer on this boat.  The spots that aren't sprayed now will be non-skid using gelcoat. Even some areas that are sprayed will be non-skid. I think I will probably be doing that near the end so I'm not working on it.

[RickK]

Taking a little break to cool down so I'll update what I did this morning:

Time to install the cabinet doors.  A while ago (seems like forever) I dry fit the doors and cut the hinges. I cut one side of the hinges so I could open half the door at a time. So I used them as a guide and marked the door. I drilled a 2" hole and then cut the door in half at a 30 degree upward angle so water wouldn't have a free path into the cabinet/bilge.




Screwed the hinges to the halves of the doors and then mounted the doors in the frames - Starboard side


Here is the top open so you can route the cables/wires


Still need to gelcoat the latches.  Test mounted the sleeve.


Port side, installed and cables through the hole


Sleeve installed

[larsli68]

Great progress Rick! How hot is it in Florida, nice here, but no need to take breaks to cool down... 
//Lars

[RickK]

Mid to upper 80s and HUMID.  So the temp isn't too bad but I'm working under a tarp.

[larsli68]

I bet that takes it's toll. We had mid 60's here today and no humidity.
Pretty nice day to work on the boat. I hope to launch next week.
I'm in no rush, I'm travelling a lot for work, and might wait until June to launch. I have the small boat in the water.

//Lars

[florida196]

Looks great.  Where can one pick up those rigging sleeves like that.  I'd like to find two for my rigging tubes coming through the floor into my console.  Would need 3" though.

[RickK]

Here's one place.  It'll give you the terms to google with, like I called them sleeves, where they're called boots here. 
https://www.fishntech.com/th_rigging_acc.html

[RickK]

Finally took the plastic off the inserts and installed them.  Had a battle with a couple of nuts that didn't want to stay glued to the fiberglass


Got the rear speakers installed.


Looks almost new


I rounded up my buddy and we pulled the 4/0 cables, control cables and a couple pairs for jack plate and speakers from the console out and bilge and transducer back toward the console. Those 4/0 are monsters - there will be no loss through them. I'll run 4ga from the terminal block out to the motor.


Not much exiting the cabinet on this side.  The boat will probably lean to starboard from the 4/0 though




We then spent several hours wrestling the fuel fill/vent - what a royal PITA.  No room to work in that access up front, hose clamps that wouldn't move, super stiff fill hose    Got it done but WOW!!  You can see the top on the cap to port of the access up front.  Wanted to get the nav light and cleat installed but didn't have time...

[CLM65]

Awesome Rick, you're making great progress!