RickK's 170 rebuild

[RickK]

Thanks Lars and Craig.  As for the lock washers - I thought the same with the nylocs being enough but wondered why they would include the lock washers with the bolts and nuts in the 2" spacer kit.

[love2fish]

might be thinking you could use the lock washer on the bolt head side- to hold the bolt incase you cant get a wrench to it...? not the best method but could work in a pinch I suppose. or... like most things you have to assemble these days- its always a crapshoot whether you get a matching number of nuts-bolts-washers.

boat looks great! I'm not familiar with the 17 bows really, is that removable section a custom thing you did? how does it stay locked in while you are underway? latches underneath or something?

[RickK]

Thanks.
If you're talking about the big wood piece, I have not installed the swivel keeper blocks on the sides yet.

[RickK]

I worked on the proper placement of the engine/all the spacers to get the engine's anti-cavitation plate near the bottom of the boat when the jack plate is all the way down. I ended up raising the engine to the top hole on the jack plate and the bottom hole on the engine.  That got the plate to be 1" above the bottom of the boat, which I think will be fine with 8" of set back.  Sound right?
After that my buddy Ed and I decided it was time to dunk this baby and see if she floats.  Aired the tires up, unhooked the front tarp attachment and moved the gantry to the side.  I pulled the boat out of it's hiding place (in plain sight) and parked it on the road so I could clean up the years worth of leaves, dirt, shell and other stuff that accumulated under the boat.  Cleaned and washed that all down and then off to the lake down the street to try her out.  Boat is so light I don't even feel it behind the truck.


I have never launched at the lake so I didn't know what to expect. You're launching from shore, so I asked Ed to be ready to yell if something weird happened.


It went ok, almost had to back the truck into the water to get the boat to launch.  I found out later, when I retrieved the boat, that the trailer was floating and I really didn't need to back in that far.  I guess I'll need to put some weight (maybe a few hundred pounds) on the trailer.


The lake is a "no motor" lake so I guess I still qualify 


I am happy to see the scuppers sitting high and dry - even with a couple more hundred pounds of the rest of the engine being added - should be self baling again 

[CLM65]

Awesome!

[Blue Agave]

Looking good!  Shouldn't be long now. Engine height should be good, but you'll want to run her to confirm.

[larsli68]

 
Really cool Rick! Must have felt great after all the hard work you have put in!

//Lars

[HawgLeg]

Saweeeet!!  I'm thinking I'm going to float mine before I cut my scuppers

[RickK]

Thanks guys - it does feel good not only to float her but to get rid of all the crap that accumulated under the boat.
I need to get working on the engine now and also finish up the little bit of gelcoating I have left to do on the tank lid so I can get the console in.  All the wiring has been pulled into the tank area.

[RickK]

Got the power head installed today - it took a little time to order and install the parts that I forgot to remove when I traded in the engine core - DOH!!.


I now need to discuss with you guys where you attached the circuit breaker and relays for the jackplate under the cowl.  I will take and post some pics of the under cowl room and there isn't any on the port side for sure.  Where would you install the items - the relays aren't small.  I can install them in the cabinets in the rear corners of the boat but would rather put them up under the cowl.

[RickK]

I seem to have misplaced the clips that hold the engine side harness plugs to the helm side of the harness.  Does anyone know where to purchase them? or even what the name of them are - I've googled my butt off with no success.
Thanks in advance.

[larsli68]

Hello Rick,

You probably have already seen this, but I found this place when helping my brother with parts for his 1999 Johnson.

You can click on view parts catalog without signing up for anything.

http://epc.brp.com/SiteMods/BRP_Public/BRP_Public_Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fIndex.aspx%3flang%3dE%26s1%3d91f0aa45-071b-4748-aae1-91a549252d9c&lang=E&s1=91f0aa45-071b-4748-aae1-91a549252d9c

It will give you exploded views of the different areas of the engine.

//Lars

[RickK]

Thanks Lars 

Yup, I found this site and many others that show exploded views (maybe behind the scene they all come back to this one) and I finally found the clips by looking at a different model than mine - not sure why the clips aren't on every one 

[RickK]

Found some rotten wires in the internal wiring harness and had to order a new harness.
Changed the impeller again (changed it when I started this rebuild), test fit the lower unit and drained/filled the lower unit lube. We found that we were missing a grommet so I ordered that and we'll finish it up next weekend.

[CLM65]

Getting mighty close Rick!  Can't wait to see it running!