Marinette Boat Forum

Thanks Skye, all good points.. worked on her last night, was to tired for dinner, went to bed and had the worst night ever.! Was so tired that I snored, the dogs snored, sounded like we left the engine running..L.O.L. Might take it a little bit easier today...!

Hey former MK here - once you mess with the 41 UTB's that aluminum boat thing stays in you. I am messing with a 1984 28 Express. Check your through the hull fittings; the seacock flange on my boat was plastic and came apart in my hands when I first started working on this project. Luckily the boat was on the hard or it would have been quite an event as it's about a 2" hole in the bottom of the vessel and I would have been stuck in the engine space plugging it with my shirt until someone wandered out the dock.

I am already wet, and everything looks good so far.. I am having issues with the waste holding tank, but everything else seems ok.. Thanks..I could use a good MK, L.O.L. My mid-ship is bigger than my hatch.!

UP DATE.. I SPENT THREE NIGHTS IN THE DARK AFTER I INSTALLED THE NEW VHF AND GPS SYSTEM.. I THOUGHT I HAD KNOCKED A WIRE LOOSE, AND I LOOKED AT EVERY POSSIBLE WIRE IN THE BOX.. I LOOKED FOR BAD FUSES, LOOSE CONNECTIONS, CLEANED OUT THE POWER CENTER, ZIP TIED ALL THE LOOSE WIRES, AND I FINALLY GAVE UP, WENT TO THE MARINA MECHANIC AND ASK FOR SOME HELP.. "DAVE" CAME ON BOARD AND CHECKED A COUPLE THINGS, THEN HE CHECKED FOR POWER TO THE SYSTEM.. HE SAID: " I'M SORRY, I CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR YOU, UNTIL YOU CHARGE THE BATTERIES.. YOU HAVE ONLY 3.2 VOLTS IN YOUR STARBOARD BATTERIES, WHICH BY THE WAY, ARE ALSO YOUR HOUSE BATTERIES.." I WAS NOT REALLY CONVINCED THAT WAS MY PROBLEM, BUT 24 HOURS LATER, I HAD ALL MY POWER BACK, ALL MY LIGHTS WERE WORKING, AND THE ENGINE STARTED RIGHT UP.. SO WHAT DID I LEARN.? DON'T MAKE IT ANY HARDER THAN IT IS... LOOK FOR THE SIMPLE THINGS FIRST... I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT, BUT I COMPLETELY MISSED THE BOAT ON THIS ONE..!!

Sounds like she is in the water. Might be tricky checking the strength of the through hulls. I have a couple of "carrots" aboard now but didn't sued to. What I did have was one of those French rolling pins that taper off at each end. I still have it, but one end is cut off. Still does a great job rolling out the pizza dough.