When drilling through vinyl with a hole saw, run the drill in reverse until it cuts through the vinyl, then go forward to cut through the backing. It won't grab the vinyl like that. :)
Best episode yet. I don't take glee in watching someone deal with an unexpected disaster, but the way you two deal with stuff keeps me coming back. Hope the vacation proves to be the best yet for you. God Bless
Them cables would be mounted on the inside of the boat. I'm to big to fit in a boat sandwich. There might have been a large access panel when I was finished along with some duct tape usage. That's how we do it in Alaska.😄😄😄
I have to give y'all an A+ on the control replacement. Especially when you're not familiar with them. Those seastar controls are kinda a pain in the rear! (Coming from a 27+ year mercury tech who has replaced over a hundred of them) I find them aggravating too! If you had used a mercury one, you would still had to cut out the opening some and replaced the cables to a different style, would have been considerably more expensive. Probably still easier than the seastar ones, lol. Good job!
This Hot Summer has melted and damaged lots of stuff that I otherwise wouldn't worry about in the back of my wagon when I go to the river.. This vid is a good reminder to stow stuff considering the potential of magnified heat in a closed vehicle! thanks, and glad you got straightened out fast!
So I didn't see where the air horn was relocated to! Thank goodness no one got hurt. Great perseverance. Love your attitude. What's the fun in buying a new boat and making a payment? Besides, this kind of stuff will keep you young. Can't wait for the next adventure! Thanks for sharing!
I totally agree with Aaron, buy an old car or boat and do the repairs yourself, it is indeed much more satisfying than buying something new. Happy family vacation!
Love the lifestyle. I need to do more stuff like this. My twins are getting old enough now. Many adventures to come. We just bought a small boat for $150. I'm working on putting an engine in it now. Thanks for the inspiration.
Sorry for the troubles, but congrats on overcoming and getting to spend time with family! I truly appreciate the frustrations you share, we all do. If this stuff was easy, everyone would be doing it.
That must have been very stressful, trying to sort it all out in the time frame. You both have incredible amounts of patience. I’m so glad you got it fixed in time. Enjoy your trip.
I was lucky enough to grow up on beaches, in a sub topical region and have been boating all my life, still have a captains licence. A word of advice to newbie boaters, when you anchor down at low tide and want to leave your boat overnight, make sure you put out plenty of anchor rope/chain or else when the high tide hits it will either drag the nose of a small boat under water or pop your anchor out of the sand and float off with your boat. As for the explosion, that's why I never leave a can of CRC or WD-40 in the trunk of a car! LOL
As Roseanne Roseannadanna would say: "Well, it just goes to show you, it's always something - if it ain't one thing, it's another." :/ Glad it all worked out! Enjoy your time off with family.
That was a pain in the patoot but thanks to your mechanical knowledge and abilities you adapted and overcame. Fun for me to watch. Looking forward to the next challenge!
Awesome Video! You guys have talent for days! It’s so cool to see you guys trouble shoot and then get things fixed! Hope you guys had a great camping trip with the fam!
My rudder in my '92 Malibu came unattached from the cable on the river. My wife used channel locks on the rudder stem to guide us while I was at the helm yelling directions. Boats are so fun. haha! Thanks for the video! I just got home from TX today (9/19/21) We were in Ft Worth, Killeen, South Padre Island, San Antonio and San Marcos. What a trip!
I just discovered your channel recently and absolutely love the videos on the boat. Your attitudes and outlook are refreshing. Anyone who has owned a boat and have worked on it themselves can relate with your frustrations installing that shifter. Have a great vacation. More than well deserved after that little surprise!
Nice job ,you guy's. You all are so lucky to be able to spend quality time with all your friends and relatives . Its nice to see some families still enjoy having fun together on the lake boating and skiing. That lake is just beautiful and that water was perfect for nice slalom run! I really miss my boat and all of those great vacations...... Thanks for sharing
I live in northern Manitoba (Canada) with an abundance of lakes around us. Some years ago we bought a 24 foot pontoon boat and it's just a gift from God to be able to pull out on a lake somewhere and jump in the water. So happy for y'all.
Love Lake Ouachita spent many days on the Lake and in river as it enters the Lake fishing between Oden and Sim’s low water bridge. I remember eating breakfast at the Shangri La marina and restaurant. I was about the age of your niece and I am in my late 60’s now. Clear beautiful water. I ended up with a small ranch out of Eustace not far from you guys . Small world after all - love all your adventure boating , cars and airplanes. I also build and raced cars when younger, was aerospace executive for 42 years and fish as a hobby now that I’m retired. Keep up the great videos, love you guys and your wonderful attitude.
It seems several of us have had similar problems with “ Universal “ parts. But hey get in there and get it fixed so you can be off on another great boat trip ! Love the video, we’re all in this together.
More than anything I love your attitudes in the face of adversity ... it seems God knew what he was doing pairing you two... enjoyed the video... have fun now!!!
I'm heading to West Marine to go look at some Sea Star top mount shifters tomorrow! I just bought a 82' Whaler Revenge-V20, needs a new shifter and some updated guages but she's ready to go after that! She needs some more repairs but I'm gonna wait till it's non boating weather and she'll go under the knife 👍 I'm glad to know the shifter is gonna be a bit if a puzzle lol
With the bravo outdrive your water impeller is on the motor and not in the outdrive. Don't use the muffs on the outdrive you'll never get enough water pressure to the impeller while using the muffs.
It's always good to put the drain plug in before launching the boat. There's always boat projects. There's always house projects too, but the boat is way more fun than the house.
Thought Sparks was going to be just Shop stuff, but I really love the boat and how its coming in. I love avation also and bikes and trucks and cars! LoL. Y'all done conered the market! LoL. Thanks you two! Carry on!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I am brand new to your channel. I see this was 9 months ago. How nice to be young and have the patience that you have. I really enjoyed watching at least 8 of your post.
That’s still a good looking boat! Wild what happened to that horn! As a marine mechanic-I feel your pain. Glad you got it figured out and enjoyed your time off.
I wrote my first comment before watching the end of the episode and what you said reminded of Murphy's law. Do you know there's an annex to Murphy's law, "Murphy was an optimist " 😁😁😁😁😁
Yes : big lesson ! it broke my heart when you showed that you had to fit the trim a second time I know that situation so often ( temporary cardboard could had prevent from itches in the tiny fiberglass area ) but " funny to buy old things and work on it " ! ! ! ! like a cheap very old reconstructable 23' sail boat I am looking at ? is it reasonable at nearly 67 ?
Emily mine is a 1997 Ciera 2655 so very similar to your boat. Had to remove all the panels and cushions to reupholster so I understand the tight fit to get to the shifter. Thanks for the AAP coupon savings it has saved me alot. Great job to you and Aaron.
That was a freak accident. Glad nobody was hurt, and that it didn't break the windshield. The meaning that was made up for BOAT, "Break Out Another Thousand", always seems to be spot on. lol.
Your boating vids our well and truly my favourite. Maybe my favourite vids on youtube. I live in UK and haven't been boating in 30 years :( so watching your adventures just makes me want to do what you do. Maybe one day I'll find myself at lake witchata? Who knows. All the best you guys.
Just gotta say love your channel and boating an going on vacation I always had a boat project to finish up before we could enjoy the water we used to houseboat we did that for over 10 years with about 20 friends what a blast sucks getting older and people go their separate ways :( Em you and Aron are pleasant to listen to and can't help to love a gal that is willing to get in there and help! Ka Boom who would have though an air horn would have caused that much trouble!
Nice to see people like the both of you enjoying your time together and working together I’m and old fart now love what you do!!! Keep up the great work!
Every time I am sitting on the couch, I hear Aaron's voice say "Get off the couch and learn something." Today I am changing out the rear differential bushings in my 99 Honda CRV. They have been clunking for a few months now.
i thought the refrigerant can had reliefs on the bottom or sides in it so it would pop up and relieve itself and not become a missile. Glad no one got hurt. We all know about one size fits all; Bayliner built the boat around the shifter. Glad allyall worked together and enjoyed the memories of your hard work. Thanks for the video
Several years ago I was at a job fair on Fort Gordon. There was a 88 Supra parked in the parking lot with a R134a can in the trunk area. It was hot that day. That can ruptured and launched through the back glass and skittered across the parking lot and eventually wedged against the curb still venting refrigerant.
My shifter did that while under way. Shorted the trailering wires and put the drive up out of the water. I had to shut it down quick. Ripped the wires off. Figure out which ones put the drive back down, then used Channel lock pliers to operate the shift and throttle. Just in time to get out of the way of a Great Lakes freighter.
Always like you're videos. You both always smiling no matter what life throw at you guy's. Spending time with the family is the most important thing never know what can happen to love one's always make memories.
One of the best things is to install a solar exhaust fan on top of engine cover automatically vents any fumes out from under engine compartment. Cheers Steve from Aus.
Young Lady your husband has to be the luckiest man in the world. You're helpful in everything he has to do. Having a wife like she has to be epic, she works on the car and boat what else does she not do? God bless you both and I wish y'all the best for the summer, be safe, stay well and God Bless you both
Crazy there was enough energy to shear the shaft like that and destroy the top. WOW! I've adjusted an older Merc shifter and it's not fun. Itchy fiberglass, tight space ugh..... Love the perseverance, nice work.
Awesome boat. And the kid is growing up right in front of all of us. Have a great time on Ouachita, it is one of the many beautiful lakes in our state and I am sure a great time
Looks like y'all got it all sorted out them Universal shifters can be a headache sometimes all the work is worth it once the boat is back on the water my boat doesn't have a drain plug only bilge pumps good video guys very educational
You adjust the forward and reverse without the engine running . Have one person turn the prop while you shift the boat . Just have to find the balance so it locks the prop both (opposite) ways . Trying to do it running can damage the drive .
It is essential to break out the OEM service manual first when doing shifting adjustments. It covers how to do the adjustment correctly before running the motor so you make certain it will consistently shift safely from neutral to forward or reverse BEFORE the throttle cable moves. I don't ever test the shifting system on the drive system without going through those steps first. Want to eat up the lower unit parts fast, let it idle real high and shift it into gear several times. Is it possible to do this without the manual? Yes but it consumes a lot of time guessing and struggling to get it right. The factory service manual steps will also help you diagnose if your issue is due to the lower shift cable or outdrive if a shifting issue occurs.
Yup, figuring out how to pull boats apart is always a pain in the everywhere. Universal stuff can be really annoying when things don't fit like they should.
Oh to love boating is painful. For my big family vacation this year I found that out engine block had not been properly winterized (dad passed away nobody knew where the boat was), so it was cracked (2 weeks before our trip). I found a block in Florida but a shipping snafu to Utah meant I didn't have a block until two days before we were supposed to be on the lake. Oh, and someone thought it would be a good time to convert to a sniper EFI and a 4bbl intake. I got it done, but only just, and spent the week working out the kinks. Now re-doing all the shortcuts I took...
Glad everything worked out ok. I'm gonna stop keeping my Air horn in the boat from now on (it can get up to 116° here at times). Thanks for the tip and sorry this happened.
Hey Aaron check the purple wire next to the shifter wiring underneath. It too was damaged and about to let go. Looks like it got smashed... you guys are awesome and love the channel...
That’s crazy!! I wouldn’t have thought that can would have exploded like that on the boat. I would imagine a car that fully sealed but figured a boat with a canvas cover would have enough ventilation that it wouldn’t get that hot. Wild. Good to know though. As we bought a boat this past year and I had been keeping the spray cans of sun tan lotion on the boat. I won’t be doing that anymore.
Hope you both didn’t get flooded out on Wednesday’s storm at AirVenture. Our tent leaked. Just came across your boat videos this past week. Great Chanel. We are new to owning a boat (been building experimental airplanes and flying for years though). Keep up the great videos.
Great video! Can't believe all that damage from an airhorn! Hope you don't keep self-inflating life jackets on the boat. Imagine the damage those canisters could do! Really enjoy your posts!
Totally relatable with my first 3 boats. Recently I had 2 aerosol cans of BANG go BANG in one of my compartments. That compartment and my rod box that shares a vent still smells like garlic, shad, and crawfish. Not gonna lie-I bought a new bass boat and am making a payment because of lack of patience and when it's time to fish it's time to fish. At least I know how this one has been cared for.
ok now I'm caught up. Have binged watched all your video's, I caught you on a sailing boating channel, I remember you from you velocity motor trend show liv, love, wrench, sorry they didn't feel that was worth keeping. Glad you persevered. Any way, glad to see you here and keep me entertained. Thank you. Peace and love, okie
That’s AWESOME Timothy!!! Thank you so much for watching our stuff! Yeah, the TV thing was an interesting experience but honestly- glad they didn’t renew it because our main goal is to build this channel and having Discovery feel like they owned us was unsettling! Lol!!! Sure do appreciate the support here, stay tuned!!
I have a can of dust off in my garage which is now in my home. I never knew they had the ability to explode with that much force. I really hope this video saves someone a future injury or damage.
When drilling through vinyl with a hole saw, run the drill in reverse until it cuts through the vinyl, then go forward to cut through the backing. It won't grab the vinyl like that. :)
Best episode yet. I don't take glee in watching someone deal with an unexpected disaster, but the way you two deal with stuff keeps me coming back. Hope the vacation proves to be the best yet for you. God Bless
Them cables would be mounted on the inside of the boat. I'm to big to fit in a boat sandwich. There might have been a large access panel when I was finished along with some duct tape usage. That's how we do it in Alaska.😄😄😄
It is amazing the potential energy packed into that little can. Glad it didn't happen while anyone was on the boat.
I have to give y'all an A+ on the control replacement. Especially when you're not familiar with them. Those seastar controls are kinda a pain in the rear! (Coming from a 27+ year mercury tech who has replaced over a hundred of them) I find them aggravating too! If you had used a mercury one, you would still had to cut out the opening some and replaced the cables to a different style, would have been considerably more expensive. Probably still easier than the seastar ones, lol. Good job!
You both are truly brave, you drove right past that "Danger Lake Ahead" sign with total confidence
Hah! I thought the lake was named Danger!!! lol!
@@whiskeytangofoxtrotover9651 That's funny! good one
Yeah, who else willingly drives to Danger Lake?
This Hot Summer has melted and damaged lots of stuff that I otherwise wouldn't worry about in the back of my wagon when I go to the river.. This vid is a good reminder to stow stuff considering the potential of magnified heat in a closed vehicle! thanks, and glad you got straightened out fast!
This is unbelievable! Just like watching a home video. I'm sorry that I'm happiest when our griefs seem shared about our boats.
Boats are a big hole in the water that you throw money into.
So I didn't see where the air horn was relocated to! Thank goodness no one got hurt. Great perseverance. Love your attitude. What's the fun in buying a new boat and making a payment? Besides, this kind of stuff will keep you young. Can't wait for the next adventure! Thanks for sharing!
Wow that was a crazy mishap. Who would have thought? Right, way to adapt and over come. You two are a great team. Truly a match made in heaven.
I totally agree with Aaron, buy an old car or boat and do the repairs yourself, it is indeed much more satisfying than buying something new. Happy family vacation!
Love the lifestyle. I need to do more stuff like this. My twins are getting old enough now. Many adventures to come. We just bought a small boat for $150. I'm working on putting an engine in it now. Thanks for the inspiration.
When the world gives you lemons, You two make lemonade every time ! Man what an explosion.
Sorry for the troubles, but congrats on overcoming and getting to spend time with family! I truly appreciate the frustrations you share, we all do. If this stuff was easy, everyone would be doing it.
im proud of both of you for not freaking out like so many people would do,but camly fixing a problem that had to be done.
Hope y’all see this before y’all head out. I transferred up to Arkansas and am now 20 min from our awesome lake! Holler at a fellow Texan!
You adapted, you overcame and you triumphed. Also you now know where not to store the air horn. Good job guys.
That must have been very stressful, trying to sort it all out in the time frame. You both have incredible amounts of patience. I’m so glad you got it fixed in time. Enjoy your trip.
You two are a great example of patient persistence and a positive attitude in the face of a mess being tge key to success.
Great going you two!
I was lucky enough to grow up on beaches, in a sub topical region and have been boating all my life, still have a captains licence. A word of advice to newbie boaters, when you anchor down at low tide and want to leave your boat overnight, make sure you put out plenty of anchor rope/chain or else when the high tide hits it will either drag the nose of a small boat under water or pop your anchor out of the sand and float off with your boat. As for the explosion, that's why I never leave a can of CRC or WD-40 in the trunk of a car! LOL
Good tips
As Roseanne Roseannadanna would say: "Well, it just goes to show you, it's always something - if it ain't one thing, it's another." :/
Glad it all worked out! Enjoy your time off with family.
That was a pain in the patoot but thanks to your mechanical knowledge and abilities you adapted and overcame. Fun for me to watch. Looking forward to the next challenge!
Awesome Video! You guys have talent for days! It’s so cool to see you guys trouble shoot and then get things fixed! Hope you guys had a great camping trip with the fam!
My rudder in my '92 Malibu came unattached from the cable on the river. My wife used channel locks on the rudder stem to guide us while I was at the helm yelling directions. Boats are so fun. haha! Thanks for the video! I just got home from TX today (9/19/21) We were in Ft Worth, Killeen, South Padre Island, San Antonio and San Marcos. What a trip!
I just discovered your channel recently and absolutely love the videos on the boat. Your attitudes and outlook are refreshing. Anyone who has owned a boat and have worked on it themselves can relate with your frustrations installing that shifter.
Have a great vacation. More than well deserved after that little surprise!
Nice job ,you guy's. You all are so lucky to be able to spend quality time with all
your friends and relatives . Its nice to see some families still enjoy having fun together
on the lake boating and skiing. That lake is just beautiful and that water was perfect for nice slalom
run! I really miss my boat and all of those great vacations...... Thanks for sharing
I live in northern Manitoba (Canada) with an abundance of lakes around us. Some years ago we bought a 24 foot pontoon boat and it's just a gift from God to be able to pull out on a lake somewhere and jump in the water.
So happy for y'all.
Cool you got that thing going, mine was a real simple one but still a pain. Now you have more timr for thst vw buggy 😊
Your talents came through as they always do with the two of you!!!!!!!!!!! Enjoy time with the family.
Love Lake Ouachita spent many days on the Lake and in river as it enters the Lake fishing between Oden and Sim’s low water bridge. I remember eating breakfast at the Shangri La marina and restaurant. I was about the age of your niece and I am in my late 60’s now. Clear beautiful water. I ended up with a small ranch out of Eustace not far from you guys . Small world after all - love all your adventure boating , cars and airplanes. I also build and raced cars when younger, was aerospace executive for 42 years and fish as a hobby now that I’m retired. Keep up the great videos, love you guys and your wonderful attitude.
Love watching the boating videos. New to boating owning but been on boats when I was younger. Love having the freedom on the open waters!!
Y'all have a lot going on! Very entertaining and educational too...your enthusiasm is boundless...thanks!
It seems several of us have had similar problems with “ Universal “ parts. But hey get in there and get it fixed so you can be off on another great boat trip ! Love the video, we’re all in this together.
You two make a wonderful team !! You both have so much talent ! Have a great vacation
More than anything I love your attitudes in the face of adversity ... it seems God knew what he was doing pairing you two... enjoyed the video... have fun now!!!
I'm heading to West Marine to go look at some Sea Star top mount shifters tomorrow! I just bought a 82' Whaler Revenge-V20, needs a new shifter and some updated guages but she's ready to go after that! She needs some more repairs but I'm gonna wait till it's non boating weather and she'll go under the knife 👍 I'm glad to know the shifter is gonna be a bit if a puzzle lol
there are learning curbs that you go through all the time. think your doing a great job of adapting to problems.
With the bravo outdrive your water impeller is on the motor and not in the outdrive. Don't use the muffs on the outdrive you'll never get enough water pressure to the impeller while using the muffs.
It's always good to put the drain plug in before launching the boat. There's always boat projects. There's always house projects too, but the boat is way more fun than the house.
Thought Sparks was going to be just Shop stuff, but I really love the boat and how its coming in. I love avation also and bikes and trucks and cars! LoL. Y'all done conered the market! LoL. Thanks you two! Carry on!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Kaboom 😯… well done fixing that and glad no one was injured… love how Emily reads the instruction after it blow up 😂
IKR lol
@@donaldsmith3337 😂
Hahahaha!!!! Shameless!! Lol
@@flyingsparksgarage 😂 waving hi from Tasmania
I am brand new to your channel. I see this was 9 months ago. How nice to be young and have the patience that you have. I really enjoyed watching at least 8 of your post.
That’s still a good looking boat!
Wild what happened to that horn!
As a marine mechanic-I feel your pain.
Glad you got it figured out and enjoyed your time off.
So good to see. Perseverance wins out! I have a pump action standby horn. How freaky to blow up the shifter in exactly the wrong spot. Great boat.
Yeah, I can totally relate to your project. Seems like most of mine go that way and when it goes well you REALLY appreciate it.
Boating 101.....It's always something!
The rewards of cruising, cooking & sleeping on board out weigh anything.
I wrote my first comment before watching the end of the episode and what you said reminded of Murphy's law. Do you know there's an annex to Murphy's law, "Murphy was an optimist " 😁😁😁😁😁
Yes : big lesson !
it broke my heart when you showed that you had to fit the trim a second time I know that situation so often
( temporary cardboard could had prevent from itches in the tiny fiberglass area )
but " funny to buy old things and work on it " ! ! ! !
like a cheap very old reconstructable 23' sail boat I am looking at ? is it reasonable at nearly 67 ?
To me universal means more problems. But that’s what you had work with. And you finally did it.
I have 2 Freon back up horns on my boat and never read the fine print, who does! You might’ve saved my boat and many others boats.
Thank you so much
Right. I saw that and immediately thought of the identical air horn that's been in the cabin of my keelboat all summer...in Texas.
@@bouncebynum is the boat still afloat
@@Wabeeninc yup!
You guys are great! Love your adventurous spirits and "nothing is impossible" mindset.
Emily mine is a 1997 Ciera 2655 so very similar to your boat. Had to remove all the panels and cushions to reupholster so I understand the tight fit to get to the shifter. Thanks for the AAP coupon savings it has saved me alot. Great job to you and Aaron.
That was a freak accident. Glad nobody was hurt, and that it didn't break the windshield. The meaning that was made up for BOAT, "Break Out Another Thousand", always seems to be spot on. lol.
The shifter was $300 but we said a thousand cuss words 😂😂😂
@@flyingsparksgarage LOL..
Love the content 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻nothing more relaxing then being out on the boat👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻Stay Safe
Universal kits seem to always be universally annoying to install. Glad you got it up & running! Enjoy your vacation!
Your boating vids our well and truly my favourite.
Maybe my favourite vids on youtube.
I live in UK and haven't been boating in 30 years :( so watching your adventures just makes me want to do what you do.
Maybe one day I'll find myself at lake witchata? Who knows.
All the best you guys.
Just gotta say love your channel and boating an going on vacation I always had a boat project to finish up before we could enjoy the water we used to houseboat we did that for over 10 years with about 20 friends what a blast sucks getting older and people go their separate ways :( Em you and Aron are pleasant to listen to and can't help to love a gal that is willing to get in there and help! Ka Boom who would have though an air horn would have caused that much trouble!
Nice to see people like the both of you enjoying your time together and working together I’m and old fart now love what you do!!! Keep up the great work!
Every time I am sitting on the couch, I hear Aaron's voice say "Get off the couch and learn something." Today I am changing out the rear differential bushings in my 99 Honda CRV. They have been clunking for a few months now.
You guys remind me of the days I was in my 40s always pull together y'all have a tremendous program here and I totally enjoy it thank you so much.
i thought the refrigerant can had reliefs on the bottom or sides in it so it would pop up and relieve itself and not become a missile. Glad no one got hurt. We all know about one size fits all; Bayliner built the boat around the shifter. Glad allyall worked together and enjoyed the memories of your hard work. Thanks for the video
Good JOB !!! that wasn't easy... Especially for your first time and having so many options !
Several years ago I was at a job fair on Fort Gordon. There was a 88 Supra parked in the parking lot with a R134a can in the trunk area. It was hot that day. That can ruptured and launched through the back glass and skittered across the parking lot and eventually wedged against the curb still venting refrigerant.
My shifter did that while under way. Shorted the trailering wires and put the drive up out of the water. I had to shut it down quick. Ripped the wires off. Figure out which ones put the drive back down, then used Channel lock pliers to operate the shift and throttle. Just in time to get out of the way of a Great Lakes freighter.
Always like you're videos. You both always smiling no matter what life throw at you guy's. Spending time with the family is the most important thing never know what can happen to love one's always make memories.
One of the best things is to install a solar exhaust fan on top of engine cover automatically vents any fumes out from under engine compartment. Cheers Steve from Aus.
Great job and I get your frustrations! I'm impressed how you keep it together because I would have been cussing like a sailor!
Young Lady your husband has to be the luckiest man in the world. You're helpful in everything he has to do. Having a wife like she has to be epic, she works on the car and boat what else does she not do? God bless you both and I wish y'all the best for the summer, be safe, stay well and God Bless you both
Wow, what a long day. I know that was frustrating. Good job hanging in there and getting the job done.
Crazy there was enough energy to shear the shaft like that and destroy the top. WOW! I've adjusted an older Merc shifter and it's not fun. Itchy fiberglass, tight space ugh.....
Love the perseverance, nice work.
Congrats on the Oshkosh trip! I still want to see you two build a kit plane. :-)
So happy you were able to get it fixed in time. Enjoy the vaca!!
That V8 has a sweet note to it. Its a shame about the old shifter but at least the new one is so much better.
excellent content, excellent couple ,no job too much trouble for you guys, enjoy your family time.
Quite a project for the day before leaving. I always had sailboats, but boats like RV's are a challenge.
Holy crap who knew that would blow! Makes me rethink leaving stuff like that in my boat! Thanks for sharing
Awesome boat. And the kid is growing up right in front of all of us. Have a great time on Ouachita, it is one of the many beautiful lakes in our state and I am sure a great time
Nice work, so recognizable too many possibilities and then doing it all over again.
Looks like y'all got it all sorted out them Universal shifters can be a headache sometimes all the work is worth it once the boat is back on the water my boat doesn't have a drain plug only bilge pumps good video guys very educational
You adjust the forward and reverse without the engine running . Have one person turn the prop while you shift the boat . Just have to find the balance so it locks the prop both (opposite) ways . Trying to do it running can damage the drive .
Aaron, I have a knife just like yours. The first thing that happened was , I lost the little flashlight. Those magnets are not strong.
It is essential to break out the OEM service manual first when doing shifting adjustments. It covers how to do the adjustment correctly before running the motor so you make certain it will consistently shift safely from neutral to forward or reverse BEFORE the throttle cable moves.
I don't ever test the shifting system on the drive system without going through those steps first. Want to eat up the lower unit parts fast, let it idle real high and shift it into gear several times.
Is it possible to do this without the manual? Yes but it consumes a lot of time guessing and struggling to get it right.
The factory service manual steps will also help you diagnose if your issue is due to the lower shift cable or outdrive if a shifting issue occurs.
Yup, figuring out how to pull boats apart is always a pain in the everywhere.
Universal stuff can be really annoying when things don't fit like they should.
Oh to love boating is painful. For my big family vacation this year I found that out engine block had not been properly winterized (dad passed away nobody knew where the boat was), so it was cracked (2 weeks before our trip). I found a block in Florida but a shipping snafu to Utah meant I didn't have a block until two days before we were supposed to be on the lake. Oh, and someone thought it would be a good time to convert to a sniper EFI and a 4bbl intake. I got it done, but only just, and spent the week working out the kinks. Now re-doing all the shortcuts I took...
You guys and gals and kiddos are awesome! Can't wait for the next adventure.
you end up paying one way or another... joys of boat ownership.. have a great time
All I can say is, Good video and when it comes to the horn blowing up all I can say is DAAAAAAANG!
Glad everything worked out ok. I'm gonna stop keeping my Air horn in the boat from now on (it can get up to 116° here at times). Thanks for the tip and sorry this happened.
You two are awesome, so talented!!!! Enjoy your much needed Lake time !!!
Stuff like that always seems to happen. Good thing it didn't do more damage. Have a fun vacation
Always great to see the boat fun even if its needs a little work to get there. Thanks for sharing, hope time on the water is coming soon.
Well done. Boats are always an adventure!
Hey Aaron check the purple wire next to the shifter wiring underneath. It too was damaged and about to let go. Looks like it got smashed... you guys are awesome and love the channel...
That’s crazy!! I wouldn’t have thought that can would have exploded like that on the boat. I would imagine a car that fully sealed but figured a boat with a canvas cover would have enough ventilation that it wouldn’t get that hot. Wild. Good to know though. As we bought a boat this past year and I had been keeping the spray cans of sun tan lotion on the boat. I won’t be doing that anymore.
Sounds like most of my boat/home projects. If it goes together easily, it's going together wrong! LOL! At least he's got a pretty assistant! LOL!
Hope you both didn’t get flooded out on Wednesday’s storm at AirVenture. Our tent leaked. Just came across your boat videos this past week. Great Chanel. We are new to owning a boat (been building experimental airplanes and flying for years though). Keep up the great videos.
Great video! Can't believe all that damage from an airhorn! Hope you don't keep self-inflating life jackets on the boat. Imagine the damage those canisters could do! Really enjoy your posts!
Totally relatable with my first 3 boats. Recently I had 2 aerosol cans of BANG go BANG in one of my compartments. That compartment and my rod box that shares a vent still smells like garlic, shad, and crawfish. Not gonna lie-I bought a new bass boat and am making a payment because of lack of patience and when it's time to fish it's time to fish. At least I know how this one has been cared for.
ok now I'm caught up. Have binged watched all your video's, I caught you on a sailing boating channel, I remember you from you velocity motor trend show liv, love, wrench, sorry they didn't feel that was worth keeping. Glad you persevered. Any way, glad to see you here and keep me entertained. Thank you. Peace and love, okie
That’s AWESOME Timothy!!! Thank you so much for watching our stuff! Yeah, the TV thing was an interesting experience but honestly- glad they didn’t renew it because our main goal is to build this channel and having Discovery feel like they owned us was unsettling! Lol!!! Sure do appreciate the support here, stay tuned!!
I have a can of dust off in my garage which is now in my home. I never knew they had the ability to explode with that much force. I really hope this video saves someone a future injury or damage.