My '95 2530

[Megabyte]

I have one of those.
Used it on my rod holder project.

 

[Bryan 2530]

Nice upgrade.

My 2530 has double brass tubes behind square scuppers.

 

[Phil]

For a 17year-old transom, the wood looks pretty darn good. Maybe you can fill in the square with a tapered V like on my 2320--it flushes pretty good.

 

[warthog5]

That would be real easy to do on your boat. Not so easy laying on your belly and a grinder right in your face to prep the area thru the hatch.

 

[warthog5]

Getting rid of the plastic thruhulls. 316 series stainless is the replacements.

Got these thru a Ebay dealer http://www.ReplacementBoatParts.com They sent the stuff in a timely manner, but included some nice notes in the box. Made you actually think that they really did appreciate your business.

http://www.replacementboatparts.com/sta ... ppers.aspx

I always throw the fittings or X-ducer in the hole and draw a circle around it with a pencil. Then with 3M Fineline tape [Blue]
I tape just barely outside that line. This ends in a clean sealer line and easy clean up.

 

[Megabyte]

That was one of the first projects I did after buying my boat. Only difference was I used chrome plated bronze.
That is also when I added my second bilge pump.
I posted that project to CM. That would have been about spring of 2004 (before CP was born).

 

[warthog5]

Yea.....I did the Chrome over Bronze on the Mako....Never again. It still tarnishes. Several years ago I know Steiger switched also due to comebacks.

 

[Megabyte]

Yea.....I did the Chrome over Bronze on the Mako....Never again. It still tarnishes.

Yep. That chrome didn't last long.

 

[warthog5]

The Port quarter with the 1500GPH thruhull.

New 1 1/8in - 90deg units.

 

[warthog5]

Had the guys over doing a full service to this motor. This way we'll have a baseline on it.

2 of the things that happened that were weird is the head of this bolt sheered off..Looked like crevice corrosion.

It came out with vise grips. Whew!

Then there was this tube/ pipe / tool? that was down in the foot rolling around. It had been in there for a long time. Looking at the pix it was in the part where 7:00 would be.

No one knew what it really was.

Had to grind the housing a little to make clearance to get it out.

 

[Bryan 2530]

Isn't that part of the water pickup tube??? Looks a little large for that though.


Another question. Do you have access to the back of the forward thru hull fitting?? Or did you have to cut it??

 

[miky2884]

Yea curious about Bryan's questions as well, I need to change all my fittings this fall / spring, and I have one that is just about at the waterline mid ship that drains the in deck hatch, Im still trying to figure out how I am going to get to it, the only chance I have is the access hatch in the back of the pilot house that allows me access down the side of the hull im gonna have to hire a little kid to get in there.

 

[ParkerJr]

Isn't that part of the water pickup tube??? Looks a little large for that though.


Another question. Do you have access to the back of the forward thru hull fitting?? Or did you have to cut it??

I was going suggest the same thing about the water pick up tube. I know yamaha uses some kind of copper piping for that. I think he would have overheated the motor though if that big of a section was missing. Unless its part of an old tube that was replaced...

Wish I could help you on the through-hull question but my 2530 doesn't have one there.

Keep up the good work. Boat looks like a lot of fun.

 

[warthog5]

On Mine under cushion on the STB side in the Cuddy has a 6in Piehole. This gave EASY access to it.

The guys I had here working on it were baffled. They had never seen a tube like that. They worked at a former boat repair shop that recently shut down. They have gone independent now. That place shut down due to a partner screwing over the other partner. The guys I had here had nothing to do with that and they have a pretty good reputation.

 

[warthog5]

Here's the pix's

 

[Bryan 2530]

Can you give me some info on how this seat is mounted??

Is it removable? Can you still convert the dinette to a bed when its out?

What does the mounting look like inside??

Thanks, any info will help, been thinking of doing this for a few years now.

 

[warthog5]

No you can't put the cushion on it, as the pipe sticks up.

 

[warthog5]

Got something New to us yesterday. Made a 175mi run to buy it.

EZ Loader Triaxle GVWR - 14,400lbs ...... Capacity - 12,000lbs ..... Each axle is 4800lbs

It needs some work. Ordered all the stuff to rewire it this morning. About $190 there.

It will need brakes on it....They have been disconnected. All 3 axles had disc's.

 

[warthog5]

And here's some more stuff that showed up over the past few days.

 

[Megabyte]

Looks like Christmas at Bobbys house! 8)