I've been fixing up my aging Scout Boat 172 Sportfish. It's getting a little long in the tooth and is suffering from lack of use and just age. It's been fun getting all of the components back working.
I still have a few more things to tweak but taking it out to my old fishing grounds and slaying the trout is more fun than playing pool.
I have had a minor leak from an aerator that picks up water from the outside water for years. The bilge pump has taken care of the problem for the most part but I have had enough and discovered the reason for the water in my bilge on each and every trip. (At least I think it's the reason). Years ago I thought it was leaky hoses and replaced them all. I finally discovered that the elbow that comes directly off of the aerator is not tight and cannot be tightened because the elbow hits the transom when you tighten it. Today, I have to go pick up an Attwood 3899. This will replace the elbow as the 3899 is a straight piece and I won't have to cut the silicone-in aerator out of the transom and maybe, just maybe this will solve my water in the bilge problem.
I guess from my perspective, boat repair is thriving. I called the repair shop for the trolling motor and they said they would not be able to see me for a week, so I repaired it myself. I called the local GPS installer and they said they would put me on the waiting list and call me when they had room for me in their boat yard, so I repaired the wiring problem myself.
There's some satisfaction to fixing some of those problems yourself as well as the cost saving and time savings.
Maybe boat repairing is not a hobby.
JoeyA
I still have a few more things to tweak but taking it out to my old fishing grounds and slaying the trout is more fun than playing pool.
I have had a minor leak from an aerator that picks up water from the outside water for years. The bilge pump has taken care of the problem for the most part but I have had enough and discovered the reason for the water in my bilge on each and every trip. (At least I think it's the reason). Years ago I thought it was leaky hoses and replaced them all. I finally discovered that the elbow that comes directly off of the aerator is not tight and cannot be tightened because the elbow hits the transom when you tighten it. Today, I have to go pick up an Attwood 3899. This will replace the elbow as the 3899 is a straight piece and I won't have to cut the silicone-in aerator out of the transom and maybe, just maybe this will solve my water in the bilge problem.
I guess from my perspective, boat repair is thriving. I called the repair shop for the trolling motor and they said they would not be able to see me for a week, so I repaired it myself. I called the local GPS installer and they said they would put me on the waiting list and call me when they had room for me in their boat yard, so I repaired the wiring problem myself.
There's some satisfaction to fixing some of those problems yourself as well as the cost saving and time savings.
Maybe boat repairing is not a hobby.
JoeyA
