2021 pre-season prep (pic heavy, text lite)

[Ronnie]

Just finished setting up the Waverunner trailer by beating some dents out of the locker.


Pulled the cover off the boat, still playing the odds, sooner or later expect to need either stucco or fence repair.


The boat is generally dirty and some mold has developed here and there on the deck.

Side by side comparison of the stock and aftermarket (Yamaha Jet Boaters.Net) gps cover.


My new/second Navi light, retracted and extended.

 

[Ronnie]

Switching the wireless remote locations to match up with the new gps cover.




Going to need Re reupholster soon, maybe next year.

some slide the front bunks only, so far.

misc. ram mounts


hoping to polish/buff out the yellow patches on the head compartment door.

 

[ZGhost]

Nice, do you rub a stick of butter on the sides of the boat every time you back it up?

 

[RobbieO]

Switching the wireless remote locations to match up with the new gps cover.
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Going to need Re reupholster soon, maybe next year.
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some slide the front bunks only, so far.
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misc. ram mounts

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hoping to polish/buff out the yellow patches on the head compartment door.View attachment 147780

Wow, those dents in the box remind me of The Raiders offensive line...jusy saying...lol

 

[Crob83]

That is seriously wild how close that is????. You got some skills...lol

 

[Yambers]

That is seriously wild how close that is????. You got some skills...lol

Agree 10,000%

 

[Ronnie]

I don’t mean detract from this thread but here is a Link to an old video some of the newer members may find interesting.

Additionally, I reattached part of the boat’s keel guard that was hanging loose. Lots of messy fun, with 5200, a Jack and a ghetto jig. No pics yet though.

 

[Chatt_Jetsetter]

Smart! Driving it in seems like it would make it a touch easier than backing into a space that tight...but still impressive!

 

[Ronnie]

Smart! Driving it in seems like it would make it a touch easier than backing into a space that tight...but still impressive!

Thanks. I have been doing this for Over a decade now now both by backing it in and pushing it in. Ironically sometimes I get it right on the first try and am done in less than 5 minutes and other times it takes 30 minutes and / or a disconnect and re-connect to the other side of the pushing/pulling vehicle.

 

[Ronnie]

Got the cleaning tools and supplies ready for this coming week, hopefully not next weekend as I’d like to take the boat out for a shake down run, maybe I should plan to clean and wax it afterwards.

also found more ram mount items I forgot I had, just bought a new cell phone holder and need a ball off one of the other mounts.

 

[Ronnie]

So my first attempt at reattaching the trailing edge of my keel guard failed because the floor Jack I used to put pressure against the guard while the glue dried lowered over night. So put some new adhesive on and used some scrap wood to apply pressure the second time around and it worked out well/ here are some pics.

I ran out of 5200 so I used Loc Tights version of it instead. Still need to clean it up but a lot better than it was (almost three feet of the tail detached from the port edge to the keel/center line.




While I was was down there I took a few minutes to add Loc Tight to all the bunk board mounting screws (20 in all) and tighten them up as well.

thankfully I had/made what was needed.

I almost forgot, I added a new decal to the gp 1800r. Hint, it’s not the Batman emblem/symbol.


and with that I was way done with driveway boating for the day.

 

[Ronnie]

I moved the wave runners so that they are now behind the fence behind the boat. Prior to doing this it was the other way around.

Here is a view I don’t see often

this is more familiar. Plenty of room on this side.

not so much on this side.
Those guys in the Suez canal are a bunch of amateurs, jk.

 

[Yambers]

True expert, Ronnie. No doubt.

 

[2kwik4u]

I don’t mean detract from this thread but here is a Link to an old video some of the newer members may find interesting.

Additionally, I reattached part of the boat’s keel guard that was hanging loose. Lots of messy fun, with 5200, a Jack and a ghetto jig. No pics yet though.

@swatski needs to make a video like this!