If you love old boats and outboards, you’ll eventually have to replace a fuel pump. OEM replacements can be expensive. The outboard fuel pump I’m rebuilding here has an OEM cost of about $75! Before buying a replacement, you should consider an outboard fuel pump rebuild. Outboard Fuel Pump Rebuild Kits You can buy an […]
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In addition to this extremediy.org, I also run a YouTube channel (ExtremeDIY). Many of my projects are intensive in terms of time. I use a Cannon camcorder and quite often I find that the camera runs out of power. Usually, way before I am done with whatever task I happen to be doing. I came
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If you do boat restorations, you’ll eventually have to get the boat off a trailer and onto boat stands. Moreover, you’ll probably have to flip it over as well. I’m restoring this Boston Whaler 13 and have finished the interior. I have to get this boat off the trailer and onto boat stands. That way,
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Winterizing a pressure washer pump is fairly easy. If you live in an area that experiences below freezing temperatures, you should winterize your pressure washer pump. There’s nothing worse than firing a power washer up and getting nothing but a small dribble of water out of it. Naturally, this will only happen when you need
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Replacing a universal joint is within the means of most home mechanics. The most likely show stopper for most is the lack of specialized tools. What many may not know is that you can replace u joints with standard tools. I’ll cover both in this article. How to use specialized as well as standard tools
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I finally have the topside finished! Watch as I go through entire process of getting the topcoat of polyurethane boat paint on. I used Total Boat Topside WetEdge in Classic Boston Whaler Blue. It’s a single part polyurethane marine paint and simple to use. Most of this was rolled on but for the most obvious
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Cleaning and polishing brass can be quite a chore. This is especially true if you do boat restoration. Some of the brass I’ve encountered is older than I am. I’ve often wished for a good brass cleaner that could do the manual work for me. Well, true to my nature, I’ve experimented with a few
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One of the challenges I encountered when working on the Boston Whaler restoration was getting into nooks and crannies with a sander. I finally broke down and bought the Wen 1/2 x 18 inch belt sander. These are also known as power files and oddly enough, finger sanders. My first impression when taking it out
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Getting the interior of this Boston whaler ready for a finish coat of fiberglass paint has been a challenge. There was a lot more defects that really were unnoticeable until you started Digging in. The first hurdles were the large hole in the anchor locker, rebuilding the transom and the delamination in the bow .
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I now have a nice air cannon bait caster to shoot bait out into the surf. So of course, I need to make bait bullets! Making these Carolina rigged ice bait bullets is fairly easy. One key item is to have some same sized PVC pipe as the barrel to use as molds. My barrel
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