What are you doing to your boat before the season begins?

Anyone do any winter projects or have anything in mind before it warms up?

I replaced my helm, steering cable and rudder last year with great results but have a little slop in the steering block so I'll be replacing that soon. If I can swallow the pill I'll be getting a 13x13 CNC prop seeking a bit more efficiency and lower RPM. The 13x12 on there now is overkill. Aside from that, the Saltare will need a thorough cleaning and due for polishing the hull. Repack trailer wheel bearings and inspect brakes. That's about all I have on my to-do list at the moment.

- replace starboard exhaust hose
- replace batteries (both would be on their 8th summer, nope)
- cut back water hose where it attaches to RWP - small leak from over-clamping
- replace heater hose with new clear hose - when it gets cloudy I just replace it all with new
- replace vent hose for extendable hot-tube thingy - it got stepped on and now has several large holes in it
- clean cover and treat with waterproofing
- decide whether to keep boat another full season or sell mid-season and start really looking for a new one (may defer this decision to July)

Stringers, floor, new remanufactured motor, new steering cable, new prop, maybe a radio.

cadunkle you have a 13 x 12 and you believe it is too much? I was thinking about going to the Acme 515 on a smaller lighter boat. Just curious are you at elevation?

Not enough pitch. I believe the engine will pull the load just fine turning a 13x13. Several people here rave about the Acme 541 13x12 so I jumped on the bandwagon since mine still had the original cast 14x13 prop, but I suspect those who like that prop are running significantly more weight than me or at a much greater elevation. I operate at sea level at my home ride spot and maybe 500' at the lake house.

The 515 is the same prop just drilled for a 1-1/8" shaft instead of a 1" like the 541. If you have a big block you'll probably want more pitch in a smaller/lighter boat unless you primarily surf and run very heavy. With a small block it may be a good match depending on your use.

New samson tower, wavecontrol, steering system, new cover, carpet and Im just now doing some upgrades to my ballast pumps. Im also pulling the carpet in the lockers and going to Herculine it.

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Originally Posted by cadunkle

Anyone do any winter projects or have anything in mind before it warms up?

I replaced my helm, steering cable and rudder last year with great results but have a little slop in the steering block so I'll be replacing that soon. If I can swallow the pill I'll be getting a 13x13 CNC prop seeking a bit more efficiency and lower RPM. The 13x12 on there now is overkill. Aside from that, the Saltare will need a thorough cleaning and due for polishing the hull. Repack trailer wheel bearings and inspect brakes. That's about all I have on my to-do list at the moment.

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i have my stock 13x13 sitting around if you're interested...

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Originally Posted by Cooose

Stringers, floor, new remanufactured motor, new steering cable, new prop, maybe a radio.

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that's a lot of work! how's it going so far?

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Originally Posted by drockws6

New samson tower, wavecontrol, steering system, new cover, carpet and Im just now doing some upgrades to my ballast pumps. Im also pulling the carpet in the lockers and going to Herculine it.

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what model boat? i'm always interested in how wavecontrol works on different models.

my list includes:
surfgate automation w/lenco's for side-to-side switching
new 100a alternator
surf flap
deep cleaning of the hull, wet sand, buff, wax
re-wire tower speakers, add new sub
replace trailer fender

its a 2003 22ssv. i had some ballast issues that are almost fixed so i haven't really got to see how nice the wave is yet. I'm finishing up replacing the pump with 2 and replacing the sprinkler valves. I'm excited to see if wavecontrol was worth the money.

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Originally Posted by drockws6

New samson tower, wavecontrol, steering system, new cover, carpet and Im just now doing some upgrades to my ballast pumps. Im also pulling the carpet in the lockers and going to Herculine it.

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Fwiw my expeeience has never been good with herc. Look into upol raptor liner. Very similar texture to linex, very durable too

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Yeah I've heard good and bad, i did look into the raptor a little..but groupon had a run of the herculiner for like $50 so i jumped on it. I heard thinning it out helps, I'm still doing some research on it. I need a couple nice days here in washington to put it in so I've got some time before the rain stops.

Saltare got a new wrap this winter

Added another M770's to the tower and M880's to the interior

New steering wheel

New CNC prop

Redoing the ski locker to accommodate 800lbs sac

Finishing it off with a new surf platform


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Just started the stereo work on the new SR. 4 Rev 10's, JL sub, and some amps.

I'm planning a similar project for the ski locker on my 98 Saltare soon. What sac are you using and how are you planning to outfit the locker? Any weight planned for the front?

Thanks!

Mine's new to me, so I'm still trying to get to just needing regular maintenance. Then upgrades.

-Replaced exhaust flaps and platform pins
-Added new Bimini cover
-Replaced trailer guide-ons
-Replaced Fusion Head
-Installed hot water shower
-Remounted drivers seat (for quick removal)
-Added new wakesurf board rack
-New spare
-Installed docking & transom lights
-Replaced trailer boards
-Installed shore power port
-Purchased battery charger
-Rerouted cables and wires
-Remounted amps and charger
-Installed new batteries

80 plus degrees in South Ga already!
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Today I replaced a two wire bilge pump with a 3-wire one...
I had two bilge switches on the dash, "Bilge 1" was wired to the pump originally.. "Bilge 2" led me to believe I had second pump but that turned out to not be true. I thought I had found the switched positive wire for "Bilge 2" but it was actually 12v bridged to the non-switched side of "Bilge 1" switch terminal.. so I moved things around on the switch block so that it triggers on "Bilge 2", so I now have "Bilge 1" that is manual, and "Bilge 2" which is auto. Took longer than I wanted, but it works!

Next up is re-mounting the blower motor (it was just laying there, rattled like crazy) and replacing all the rear exhaust hoses (because it was all deteriorated into nothing). Glad my boat didn't blow up last season. I did have fresh fire extinguisher though.

After that, I need to evaluate the shaft seal.. it lets in water waay to fast. Once I get her in the water, I will see if I can just tighten it up a bit or if it needs to be replaced entirely.

Then I've got some small items to tend to, like replacing some missing rubber lining in the wake board racks, rewiring the wakeboard speakers.

Was hoping to get all my seats re-done but my budget didn't agree.. May still try to get it done before June..

Before...
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...and 90% after. Still needs 2 more coats.
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My boat needs two finishing touches as a result of last year chasing an overheat issue that resulted in cutting up perfectly good floor over not so good mufflers. I need to carpet the new floor and also recover the doghouse base as I am not a fan of the look of the previous job I hastily did. That is it though, hoping for a full season of use without any major issues.

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Originally Posted by Cal99

I'm planning a similar project for the ski locker on my 98 Saltare soon. What sac are you using and how are you planning to outfit the locker? Any weight planned for the front?

Thanks!

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I removed the plastic insert and starting to fabricate reinforcements around the gas tank. I used 1/2 HDPE sheets to make a new insert that is wider and should accommodate a Sumo Sac 800

I have a 500 built in the playpen storage area but I have found I don't need it as much as I thought I would. Makes the pocket longer but drops my wave height too much when it's completely full. So I would say 250ish if we don't have a lot of people on the boat.


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Originally Posted by laine.fury

I removed the plastic insert and starting to fabricate reinforcements around the gas tank. I used 1/2 HDPE sheets to make a new insert that is wider and should accommodate a Sumo Sac 800

I have a 500 built in the playpen storage area but I have found I don't need it as much as I thought I would. Makes the pocket longer but drops my wave height too much when it's completely full. So I would say 250ish if we don't have a lot of people on the boat.


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Thanks for the reply! That is essentially what I am doing in the rear locker. The aluminum gas tank is quite stout so I don't expect it to need too much reinforcement. I assume you mean the 800# sumo long? The other one would likely not fill all the way.

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Thanks for the reply! That is essentially what I am doing in the rear locker. The aluminum gas tank is quite stout so I don't expect it to need too much reinforcement. I assume you mean the 800# sumo long? The other one would likely not fill all the way.

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Yep your right I went with the 800# sumo long and I'll share some pics when I get it finished.


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