Replacing the head in the Bayliner Ciera

[@magpiemak5981]

Yep, Down here in NewZealand, it's $12.00 per gallon... Sure does suck. My 3055 will cost $1500.00 to fill and I have no idea how far that will take me, as Im still re-fitting it. At least I have the single 7.4 and not twins. My Heart goes out to ya. Great to see you're still doin what you can. Thanks for sharing your life's struggles with us. You.re in my prayers. God Bless, Andy

[@wherethewaterflows6162]

Wow that is steep! That was one of the things I thought about when buying the boat I didn't want twin engines. Hope the refit is going well it can get overwhelming at times but it's worth it in the end.

[@magpiemak5981]

@@wherethewaterflows6162 They sure are. My refit is not as far along as yours. I really enjoy your uploads and, although you don't know me. I consider you a friend. I may not have cancer, but depression, anxiety, and emotional ptsd from my 23 year marriage breakup 10 years ago, I lost almost everything I owned. Well, I have the pain from that to draw on to empathize. Tho nothing comes close to your battle. I'm now happy, single, and have two awesome sons. 21 & 14. I have just reinstalled my electric toilet and next, I'm wiring my windlass and then extending my anchor locker. Small world eh? Most guys utilize extra storage by routing the chain and rode into one of the V birth compartments. Are you able to do this on your 2455? Just a thought... I would love to send you some pics of what I've been working on with my bayliner, but I'll leave that up to you. I have a small yt channel that I will be uploading my projects to called MADMAC'S DOWNUNDER. Still need to work on my editing a little more tho... You can also find me on Facebook: Andy McIntyre. Working on another video now. God Bless, Till next time, Andy

[@wherethewaterflows6162]

@@magpiemak5981 I really appreciate the message, Sorry i didnt get back sooner for some reason I am having a bad reaction to this Chemo round. I totally understand what you are going through. I went through a divorce and then made a mistake that literately coast me everything no way to describe how hard it is. Honestly going through all that was worse than the Cancer diagnosis. I think it prepared me for it. As frustrating as it can be sometimes just working on the boat keeping my mind and hands busy helps me. Yeah my design only has a small area in the front that is really a storage area not a chain locker. There is nothing below it I had to glass in a drain cause water would collect there. I have given up on the vertical windlass and am probably going to have to get a drum winch instead it don't make sense they are twice as expensive and don't look as sleek. But I have cruised enough to know that a windlass makes a big difference in making plans pulling rode in the heat kills ya. The editing takes as much if not more that the working time. This video almost didn't happen after about 2 hours of editing I was putting the closing title in and it crashed everything gone. First time it has ever happened thankfully i went into the program files and there was a backup file it saves as you go most of it was there. The more you do it the easier it gets you will get faster. One cool thing about the videos in going back and seeing the progress you have made. Some stuff I had already forgot I had done. Hope you and the boys have a great week i am definitely going to check the videos it will be cool to see the progress

[@magpiemak5981]

@@wherethewaterflows6162 Dude, no rush. You need to rest up ad only work when you feel up to it. I know it's a real source of therapy, working on stuff that you're passionate about. I agree about the marriage being more of a drain on us men, especially with the way the justice system in western culture views women over men. We always seem to get a beating. However, with the Dep/Herd case, things may start to ghange in favor of men, which is a good thing. I had a real struggle with things during the many years of not knowing whether I would lose the Bayliner, and my cars etc. Man, it was rough. For seven years I was trapped in an unfinished house she would not let me complete, staring at my stuff, but not being able to work on it... But I have been free for three years now, and honestly, apart from feeling like I've been held back in school, I'm fine.It's been a great motivator. Like you, but less of an issue, I know that I'm running out of time due to my age(54) and want to get on with cruising before I get too old and have to sell up. I know I'm happiest being creative, or on the water or cruising in my cars, so working on stuff is a great way to keep depression at bay. I enjoy the time I have with my boys a lot more than if I had stayed in the marriage. More one on one time I would not have had as I was emotionally wrecked, and now I'm stable and confident. Am currently uploading part one of my stereo & led's install as I type, and should have the final video up tonight sometime. It's the middle of winter here and yesterday was the shortest day. We've also had a lot of rain this year, and not a lot of inside work, which means there's been some downtime. So I'm flat out editing tons of videos while I can. Yep, editing is a pain in the butt. Takes ages, but worth it if we can empower someone. Enough about me. How are you doin? Apart from the chemo and all the other stuff. Are you living alone? How are the doctors with their prognosis? Don't answer if you don't want to. No pressure. I just know that a problem shared is a problem halved. And we have to talk about things and not bottle them up... But I fully respect and understand if it's off-limits. Just care about folks I enjoy following with similar interests and stuff. I hope you feel better soon, and pray you beat this thing. Take care my friend, and bye for now. God Bless, Andy

[@HospoBroker]

Hi mate, Haven't herd from you for a while so I thought I would check in a see how your going :)

[@wherethewaterflows6162]

Hey hope you are doing well down there. I had some really rough days but slowly working on some changes and added some cool lights to the boat. haven't done very good filming but hopefully I will have a video soon.

[@HospoBroker]

@@wherethewaterflows6162 I was more concerned how you were personally 😉

[@wherethewaterflows6162]

@@HospoBroker pretty much the same very worn down and slow even my thinking and memory are slower. I try and make myself get up and do something about an hour each day. Got another chemo infusion Thursday

[@HospoBroker]

@@wherethewaterflows6162 well good luck with that mate, stay positive - you have fans around the world now that want to see you enjoy your boat on the water. PS we just purchased a 1987 2566 her in NZ

[@wherethewaterflows6162]

@@HospoBroker that's awesome hope you enjoy it!

[@AD-hr4is]

Another task done with. Hope you feel better soon. Yes the price of gaz made me cancelled boating season and my boat insurance went up also so I cancelled that. The boat is staying high and dry.

[@wherethewaterflows6162]

I don't blame ya everything is high and not getting better anytime soon.

[@everchevy]

Just went and filled up 5 - 5 gallon cans with non-ethanol. $6.00 a gallon. Run it in my riding mower as well so had to have it Yes it does cost to play.

[@wherethewaterflows6162]

I hear ya the cost of fertilizer has mine not growing quite as much. It's hitting everything