Replacing the tow eye on a boat

[@themdwboy]

Hey Dangar! I've been watching your video's for a while now and i realy have to thank you for all the good advice and overall knowlage you have been sharing. I'm 19 years old and have my own rib with 50hp but there is still so much for me to learn. You realy have been a great help! tanks

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks mate, glad the videos have been helping. Enjoy your time on the water! :)

[@themdwboy]

+Dangar Marine sure will!

[@pdsCV]

As always, you seem to be my go to for ideas on what to do when situations come up with my boat. Now off to the hardware store to pick up some stickaflex....

[@jamesmccurdy2996]

thanks for your videos I have learned a lot and I hope you do a lot more and can't wait to you put out your new videos on your boat and see what outboard you pick. thanks

[@DangarMarine]

Hi James, glad you've been learning from the videos. The "new" outboard arrived today but it wasn't quite what I was aiming for. Anyway, all shall be revealed soon! :)

[@sicchuckie]

Bedding and flat screen. Nice real estate up under there. I like to fantasize my living quarters up in there too. The Jerk, gas station scene, turned the toilet WC into his home. The good ole days with Green Machine!

[@chrisallen3741]

I love your channel

[@ludditeneaderthal]

excellent start to finish, soup to nuts treatment on the job. pretty much as perfect a solution as you will find, as well. as for that aluminum eye lasting another season, check that bottom front edge from the starboard side again... the crack has already started, lol. so, perfect execution, and absolutely perfect timing. probably saved you from watching her "make a break for the sea"

[@DangarMarine]

Yes, I certainly sleep better now it is all fixed up. It would have been depressing to say the least if it had escaped after all this work!

[@cowboyup545]

Great job

[@WillsGarage91]

Excellent as usual!

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks will! :)

[@Fireship1]

That auto lift sure came in handy!

[@DangarMarine]

Sure did.:)

[@PerrynBecky]

Yes and how Stu strapped the boat in between gave me a good idea for my boat and my friend's auto lift too.

[@budgetbuiltgarage23]

Love the vids mate very helpful, little handy hint for you when you need to cut aluminium wether it be with jigsaw or grinder with cut off wheel or what ever should try using wax on the blade or wheel it really helps with less friction while cutting through the material just a handy hint for you. Great job though mate time to start restoring my tinnie now 😎

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks for the tip Jake, I'm going to be cutting that mangle bow off the Green Machine soon so I'll give that a try. :)

[@abdullafazeel6680]

Hey, Your videos have been really helpful :) could please do a video on how to modify portable outboard models to add power trim and tilt plus electric ignition and hook it up to a remote and steering ?

[@DangarMarine]

A conversion would be a good video. I'll have to see if I can find one that needs doing. I've got a video on adding electric start, (kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKWbkoWXosmUmZY) but adding the other things would be great too. I'll add them to the list.

[@chrispawson1758]

great vid thanks

[@ronpowell2373]

Would adding a 2nd eye on the inside for a 'permanent' attachment of your anchor line be useful? A good solution for this issue, plus the alternative suggestion for keeping dissimilar corrosion at bay. Another good video, I like the style, the 'just get in and do it' attitude and the KISS principles you use.

[@DangarMarine]

Hey Ron. That's a great suggestion about putting a permanent anchor on the inside. An in the spirit of keeping it simple I'm thinking there is enough thread left on that eye to attach the anchor rode to with a second washer plate. Leave it with me! :)

[@keonfrederic1857]

The Green Machine is looking better and better! Great job and thanks for sharing! Any decision on the engine?

[@DangarMarine]

Hey Keon, I'm enjoying seeing it slowly come back to life again. There is a bit news on the engine front, but it is not yet confirmed. It's not exactly what I was hoping, but I have a friend whose boat sank in the same storm that damaged the Green Machine and his insurance company has written the motor off due to the cost of labour to repair it. This means that I might be able to get it from them cheap. It won't have the reliability I was hoping for, but it will save me from needing to borrow money which is something I can't really afford at the moment. I'll do a video as soon as I know if it is going to happen.

[@markolav7017]

Is it a 50 4 stroke Stu ?

[@keonfrederic1857]

Stu, With your expertise I'm sure that its gonna work out just fine [ that promises more great videos for us too ;) ]. I just spent a year fixing our 30 year boat and motor and even though it was challenging at times, the satisfaction of the work is the greatest reward and the $ saved are definitely added bonus.

[@DangarMarine]

I appreciate your vote of confidence, and yes, it can be very satisfying. It also occurred to me that it would provide more material for videos that a perfectly working new motor! ;)

[@markolav7017]

maybe a local dealer can secure a sweet deal for their latest four stroke as sound PR for their brand...Dangar Marine is gathering quite a following..just saying

[@silfgenson]

great video, can sometime make how the cables affect the starting? replacing suggestions etc. th story: my battery is 12.6, starter turns when directly connect to battery, solenoid good. just ignition switch does not do anything. checked the voltage there, seems good. but nothing happens. i was suggested to replace cables.

[@DangarMarine]

Could be a dodgy ignition switch or start-in-gear protection. Have you watched this video? kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2LLXpWipqmgarc

[@justuschmiii3173]

If you ever seen one of those Metabo blades (cut off wheels) explode and get stuck in faces, you probably would wear a face shield. Anyways, this young man has great videos. Mad skills

[@DangarMarine]

For sure, once you have seen it happen I can imagine you never forget.

[@1yachtcarpenter]

good to know

[@DangarMarine]

thanks

[@markolav7017]

Do you load yours up a fair bit Stu ? I would have thought a 40 might be enough with alot of those DeHavillands still running around with 25-30 2 strokes hanging off the transom..I have an old Quintrex Fishabout Mk2 that I transferred a 30 Merc (Tohatsu re-badged) as a temporary measure ...I did this after the old 40 Johnson died that came with this cheap rig last year.. I'm talking OLLLLD Johnson It gets along OK but feels under-done with 2-3 on board.... I have been thinking a Yamaha 40 might be more suitable as it's a fairly weighty hull ...admittedly my old girl is only 4.3m long and the Green Machine over 15 foot. Due to budgetary constraints from my better half a new 40 or 50 4 stroke is out of the question...hehe. Thanks to you I am currently performing my own maintenance so 2nd hand (post 2005 say) should do. Nice job on the tow eye mate..can't wait to see the bow roller..Cheers

[@DangarMarine]

I'm hoping the 40 will be okay. Most of the time it isn't loaded up too much. You can do trips across with five on boat some times (on the way to playing soccer for example), but it just takes a bit longer, no big deal. There are a few boats around here the same size as yours with 25-30HP motors and they also feel a little underpowered to me, but having said that, they still get the job done so it really depends how important it is to you to go quickly. Sometimes if you have a long way to go to your favourite fishing spot it can make a big difference.

[@markolav7017]

Yeah now I have the beast back on the water I'm looking forward to getting back into some freshwater stuff as well as ripping up Cowan Creek for a fish. With the impoundment fishing its a long haul with camping gear etc so the 40 2 stroke is a preference I think the original hull was rated to 50 hp back when HP was measured at the flywheel and not the prop..anyway, hope your reliability is improves whichever way you decide to go..the old Yammie served you well I am sure

[@miguelcgamer]

Hi Dangar marine, i love your videos you give very good advices i have saved so much money on maintenance on my boat, but now i have a problem, my steering isn't working proprely, when the outboard is all the way trimed down i can turn it very easly the steering is nice, but whem the outboard is trimed up and it doesn't need to be all the way up, i can't trun it, i turn the steering wheel without anyproblems, but i hear the steering box skipping teeths, i have already opened the steering box and i doesn't seem to be worn, What can be causing the problem? Thank you (Sorry for bad english)

[@DangarMarine]

It does take a bit more fore to turn an outboard that is trimmed up so I can only imagine that your steering must be right on the limit of what it can handle at the moment. Skipping teeth inside the helm takes a lot of force if it is in good condition so it must either be worn or maybe not bolted together tightly enough. Is it reasonably new or getting old? Sometimes it can be hard to see the wear without a new one to compare it to. How big is the outboard motor in HP?

[@miguelcgamer]

I bought an used boat and this steering was already on it so i think it is old i don't know ho old. My motor is an yamaha 60hp 2 stroke.

[@miguelcgamer]

I think it maybe not be tightly enough because i opened it once to see if it was worn and i saw that the previous owner had opened it before and it was missing a nut. Thank you so much.

[@jhonnatansouza1515]

hello I am Brazilian labor to 5 years with boat in the electrical branch of accessory ! and I now work with nautical mechanics but Chi in Brazil has not course if u can help me with some something like manual him that you were using the cdi test video already help me much !!! and you are very good very good indeed

[@DangarMarine]

Hi mate, I got that manual from readmanuals.com They sell quite a few different manuals so you should be able to find one for your outboard too.

[@jhonnatansouza1515]

Good Morning ! Thank you ! u does not work with engines disel center or central station ???

[@chrisallen3741]

Is there anything i can do about a spilt in the aluminum bow just below the bow line,,,it has a plate or skin that covers the bow with rivets but whoever had the boat last must of hit something with it …since theres a 4 or 5 inch split maybe 1mm wide…i can fit my fingernail in it but that’s about it….i could use some advice if anyone can help

[@Ange-zip]

dear dangar could you please do a video on ho w to time a 2 stroke 60 hp outboard please ignition timing.

[@DangarMarine]

Yes, will be sure to do one next time I have an older outboard in the shop.

[@Chris-ei7iz]

next time get you about 3 to 4 applies dolly to put underneath there so y'all don't scratch your boat are locking the legs on that car left and put some of those thick ratchet straps you have across it then raise it up some then roll it

[@andrewlinesjah4538]

no definitely not

[@wondertecfuelpumpbrandylin7971]

Excellent as usual!

[@DangarMarine]

Thank you. :)