Paul, we had a 45' steel trawler for 25 years. We had the same issue happening way too often. I bought a stainless steel canvas fastener kit from Speanaur in southern Ontario. Expensive but lasted me years. Those Flanged snaps always break because you have to pull them off and weakens the screwed-in flange. We changed those screwed-in fasteners to twist lock instead of the yank-off style. They lasted well over 15 yrs plus. If you a handy DIY fer this is a long-lasting solution and effortless to take off.

@BoatingWithBoogaboo

3 жыл бұрын

Good to know!

Good info and product! I've never heard of it before but will definitely be getting some for the tool box! What I've used in the past for the exact same reason are small gyproc anchors. Clean up the hole a little with a small drill bit, poke in an anchor, reinstall the snap! Easy peasy! Thanks for the info and keep it comin'! I'm always open to new ideas and suggestions!!!

@BoatingWithBoogaboo

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful 👍👍

Yes love that epoxy, I used a similar product for years to repair cracked spa pump housings in a pinch, cures in and under water too.

Thanks! I've been putting this off on my 2001 Amberjack 340 for a number of years after trying to use marinetex that was too runny to stay in the hole (no access from the other side either). I tried oversized snap screws, but they just pulled out too, leaving an even larger hole.

Bought it. Used it. Works great. Appreciate the recommendation.

@BoatingWithBoogaboo

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

Thanks, good info, I have also used snaps that come in the form of bolts. So if you have access to the back of the snap a bolt and washer with a nylox nut works great on heavy use snaps. See ya when the water softens up!

@BoatingWithBoogaboo

3 жыл бұрын

That works too, but for the ones I fixed this time around, access was zero.

I read your complete description. HA!

Very helpful. Thank you.

@BoatingWithBoogaboo

3 жыл бұрын

Most welcome!

You’re the man!!! Thanks for the tip.

@BoatingWithBoogaboo

3 жыл бұрын

You are most welcome!

Oh we're livin' here in Allentown.................. lol Thanks for the great tip!

@BoatingWithBoogaboo

3 жыл бұрын

First one to get the reference. You win!! 😁

Ordered some today - I have a few snaps on my Trojan that need some help! thank you!

@BoatingWithBoogaboo

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome 😁

NICE JOB. I ALWAYS TAKE PHOTOS BEFORE TAKING APART ANYTHING RELATED TO ELECTRICAL. AGAIN, NICE JOB‼️👍. Vinny 🇺🇸

@BoatingWithBoogaboo

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, cameras make remembering so much easier.

Excellent. Thanks we are having the same problem.

@BoatingWithBoogaboo

2 жыл бұрын

It's an easy and inexpensive fix. Glad it helped!

Great idea I was going to use fibreglass resin but this will be much less messy. Come on spring I have. A few jobs to get done before launch.

@BoatingWithBoogaboo

3 жыл бұрын

I tried the liquid stuff fir big areas, but found it impossible. That's how I discovered this product and have been using it for ten years now 👍

Great tip Paul! Ordered some today off Amazon. $6.95 and free shipping. Seems like a must have. Weird the multiple package were way more per piece than the single. 😳

@BoatingWithBoogaboo

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. As I alluded to in the video, I used this product to fill sizable voids around the portholes in our 400 Sedan Bridge, where water intrusion had compromised the balsa core. Works great - and the unused portion stays good for years!

Hey Paul, did you say in another video that one of your engines charge your house battery? Thanks for all great tips!

@BoatingWithBoogaboo

3 жыл бұрын

The setup on this boat is that the two port batteries, connected in parallel, are both the starting batteries for the port engine, as well as house batteries. Same as we had on our prior 400 Sedan Bridge, so I'm guessing that's the way Sea Ray did it on most of their cruisers of that era. I'll be swapping out the alternator on the port engine this Spring, so keep an eye out for that video 👍

J-B Weld makes a similar product that works. I couldn't find your product locally.

@BoatingWithBoogaboo

9 ай бұрын

JB Weld should be a good equal 👍

Is a the spring I have about a half dozen snaps to fix on my 92 chaparral 2500 sport.

@BoatingWithBoogaboo

3 жыл бұрын

This'll work great 👌

Hey Paul. A popular brand in the states is known as JB Weld. If you make It to PIB someday I will tell you a story on how it saved me $1500 on a used jet ski which I still have! Let's see how the vacuflush issue played out? Keep'em coming.

@BoatingWithBoogaboo

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, JB Weld is also popular in these parts, but I mostly associate that product with metal/water leak repairs. . . Now, are you referring to MY Vacuflush system, or yours?

@greensdreams

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry I think I saw an old one from way back where you headed back early from a get away because you were having vacuflush bellows issues right after you changed duck bill's? I pulled my generator out last year, cleaned and replaced everything out in that area along with bowl seals but pump is still recycling. I'm thinking it might be leaking on the side of toilet pedestal by the ball and shaft. I hear some air by the shaft pin and was told the orings on the shaft pin can leak over time. It's never easy!

Do you think this could be used for a minor haul repair?

@ccaamm1

3 жыл бұрын

Yup. I've used epoxy filler putty to fix a minor repair in a seadoo hull. Found some touch up paint that matched pretty close to hide the repair. Can't see it from 10' away.

@BoatingWithBoogaboo

3 жыл бұрын

Sure thing. The only issue you'd have is that the colour wouldn't match. But at least you would have a solid, waterproof seal if it were a chip in the hull.

@BoatingWithBoogaboo

3 жыл бұрын

Or, as we use to say back in the body shop days; 'Ain't gonna notice it at 60 mph on the highway' ;-)

@stevebranch7371

3 жыл бұрын

@@BoatingWithBoogaboo Yes its a small chip about 1/4 inch. Was thinking resin but if this works it will be faster. thanks so much.

Is "smoosh that in there" a technical term? Asking for a friend.

@BoatingWithBoogaboo

3 жыл бұрын

It's about as technical as I'm ever gonna get 😉

I'm a great mechanic now retired after 50 years. Never want to touch another spanner..

@BoatingWithBoogaboo

3 жыл бұрын

I do not blame you. When I left the auto body trade a number of years ago, I sold off all my related tools and toolbox.

@CosgroveNotts

3 жыл бұрын

@@BoatingWithBoogaboo I've never collected my tools. Still in Ryder Trucks garage in the UK

your cutting made me really nervous. please dont cut into your hands or wear gloves next time :). Great advice and explanation!

@BoatingWithBoogaboo

Ай бұрын

Don't cut my hands?? After 35 years in construction, with another previous 8 years in autobody repair, getting cuts on my hands (and other parts) has been a weekly occurrence 🤓 All good, so no need to worry.

Maybe wear gloves!

@BoatingWithBoogaboo

3 жыл бұрын

That's funny :-))