Cleaning The Boat Bilge
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- čas přidán 25. 05. 2020
- It's a dirty job, but I gotta do it ;-)
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- Length (bow to transom): 33’-6”
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- Draft: 33”
- Dead Rise: 17 degrees
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I'm totally with ya on having a clean bilge. I'm cleaning mine on my 260 sundancer today in preparation for a tank swap out. Thanks for all your vids!
Very well done. I have a 35 lobster boat and am in the process of painting the bilge. Requires a ton of patience to do a nice job but very satisfying when done and you can see any leak so much more clearly. Another tip given to me by a good mechanic was to put blue "shop" paper towels under any areas you suspect are leaking.
Have fun!
nice to see a clean bilge! i am doing mine today using a pressure washer on low pressure, cheers! a clean bilge is good seamanship!
Have fun!!
Great job.
I use simple green in a spray bottle in my 320 compartment. Before I go out, spray engine bay floor and bulkheads with cleaner. When I come back, lightly hose it out. Super clean!
I just might try that next time around!
Wow. Nice clean up job! A clean bilge is needed for all what you mentioned.
Thanks. Hope you'll continue to follow us, as we just bought a new-to-us 370 Sundancer that I'm planning to do a number of upgrades on. Luckily, the boat is pretty clean, but I'll be doing a detailed cleanup of the bilge, engines and generator.
my new theme " it;s a good day on the boat"! cheers!
Cheers!
Looking good. I share in your frustration. I am still finding spare parts and left over bits in my bilge for 2 years now. Stay safe.
I haven't been able to get my head under the engines, so I'm sure there's still a spark plug or two down there ;-)
Great video that's sharing. How did you take the bilge plugs out
I have a 1988 Carver 38 aft cabin and there is a sump under the midship stairs which appears to have about a 4"x12" opening under the floorboard going across the fore and aft frames. The sump is about a foot deep. I purchased a 12V waterproof aquarium pump and attached it to a broomstick and attached a 1/2" hose to the pump and broom stick along with wires going to the battery. I could drop the pump into the sump and clamp the wires onto the battery and then pump into a 5 gal. bucket. This allowed access to an inaccessible area after putting a few thimblefuls of Dawn soap a few days before.
Great idea!
I just bought the exact same boat. It needs much love! I too have that “german heritage”. Any advice products, web sites, cleaning in general would be appreciated
Get one of those extendable magnet picker upper things to grab tools or screws you drop into the abyss! I grab any screw I drop. I always worry about one jamming up my bilge pump.
Good idea.
Are those cuts called "BoogaBoo-Boo's" ?
bahahahaha
I got a Boo-Boo ;-)
:-)
Good timing on this one Paul! I spent the entire day yesterday at the boat cleaning the engines and bilge! It's not perfect, but it's much, much better now. (I am now also very, very sore.)
I also had a bonding wire that needed to be addressed too. Why does the connection need to be copper as @JP suggests below?
Not sure as to why the suggestion for the copper connector. Our boat has none now, so I'll stick with the style that is there.
Flicking thru your videos I've come to the conclusion your boat maintenance is top notch. The only job I would suggest doing more often is changing your engine oils. Once a year IMO IS NOT OFTEN ENOUGH. YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL BOAT‼️‼️ 👍 👍. Vinny 🇺🇸
Right on.
Hi poul i hope you doing well always watch your videos and i alwYs learn thanks in advance for all those video is german from miami what kind of degreaser you used .its a purple bottle what is it csuse came out super clean
Glad you like them! The stuff makes everything super clean is actually called Castrol Super Clean :-) Here's a link to Walmart's listing for it (Canadian Stores): www.walmart.ca/en/ip/superclean-946-ml/6000016950293
My bilge is pretty clean but it will need a cleaning. I have a small pressure washer.... might try that to get into nook and crannies. Simple Green is the best!
Sounds good.
Just like golfing...Even a BAD day at the boat(golf course) is better than a good day at work!! Words to live by!!
Yes sir!
you should not use a crimp fitting back on that bonding connection, it will just break off again, either put it on a connection that doesn't move or put a soldered fitting on it.
I am trying to get some pointers on cleaning the bilge, I only have one 7.4L,I have a little room on the sides but none in the front
Ya.
Hi Paul,
Looking at your engine bay pick, have you removed your overboard toilet pump hen you fitted the new black tank and the big orange vent filter?
Rob
Hi Rob,
That had been disconnected before we bought the boat, I merely capped the line. Besides being illigal to even have an overboard discharge pump in Canadian waters, it's something we would NEVER do, irrespective of rules. I'm still blown away by folks who discharge thier poop tanks into the waterways.
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Paul,
Thank you for your prompt reply. Our 1997 Sea Ray 330 DA has a partially collapsed black tank so I am going to change it out and thought it would be a good idea to delete the overboard pump anyway. It really is very unnecessary for the potential damage to the eco system with non blue-water boats that are never far from marina facilities.
Hey, I did note on one of your Q&A videos that somebody had asked about water intrusion. When we bought this boat the starboard engine had suffered water intrusion and needed replacing with a long block 454. Curiously, when the previous owner had bought the boat the starboard engine had suffered water ingestion that was found after the sea trial. He initially fitted a short block motor which subsequently failed and then a long block motor which suffered water ingestion again after only 50 hours. I’ve researched this a bit and there is a Mercruiser Service Bulletin www.manifoldwarehouse.com/mes/news/Mercruiser_SB_Water_Ingestion.pdf. The previous owner admitted that he used to run the engines at prolonged periods at idle and then shutdown. If you look at para 2. a. under the Water Ingestion section on page 5 you’ll see they suggest 45 seconds at 1300 RPM before returning to idle and shutting down if you have run at idle for sometime. I’ve also purchased extended height risers to obviate this problem in the future. You may wish to pass this advice on.
Your videos are great, informative and fun.
Happy boating.
Rob.
Would you ever consider getting an outboard instead? I’m 50/50 we love the I/o with the use of the swim platform and how it looks, but maintaining the I/o is harder.
Never. To me, sticking two or three huge outboards on these types of boats and still calling them cruisers is a joke. But that's just me.
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@@BoatingWithBoogaboo we love using pocket cruisers as I’d like to tow and bring it to multiple bodies of water. It’s crazy when we go to a boat show and look at all the new boats anything under 30 feet long is now a bow rider with an outboard. If I want an inboard outboard, that’s a cabin cruiser I have to go to something bigger than 30 feet, which means no more towing for me. There is one exception to that, but we looked at the seating plan and we don’t like it.
We just found an oil leak in our boat just this week . And in order for me to work on it I literally need a hoist to hold me upside down while I’m in that space.😂. Or maybe one of my family members can hold me by my ankles.😂
Whenever your ready to sell! Just sayin :) Definitely the type of person I would like to buy a boat from!
Thanks. Not ready to move up just yet - I'm having too much fun fixing everything on this one still ;-)
Where did you purchase the bilge pump 5:48 ?
All the bilge pumps on the boat, came with the boat. As for the clip at the 5:48 mark, that's just my Shop Vac. . .
Where Are your risers gettting cooling water from the heat exchanger ?
I believe it's straight sea water, without passing through the heat exchanger.
You should change that so the Raw water is leaving the boat through just the risers and not the manifolds and the risers. On my engine the manifolds are cooled with coolant just like the engine and my raw water goes out the risers only.
What did you wipe down your engines with?
Castrol Super Clean.
Do you rate all your repair videos based on the number and severity of injuries?
It's usually based on the number of new curse words I come up with on these projects, but as I ended up quite happy with the results, the injury count took precedence ;-)
What cleaner do you use to clean your bilge?
I use Castrol Super Clean (Original) (www.superclean.com/products/) for many cleaning solutions on the boat. Very strong de-greaser that is available through many retailers. One thing to note when using is that when spraying from the applicator, the mist can be very caustic, so try not to inhale ;-) Works great on cleaning your car tires, as well!
Clean bilge waay better for resale or trade in value too.
Marine tech loves working on our boat just for cleanliness down below.
That sounded dirty......Lol
;-)
Nice.
Thanks :-)
The bonding terminal needs to be copper, not the one you were using
Thnx
I can't imagine that much sludge down there....did they drain the oil by the pan plug...lol
Just owners who didn't care. This #boat had a LOT of that going on, but I've made everything right again ;-)
I bet you miss your 400 when it comes to cleaning the bilge! Nice work.....I actually enjoy the process of cleaning the engine room.
Oh man, the engine room on the 400 Sedan Bridge was like a separate cabin. Lots of room to move around to get at everything. That one had a spotless engine room, and received high praise from both the purchaser, as well as his surveyor when we sold.
Black was used for a couple reasons.
Cheapest color, the formulation was that it adhered well to casted materials.. i.e. Ford loved it.. LOL 🤣
Like Henry said; 'You can have any colour you want, as long as it's black.' :-)
The dealers were stuck with "colorful" motors of the late 50's that were hard to sell because they didnt match the buyers boat. Early 60s brought the white Merc's followed in 63 withe the black motors. It was not only cheaper, it made the motors look smaller. The Johnson/Evinrudes were masive in size. (look up what a "fat 50" is). Similar to a plus size lady wearing a black dress. Very thinning. ; )
Looks like it’s getting to be about time fer some new risers eh?
Hope not, my back's still sore from the other work I've done 😂
What’s your cleaning product?
Castrol Super Clean.
A filthy bilge is also a fire hazard. During a Coast Guard inspection, they complimented me on my clean bilge.What was all that sludge in the bucket that you vacuumed out when you bought the boat? Oil?
That sludge was an accumulation of many years of neglect. The rest of the boat was pretty grimy when we first bought it, but she cleaned up real good!
Hello again from Port Clinton. The islands including Put in Bay have just opened up. We are on the same page regarding a clean bildge and that one is on my top 5 list. Repacked my rudder ports (that was fun getting those out) and had props tuned and balanced before I launched last week (all is good so far!) Unfortunately went to use the shower and drain elbow under shower is broken where the hose hooks in and drains to the sump box so had to deal with that crisis. Temporarily fixed but ready to cut all that out and replace! I want to shoot the engineer who designed that set up in such a tight space. Hope you are in the water soon and looking forward to the next travel vid. rg
Sounds like you are having the same fun as me! If you're really up to a challenge, offer to replace the poop lines throughout a Sea Ray 400 Sedan Bridge. Now THAT'S living at it's finest ;-) Check these out: czcams.com/video/f6xJB_mN38Y/video.html and 31 minutes of poop line bliss: czcams.com/video/rkjAhhQlvhc/video.html
Cheers!
Where is Mike Rowe when you need him. Great job Paul.
Dirty Jobs with Paul and Anchor Girl 😂 Looks good!
Wish I could reach some areas better, but it's a lot better than before. . .
Someone call the Discovery Network! ;-)
Clean bilge is a happy bilge...your engine will thank you!
No doubt!
Cuts tell your wife you were actually working on the boat! lol...nice job on that cleanup.
That's the plan!
Doing is learning.... clean bilage hides boat smell like toilet pump out smell. Black engines hide discoloration dust dirt and grime. Use copper connectors not cheapo aluminum. It’s just going to break off again and choke currrent flow.☮️
Right arm.
Yuck! Can you come clean ours? LOL!
Sorry, I'm all booked up 😂