Mark Rendelman hull 24 Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 Hello again I have been busy most everyday out in the boat shop, after putting in the chain locker floor I turned my attention to putting in the bunk compartment bulkheads to me this was quite a chore, but got it done in several days. While the bulkheads cured I would work on the ballast tank. I will be using two bait tank live well pumps to fill and empty the ballast tank But since these pumps are not self priming the fill pump will be mounted directly in the ballast tank as far away from the access port as practical to be able reach it for service , the wires will exit through a small hole then sealed with silicone the pump to empty the tank will be located in one of the storage compartments and using bulkhead fittings to enter the tank. The tanks have been Coated with two coats of devthane 379. While all other parts were curing I built the locker lids an Frameworks .when the paint dries the cockpit floor supports will go in as always stay safe and keep on building mark 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve W Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 I didn't add any paint to my tanks, but yours sure looks nice! I did decide to add two pumps like you plan. I modified a bilge pump by having my son make a new lower unit to try and turn a really quiet, efficient johnson bilge pump into an efficient filling pump and I think I've succeeded. Jay used a two way pump but I didn't think I needed one so I didn't run lines/electrical. I am going to try it all out this weekend before I start drilling holes in the tank! I'll keep you posted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jknight611 Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 My pump is a Johnson ballast pump used on ski boats, 4 years in mostly salt water still working good! Also with a 3 way valve handy to wash the grit an sand from the cockpit ( cleaning fish too). As I mentioned earlier, I plumbed mine with PVC, I think PEX would be better and if I were to do mine again I would use a stainless steel bulkhead compression fitting and PEX tubing. Be sure to mount the pump in some sort of rubber mount, when I originally hard mounted mine you could hear it 1/2 mile away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Rendelman hull 24 Posted September 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 Now That I know how to add to thread all future posts will be here. Not much going on in the boat shop but I did manage to paint the bottom and install the keel strip.painting the side will be next, but before I do I must obtain a better paint respirator spraying the epoxy is as nasty as you can get. Also will be working on building a keel roller tray for the trailer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve W Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Iverson Posted September 26, 2020 Report Share Posted September 26, 2020 Mark Is that a well for an outboard right at the bottom of the last picture? --- Guy --- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Rendelman hull 24 Posted September 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2020 Hello Guy yes it is Alan Stewart has done his boat the same way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Iverson Posted September 27, 2020 Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 Very cool! did you work it out yourself or did Alan or B&B give you some help? I really think this is a great idea! --- Guy --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Rendelman hull 24 Posted September 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 Guy, this was a mod that Alan made to his mk3 so I just ordered the kit with this mod and I really like it because I will be using. A boomkin and this gives me a clean stearn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Iverson Posted September 27, 2020 Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 Mark that's great! I'm toying with the idea of building the 20 MKE 3 and after watching Alan's video I was hoping that the outboard well would be an option. Your hull looks great --- Guy --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Rendelman hull 24 Posted September 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 Guy, thank you I must constantly remind myself that it’s a boat not a fine piece of furniture or I’ll never be satisfied with the outcome. The mk3 kit is a great kit mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Rendelman hull 24 Posted September 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 Hello out their ! now that my keel is finished I want to build a roller tray and I know that someone has already built one I would like to know the post that it was on or contact the author mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter HK Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 Try this link https://messing-about.com/forums/topic/11334-roller-trough-for-a-cs203-trailer/?tab=comments#comment-105992 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Rendelman hull 24 Posted September 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 Pete! Thanks for the response that link is just what I am looking for to construct my own tray it will be very useful. mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Jones Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 A piece of trex decking, slick side up has been working well for my CS17 trailer. That stuff is slicker then snot with a little water on it. The Trex deflects nicely to match the bottom of the boat resulting in a large contact surface with low friction between the brass half round the and the trex. Not sure how well it would work on a heavier boat but might be worth a try. Next time I'd go with PVC decking. Your paint job looks wonderful. I'm enjoying your post - keep them coming. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Rendelman hull 24 Posted October 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 After watching the post from Pete I went out on a parts run to get the stuff to make the roller tray here in Spokane they make EZ load boat trailers so I went by the service center to find out about rollers and to my surprise they had a barrel full of these rollers and at 2.50 each I could not pass them up they aren’t v’s so I’ll have to come up with a way to center the boat on the tray later when I go to mount it on my trailer. I think the bow hook will handle the front I just need to center the stern. The tray will be disassembled the edges will be rounded over and a bottom board will be added then all epoxied. mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve W Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Looks good. I'd be sure to cut the washers and ends of the bolts off. The boat will find any sharp thing. I'll be curious to see how getting the boat centered works when retrieving when you can't get the boat along a dock. A few of my favorite ramps are just gravel slopes as they eliminates the impatient jerks and as such are little used. With all the wind-age on a 20' boat it's hard to keep her aligned on retrieval without wading in. I did add some bunk guides to the back of the trailer to get Skeena centered, but I dunk my trailer (I'm in fresh water 95% of the time) and can't always see if it's centered when I'm not in super clear water. I'll be curious to see how getting the boat centered works. Once I get towards retirement salt water will be calling and if the goal is not to get the trailer in the water this looks like a good investment. Take Care, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Rendelman hull 24 Posted October 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Steve this is something I need to work out, I to will probably be in fresh water most of the time their are so many nice lakes in this country and on my other trailer I put side rollers at the stern to guide her in the trailer and I don’t mind getting my feet wet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick Ludwig Posted October 2, 2020 Report Share Posted October 2, 2020 I mount the guides at the widest beam of the boat, so when the boat is pulled all the way onto the trailer, they automatically center it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Rendelman hull 24 Posted October 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2020 Sounds like a plan mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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