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68 WhaleR posted 05-23-2009 01:48 PM ET (US)
Well, I finially got to play with my boat 84 18ft outrage today. I oiled the wood and deceide to open up the fuel tank hatches. Low and behold, 1 inch of water on top of the fuel tank! ouch. The previous owner had someone replace the tank and from what I could see they used everything like great stuff and foam blocks. I was going to pull the tank in the fall. But with the water now over the tank and I felt around the hatches and the wood seems slim to none in a few spots I will have to bite the bullet and pull the helm off and open the floor. I can't remember seeing anything about pulling the helm off, the boat has hydro steering and I need to know what to do with that. Looks not too hard but just asking before I dive in the shallows.
Looks like some other good articles on wood so I won't mention that here.
Thanks again for your help.
Erick
Greensboro NC
1984 18ft Outrage, Grey Jenny
wayne baker posted 05-23-2009 03:41 PM ET (US)
I would just take the lines off at the helm and catch the oil in a bucket. The important thing would be to cover the ends of the lines and the helm. I would also consider marking each hose to the fitting it came off of. when you reinstall you will have to bleed it off much like like brakes on a car but I am sure you can google that info from the manufacture of the unit.
68 WhaleR posted 05-23-2009 04:10 PM ET (US)
Thanks Wayne, just finished digging under the console and removed the leaning post. Found snake skins! LOL! Scared me at first but then just realized they were probaby under there for awhile!
Have a good weekend.
erick

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Author	Topic: taking off center console
68 WhaleR	posted 05-23-2009 01:48 PM ET (US) Well, I finially got to play with my boat 84 18ft outrage today. I oiled the wood and deceide to open up the fuel tank hatches. Low and behold, 1 inch of water on top of the fuel tank! ouch. The previous owner had someone replace the tank and from what I could see they used everything like great stuff and foam blocks. I was going to pull the tank in the fall. But with the water now over the tank and I felt around the hatches and the wood seems slim to none in a few spots I will have to bite the bullet and pull the helm off and open the floor. I can't remember seeing anything about pulling the helm off, the boat has hydro steering and I need to know what to do with that. Looks not too hard but just asking before I dive in the shallows. Looks like some other good articles on wood so I won't mention that here. Thanks again for your help. Erick Greensboro NC 1984 18ft Outrage, Grey Jenny
wayne baker	posted 05-23-2009 03:41 PM ET (US) I would just take the lines off at the helm and catch the oil in a bucket. The important thing would be to cover the ends of the lines and the helm. I would also consider marking each hose to the fitting it came off of. when you reinstall you will have to bleed it off much like like brakes on a car but I am sure you can google that info from the manufacture of the unit.
68 WhaleR	posted 05-23-2009 04:10 PM ET (US) Thanks Wayne, just finished digging under the console and removed the leaning post. Found snake skins! LOL! Scared me at first but then just realized they were probaby under there for awhile! Have a good weekend. erick