cowwboy
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Rebuild UFP-35 Trailer Calipers
cowwboy commented on Dukeno1's project in Trailer Modification Projects
Great write up. I have had issues with rust in the past between the dust shield and the square o-ring. They don't put any coatings there so it gets rust build up and freezes the piston. -
@jtryonand @berndtmjlets see some pics. Glad I could be of help.
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Unfortunately his patent ensures he has no competition.
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Yours looks much better then mine. These are the pics I sent to them. No offer to repair or fix them. Got a half azz excuse of a new welder and told if I wanted it to look good I should have paid the extra to have them grind them smooth.
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I think that is the first time I have heard of him using a mandrel bend. Between direct sales and the royalty's from the boat manufacturers. He should have a nice fab shop by now.
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I love the principal. Their craftsmanship and material is crap. The welds look like a blind man did them and they still use pie cuts instead of mandrel bends. When I first received mine, I called about the welds. They told me pretty much I should have paid extra for them to grind their sh#t welds down.
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I took it out last night to check it out and ensure I didn't have any leaks. It is quite a bit quieter at no wake speeds. There is no exhaust note sound anymore. When I had the hatch open you could hear the intake hiss over the exhaust. At speed you still can't hear the motor over the wind and water noise. But unfortunately I don't have a good video of the boat before I did the muffler delete. They all have the radio going in the background covering any engine noise.
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Then the stock flappers will protect from back feeding water into the exhaust.
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Not really, it'd take a lot of force to go through the fae then into a singular open exhaust valve.
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Here is the bend I bought. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002UO49QA?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details I first got this one, but the straight portion of the legs were to short. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084C158NT?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details
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Here is the video my buddy did of the install of my FAE on my boat. -
So in the constant search of making maintenance easier. I decided to join the club and do a muffle delete since I have A FAE installed. I got the Mandrel bent 60 degree bends from amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002UO49QA?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details I then removed the existing muffler by loosening the clamps and using lots of silicone spray between the rubber and the riders/ muffler. I used a flathead screw driver to make a gap so I could get the lubricant to soak in. It was a slow process of creating the gap, then removing the screw driver and trying to wiggle it to get the lubricant spread around. Then repeating that to get it loose. I then pushed the screw driver far enough in the tip was past the end of the riser. This allowed me to use it as a pry bar to pry the rubber tubing off the riser. Repeat the process to remove the rubber tubing from the muffler outlet. I can actually see my water pump now. I had to trim mine up the bend to fit. The first bend I ordered did not have long enough legs. So when I ordered the second one I got one with much longer legs. I had to assemble mine outside the boat and install it as a whole to get all of the hoses on. I would recommend leaving the clamps loose till you have everything aligned. Now look at how much more room there is!!! One thing I did notice was that the muffler was hollow. I figured it would have some packing or baffles of some kind in it. Or maybe after 1k hours mine was burnt out. I haven't had a chance to take it out to see if there is much of a sound difference yet. -
Retrofitting a G3 Tower to older boat
cowwboy commented on Rugger's project in Tower / Racks / Bimini Projects
How hard do you think it'll be to narrow one? I know the back hoop unbolts so it's be easy to modify or make a new one. But looking at the main hoop. It looks as if you could just cut out the center and then weld it back with a sleeved center for support. Is the pull spool an easy piece to cut off and weld back on?
