What Did You Do To Your Boat This Week?

[Max123]

why the engine is still f----cked and you have a mess to clean

If an oil line lets go and you quickly kill the engine, its fixable. If you lose pressure because your oil pump turned into shrapnel, not so much.

I'm guessing you are beyond this, but worth mentioning as a long shot - check the connection on your oil pressure sensor. I had a loose one on a Mastercraft with an Indmar 5.7, and saw 0psi while I was pulling the kids tubing - that scared the crap out of me...

 

[Totally unexpected]

If an oil line lets go and you quickly kill the engine, its fixable. If you lose pressure because your oil pump turned into shrapnel, not so much.

I'm guessing you are beyond this, but worth mentioning as a long shot - check the connection on your oil pressure sensor. I had a loose one on a Mastercraft with an Indmar 5.7, and saw 0psi while I was pulling the kids tubing - that scared the crap out of me...

No nothing obvious just 50 psi of oil to 0 pdi in about 20 mins,I ran it in the driveway for a good 40 mins the day before with no drop, just seem so strange imnot sure if maybe it's the wrong oil pan or the sump length is wrong or just a faulty pump but aside from the intake tube falling because it wasn't welded ill not know till I pull it out ....Again!!!

 

[Max123]

That really sucks - I feel for you.

Well... drain the sump, check for glitter and go from there.

 

[noluck]

No nothing obvious just 50 psi of oil to 0 pdi in about 20 mins,I ran it in the driveway for a good 40 mins the day before with no drop, just seem so strange imnot sure if maybe it's the wrong oil pan or the sump length is wrong or just a faulty pump but aside from the intake tube falling because it wasn't welded ill not know till I pull it out ....Again!!!

did i gradually loose psi?

 

[Reel Gone]

Pull and cut the oil filter, it will show the evils of no oil press if that is in fact what happened.

 

[Totally unexpected]

did i gradually loose psi?

Yes about 20 minutes

 

[noluck]

Yes about 20 minutes

once the coolant temp has reached it running temps, then oil temps will rise, if if gets too hot you will start to loose oil pressure.
best thing to do is cut the filter, if it is clean drain out the oil put in new 15w40.

 

[Totally unexpected]

once the coolant temp has reached it running temps, then oil temps will rise, if if gets too hot you will start to loose oil pressure.
best thing to do is cut the filter, if it is clean drain out the oil put in new 15w40.

Removed the oil filter cut it open it doesn't have any shrapnel in it the oil does look burnt the only other thing I changed after the rebuild was installing the new pertronix distributor I wondered if it had eaten the cam gear but there should be metal in the filter

 

[SpringVelocity]

Had I nice surprise last trip and found some water getting in pod. Air leak test and found it...

Thanks @dss. It was the plate..

 

[noluck]

Removed the oil filter cut it open it doesn't have any shrapnel in it the oil does look burnt the only other thing I changed after the rebuild was installing the new pertronix distributor I wondered if it had eaten the cam gear but there should be metal in the filter

what weight oil did you have in it?

 

[Totally unexpected]

They told me to run the first 10 hours with 5w30 but I used the 10w30 high zinc break in oil

 

[noluck]

They told me to run the first 10 hours with 5w30 but I used the 10w30 high zinc break in oil

way to thin in a boat, makes sense why you lost oil pressure. quick silver 25w40 or a strait 40w . you may have to put a oil cooler in it

 

[TMan]

Trailer bearing check. Repack and new seals.

 

[kaelc]

Disc and calipers still in transit from Florida and Boston so I’m finally getting around to downsizing my tackle box. This one will fit in more spots on the boat and I put together two hard side small ones for the kids. I should be working on doing my solar and working on my lowrance network but one thing at a time.

 

[Fishin]

Picked up a JRC radar system from marketplace for a super good price from an older gentleman has an astonishing 43 hours on it older unit but works perfect and pretty mint shape I’m happy with it I do plan on upgrading in a few years but this will work just fine for now better to have something than nothing I figure.

 

[Gong Show]

Aftet some exciting times during fairly remote central coast adventures, I am doubling the kicker tank volume.
Fits like OJ's glove.

 

[scott craven]

The old girl got a new motor this week. It will be nice to have fuel injection

Got her out for a burn on Friday, what an improvement!
Hole shot, top end and idling is so much better !

 

[JWS]

New springs for the trailer. Maybe they didn’t need to be done, but not knowing the life of the trailer I feel better about trailering more than 5kms from home.

Like kaelc, I’ll also in the market for an impact gun, now. 12 years of rust on the bolts, my arms are killing me.

 

[TheHurtLocker]

Installed new bilge pump and switch, as well as new bait tank pump this past weekend.

 

[noluck]

this has been my boat for the last 7 months