Stizzla
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Yep. I took it last night for you!
What Did You Do To Your Boat This Week?
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Srthomas75
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No concern on my part. I’m not the fish cops. ( I only noticed the closure because I was looking up something else recently )
But I guess it’s an example of a good reason to check for updated reg changes. I would never have guessed that they’d close areas once they opened up the coast for retention in August.
easydoesit
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Replaced my failed 3 in 1 Lowrance transducer with an Airmar P66 set for 200Hz. Reinstalled my pitot tube speed gauge at the same time, with readout on Yamaha gauges. Decided to use plastic mounting blocks for a neater installation and fewer holes in the hull. Previous holes filled with JB Weld epoxy.
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SpringFever2359
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High water alarm went off late afternoon up at Greensea Saturday.. shut off all through hulls and looked for any water leaks on my cooling lines, cut short our overnight trip and headed back to CRiver..
Found it yesterday after putting boat back in water in Nanaimo to test all through hulls fittings,washdown pump, and engine side for water leaks..found it 1st thing I checked.
A short hose going to wash down hose side was split on the manual selector valve that switches between bait tank or washdown
Fixed that and also swapped in a new higher gph rear bilge pump as the old one wasn't keeping up to the water that came in, hence the alarm..new 1250gph one is night and day over old 1000gph one...note don't leave washdown pump all day
Pic is old plastic hose, was split about 1/4 in down from hose clamp, canged out with better rubber hose, also sprayed the whole area down with super clean after wards and then gave it all a good blast with garden hose, cleaned up like new again, probably 23yrs since that area has seen day light.
Found it yesterday after putting boat back in water in Nanaimo to test all through hulls fittings,washdown pump, and engine side for water leaks..found it 1st thing I checked.
A short hose going to wash down hose side was split on the manual selector valve that switches between bait tank or washdown
Fixed that and also swapped in a new higher gph rear bilge pump as the old one wasn't keeping up to the water that came in, hence the alarm..new 1250gph one is night and day over old 1000gph one...note don't leave washdown pump all day
Pic is old plastic hose, was split about 1/4 in down from hose clamp, canged out with better rubber hose, also sprayed the whole area down with super clean after wards and then gave it all a good blast with garden hose, cleaned up like new again, probably 23yrs since that area has seen day light.
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Max123
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Ended up working on the old Mastercraft ski boat while in the Okanagan (5.7/350 TBI motor).
Started to give me some problems last week of the summer holidays. Th boat should be good for +45mph @ 4500rpm, but was topping out at less than 4000rpms with no load, and bogging down at lower speeds when under load (we discovered this when trying to pull me out of the water on a slalom ski).
Replaced the high pressure fuel filter (no effect), and replaced the spark plugs (some good effect), but ran out of time. Its 24 years old, but only has 400 hours on it. Even though it only gets 10-15hrs a year I'm pretty religious about fluid changes, but have let some of the other maintenance items slide. Next up are the wireset + cap/rotor - also going to buy an OBD1 scan tool. These motors are know for fuel pump issues (has a mesh inlet screen that gets clogged) - so that is likely coming off as well over the winter and will buy a fuel pressure gauge. Annoyed with myself that I couldn't fix it while still in the water.
Started to give me some problems last week of the summer holidays. Th boat should be good for +45mph @ 4500rpm, but was topping out at less than 4000rpms with no load, and bogging down at lower speeds when under load (we discovered this when trying to pull me out of the water on a slalom ski).
Replaced the high pressure fuel filter (no effect), and replaced the spark plugs (some good effect), but ran out of time. Its 24 years old, but only has 400 hours on it. Even though it only gets 10-15hrs a year I'm pretty religious about fluid changes, but have let some of the other maintenance items slide. Next up are the wireset + cap/rotor - also going to buy an OBD1 scan tool. These motors are know for fuel pump issues (has a mesh inlet screen that gets clogged) - so that is likely coming off as well over the winter and will buy a fuel pressure gauge. Annoyed with myself that I couldn't fix it while still in the water.
Aces
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You got this
Stizzla
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Any pics???
Rain City
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Haha no pics. I was too nervous about it all to think of that.
A-a-Ron
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Finally bit the bullet on a new prop. Enertia ECO 16x19P which was recommended by Alberni. I’ve been running a 14.5x19P regular Enertia prop. Was happy with performance but always figured the motor had a little more to give, hoping to improve fuel economy too.
Currently I get 2.4mpg average, cruising 28-30mph, which is about 12-13 gal/hr. So for a guy who puts on about 100hrs cruising every season, it should pay for itself in a year and a half… well see
Side note, the blades on a brand new prop are deceivingly sharp
Currently I get 2.4mpg average, cruising 28-30mph, which is about 12-13 gal/hr. So for a guy who puts on about 100hrs cruising every season, it should pay for itself in a year and a half… well see
Side note, the blades on a brand new prop are deceivingly sharp
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Srthomas75
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how big of a motor is that on? and boat or rough weight?
Aces
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You definitely put some miles on. The optimum prop makes a lot of sense.
A-a-Ron
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Trophy 2052 podded (24’ approx incl pod) Merc 250hp. About 4500lb without fuel
A-a-Ron
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ECO is a funny name for something that helps you burn so much fuel
kaelc
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My buddy runs a yami 250 on his 22 sea sport and doesn’t get near 2.4mpg. Looking forward to your report once you have ran it for a while!
A-a-Ron
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Gimme 2-3 round trips to Sandheads and I’ll have a good idea lol.
I can’t stand the googan show at the boat launches (No.2 and MacDonald) when all the rookies come out in Sept. I’d rather launch at Pitt Marina right by my place and come up the river (about an hour each way at 28 knots)
Now I have an excuse to burn the extra fuel.
A-a-Ron
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I’m sure he’s got about 1000lb on me. Those things are spec around 4200lb not incl motor or bracket.
MRWood
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I’m running the eco enertia 16X17P on my Seasport 19, weighs 4500lbs plus or minus. It’s on my new Merc Seapro 225, 4.6L v8.
I’m getting 3.5-4.0mpg. Very happy with performance and economy.
Here’s a pic from the other day, running at 30mph, 8gph, 3570rpm….3.7mpg
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A-a-Ron
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That’s great. I should be similar overall but not quite as good, you would think.
If I can even get to 3mpg average I’d be thrilled.
A-a-Ron
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Curious, have you verified that ie tracked actual fuel usage vs miles travelled, or just trusting your gauges.
Because my gauges suggest I’m getting 2.6 to 2.7mpg average but I just carefully tracked my last month or so (around 700L of fuel worth) and as I suspected, it’s actually 2.4mpg.
