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Tuchop
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Posted: July 17 2005,4:33 pm |
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Dang man what is going on with your ... luck??
Hope you get it worked out with as little grief as possible.
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shueman
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Posted: July 17 2005,7:42 pm |
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| Quote (Carrera Elite @ July 17 2005,6:28 pm) | I just went through that kind of "Lucky", and I'm hoping to be done with it for a while!! I'm sure yours will turn around soon as well.  |
How's that new outdrive doin'....?? 
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Posted: July 17 2005,7:44 pm |
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| Quote (AZKC @ July 17 2005,1:45 pm) | So this is just about on of the hardest parts of the boat to work on, Got to pull the bellhousing off and then maybe lift the motor. Just to get the cable out so I can remove the broken piece with an easy out  I'm going to call panther on Monday and make sure I'm using the right cable and if they say no. Then I can order the right cable and get the cut off wheel and saw this cable in pieces 
At this point there is still about 7-8" of cable still outside the boat  |
Dang Kev....you just can't win.... 
Gotta rename it "the blue beast FROM HELL..." 
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Posted: July 17 2005,9:30 pm |
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How 'bout this...
At Lake Mohave yesterday, late in day, last thing...
I tell the wife to take "the girls" for a fun ride in the 18' Kona.
She drives to the dam, 3 miles from beach, and the water supply line from pump to engine splits about 1" down the length of the hose.
This boat has about 8" of freeboard and had less than 1" of freeboard as the boat filled up with water.
The girls finally had the smart idea of beaching the boat & fetching me (reluctantly, knowing how happy I would be to hear that my only toy was ok, just full of water, about a mile away. So... they ask the people on the beach for a ride to get me, but being from Romania, they were not able to understand my wife's requests, but smiled alot. They somehow finally conveyed the idea to them and one of their group brought one of "the girls" back to me to inform me of the mishap. (my wife was afraid I might not be too receptive, so she 'stayed with the boat'.)
Anyways, we bailed out the boat, cut off 2" of water hose & reclamped it & drove the boat back, no problem.
Just a sidenote: My 454 bbc started right up after being immersed up to the valve covers, Alternator still works and no water in oil. I am still amazed !!!
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Posted: July 17 2005,10:14 pm |
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| Quote (mspencer55 @ July 17 2005,9:30 pm) | .......the water supply line from pump to engine splits about 1" down the length of the hose.
This boat has about 8" of freeboard and had less than 1" of freeboard as the boat filled up with water. |
This is a perfect illustration of why there should be an emergency water shutoff valve as the first thing mounted to the water supply from the pump. Install a ball valve and leave it set wide open. If you blow a hose, a quick 1/4 turn and the water is shut off. Dont want to run it that way(except for a short run to shore,maybe), but at least you can float, get towed, drift down stream.........
You can still have a gate valve for temp control.
After a few incidents up here in NorCal, we're seeing more people add in this little extra margin of safety.
Edited by Oldsquirt on July 17 2005,10:15 pm
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Posted: July 18 2005,6:13 am |
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| Quote (Oldsquirt @ July 17 2005,10:14 pm) | | Quote (mspencer55 @ July 17 2005,9:30 pm) | .......the water supply line from pump to engine splits about 1" down the length of the hose.
This boat has about 8" of freeboard and had less than 1" of freeboard as the boat filled up with water. |
This is a perfect illustration of why there should be an emergency water shutoff valve as the first thing mounted to the water supply from the pump. Install a ball valve and leave it set wide open. If you blow a hose, a quick 1/4 turn and the water is shut off. Dont want to run it that way(except for a short run to shore,maybe), but at least you can float, get towed, drift down stream.........
You can still have a gate valve for temp control.
After a few incidents up here in NorCal, we're seeing more people add in this little extra margin of safety. |
One better yet, check your lines once in a while and replace old cracked lines!.. 
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Posted: July 18 2005,6:15 am |
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| Quote (AZKC @ July 17 2005,1:45 pm) | So this is just about on of the hardest parts of the boat to work on, Got to pull the bellhousing off and then maybe lift the motor. Just to get the cable out so I can remove the broken piece with an easy out I'm going to call panther on Monday and make sure I'm using the right cable and if they say no. Then I can order the right cable and get the cut off wheel and saw this cable in pieces
At this point there is still about 7-8" of cable still outside the boat |
Damn that sucks sorry to hear that, hope you get it sorted out without too much hassle!..
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shueman
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Posted: July 18 2005,6:24 am |
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| Quote (Oldsquirt @ July 17 2005,10:14 pm) | | Quote (mspencer55 @ July 17 2005,9:30 pm) | .......the water supply line from pump to engine splits about 1" down the length of the hose.
This boat has about 8" of freeboard and had less than 1" of freeboard as the boat filled up with water. |
This is a perfect illustration of why there should be an emergency water shutoff valve as the first thing mounted to the water supply from the pump. Install a ball valve and leave it set wide open. If you blow a hose, a quick 1/4 turn and the water is shut off. Dont want to run it that way(except for a short run to shore,maybe), but at least you can float, get towed, drift down stream.........
You can still have a gate valve for temp control.
After a few incidents up here in NorCal, we're seeing more people add in this little extra margin of safety. |
  Tnks for the tip..!!!
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Posted: July 18 2005,11:59 am |
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| Quote (GoFastRacer @ July 18 2005,6:13 am) | | One better yet, check your lines once in a while and replace old cracked lines!.. Â |
Quite true, but you never know when a fitting might break, a freeze plug spring a leak(although they should be brass), a connecting rod goes through a cylinder wall........  
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Posted: July 20 2005,5:32 am |
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| Quote (Oldsquirt @ July 18 2005,11:59 am) | | Quote (GoFastRacer @ July 18 2005,6:13 am) | | One better yet, check your lines once in a while and replace old cracked lines!.. Â |
Quite true, but you never know when a fitting might break, a freeze plug spring a leak(although they should be brass), a connecting rod goes through a cylinder wall........ Â Â |
True dat!..
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Posted: July 20 2005,5:34 am |
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| Quote (Carrera Elite @ July 19 2005,2:00 pm) | | Quote (shueman @ July 17 2005,7:42 pm) | | How's that new outdrive doin'....?? Â |
I only have a couple of hours on it, but so far so good!! |
Have you put the power to it yet???.. 
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Posted: July 21 2005,5:38 am |
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| Quote (Carrera Elite @ July 20 2005,11:38 am) | What power?? Â  Â |
Don't you have a blown 540 in there!... Â Â
Edited by GoFastRacer on July 21 2005,5:40 am
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Posted: July 22 2005,5:40 am |
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Hell ya, those are good for 10mph ya know!.
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Posted: July 23 2005,5:54 am |
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| Quote (Carrera Elite @ July 22 2005,8:38 am) | | I would have to cover whole boat with stickers to get to 65 though!! Â Â |
Time for an upgrade is it!.
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