Fun with Boats

General Boats and Motors
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A few weeks ago, he had an unexpected pic-nic on a sand bar between Ft. Sumter and Morris Island. The boat never ran hot, but it stopped peeing out of the tell-tell.

So with help from a friend, we replaced the impeller on Saturday and had several hours of WTF with it.

We removed the lower unit…sucker is heavy.

There was concern there might be a retaining ring over the impeller that would be hard to remove, but there was not one, so that was good…the impeller just slid right off.

With mane, strength and awkwardness, we got the lower unit back on, tightened all the bolts and put on a new trim tab. Not too bad.

Put the muffs on the motor and cranked it…no pee. WTH. With everyone clear of the motor, shifted the motor into gear. What a racket in the shifting. Kind of a clank, clank, bump…bump…bump. We didn’t think that sounded right and figured the linkage was out of align.

We removed the lower unit.

Fiddled around, and with grunts and pinched fingers, slid the lower unit back into place. With the battery turned off, we slightly turned the flywheel and put the lower in place and bolted it on. Started up, no pee, same noise. (**()it all to hell.

We Removed the lower unit.

Removed the impeller…looked at what we did, made sure the impeller blades were in the right direction, put it together and made sure the prop turned and the vertical drive shaft turned without any odd noises. Found none, put the lower unit back on the boat.

Put the muffs on the boat…no pee. More cussing.

We removed the lower unit.

Ran some weed eater line through both ends. Fired up the air compressor, blew air through the water pick up…you could feel air out of the pee hole, Removed the pee water line and blew air down the motor…you could feel air coming out of the water pick up tube. Good. Reinstalled the lower unit. Got the water barrel out and put the lower unit back on the boat and filled up a barrel and put the lower unit into the barrel. Fired up…no pee. Now the impelle

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Now that is persistence! Congratulations.

Pioneer 222 Sportfish
Yamaha 250

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I’m thinking you might have a hard time getting your friend, to help you work on your boat again:smiley: He just might be busy next time:wink:

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I always shove a water hose onto the line that goes into the engine from the water pump when the foot is off, the route the pump sends water to. It usually pees like crazy, I guess house water pressure/volume is more than the pump.

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glad that you had success but the story was fun to read.

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Loved your story! Been there done that, know your pain

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I forgot to mention…those Youtube videos make this look like anywhere from an 8 minute to a 36 minutes job.

Those lying eff’rs. We started at 4 and it almost got dark on us before we finished. Took so long dinner got cold…But the beer got colder so there was that.

It’s always something. The day before we noticed that one of 3 bad tires on the trailer was actually delaminating at the thread…I figured I wouldn’t get far, so I pulled the tire (that shot of PB Blaster and grease a month ago made it an easy job to get to get the lug nuts off) and I sent The Warden off to Walmart to get it replaced.

She came back with a nice pretty (if a tire can be pretty) tire. But as I started to put it on, I figure, well shoot…I’m brush some Ospho on this hub and brake caliper and kick some rusty butt.

But the more I looked it the brake caliper, the more I decided it was dead and those brake pads had quit being brake pads a long, long time ago. I decided to take out the those slabs of metal out of the caliper but leave the caliper because…why not.

Caliper came right off with the help of a 2lb hammer. Easy peazy. Pads fell right off.

Getting the caliper back on, was not a piece of cake. Oh, no…those bolts did not want to go back on the hub. I’d line up the holes, I’d use a pin to make sure the caliper holes were aligned with the hub hole threads but the bolt would not bite.

I screwed with that for 30 minutes and finally said eff it and took the caliper brake line loose and capped it with a screw.

Working on stuff is never easy when I do it. Never, ever…ever. :face_with_head_bandage:

But on the plus side…the bearings are great.

“I am constantly amazed at the stupidity of the general public.”
~my dad

Equipment:
2007 Grady White 222 Fisherman / 250 Yamaha
Simrad NSS evo2 and G4
1- 22 boy that won’t move out)
1 - 18 year old (fishing maniac)
1 - wife (The Warden)

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Great / funny storys !!! Question ! You gonna try it again or hire it done???:smiley::smiley::smiley:

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quote:
Originally posted by gail wins

Great / funny storys !!! Question ! You gonna try it again or hire it done???:smiley::smiley::smiley:

I dunno. It was a PITA and I was willing to pay to have it done this time…if the mechanic has kept on schedule. Maybe he lost my number?

Youtube is a great teacher. Water pumps, brakes, hubs, air suspension, rear bumper on a pick up, screens or batteries on iphones, car stereo, remove dash, …heck I would tried to fix the leaking rear seal on the wife’s suv if I could have removed the transmission by myself. Youtube made it look easy.

I definitely know my limits…I’d do a lower unit again. I’ll let the pro’s do the rear main seals.

“I am constantly amazed at the stupidity of the general public.”
~my dad

Equipment:
2007 Grady White 222 Fisherman / 250 Yamaha
Simrad NSS evo2 and G4
1- 22 boy that won’t move out)
1 - 18 year old (fishing maniac)
1 - wife (The Warden)

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I was just told it was 1 1/2 hr job. $150 for water kit. I was contemplating doing it myself. You just helped confirm that it’s worth $300 to get it done.
I love working on the boat. I’m just not as motivated as I once was. I surely don’t want to do it in the heat.

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Funny story. Sounds like one of my typical jobs. If I didn’t have to do it 2-3 times, or go to the store 3 times, then something is wrong. Murphy’s law always prevails. I enjoy working on stuff though, so I never look at it like loss time vs. paying someone. I will always take the lesson and experience over dropping something off if it is within reason for my ability. Congrats on persevering, hope it didn’t sour your taste for jumping in the next time.

“Wailord”
1979 17’ Montauk
90 Johnson

Wilderness Ride 115

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Originally posted by Geronimo

Funny story. Sounds like one of my typical jobs. If I didn’t have to do it 2-3 times, or go to the store 3 times, then something is wrong. Murphy’s law always prevails. I enjoy working on stuff though, so I never look at it like loss time vs. paying someone. I will always take the lesson and experience over dropping something off if it is within reason for my ability. Congrats on persevering, hope it didn’t sour your taste for jumping in the next time.

“Wailord”
1979 17’ Montauk
90 Johnson

Wilderness Ride 115

One thing is for certain though, you ALWAYS learn something.

Wadmalaw native
16’ Bentz-Craft Flats Boat

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You are lucky you got the woodruff key out. lots of times they are seized

Tall Sail Marine

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Originally posted by loopervet

You are lucky you got the woodruff key out. lots of times they are seized

Tall Sail Marine

Got lucky on that…didn’t have to remove that. A video I saw looked like it could have been an issue. 'Twerent

“I am constantly amazed at the stupidity of the general public.”
~my dad

Equipment:
2007 Grady White 222 Fisherman / 250 Yamaha
Simrad NSS evo2 and G4
1- 22 boy that won’t move out)
1 - 18 year old (fishing maniac)
1 - wife (The Warden)

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WATER PUMPS AND ANNUAL SERVICE…
IF YOU BRING IT TO US ON MONDAY WE HAVE IT REPAIRED AND READY TO BE PICKED UP ON FRIDAY.

www.teamcharlestonmarine.com
www.bombislandboats.com
IF I RESPOND IN ALL CAPS, ITS NOT ON PURPOSE, AND I AM NOT YELLING

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Next time you do this Claim, I bet it takes you 1 hr. Now you’re experienced!

1966 13’ Boston Whaler w/ Merc 25 4 stroke “Flatty”
www.eyestrikefishing.com #predatorsstriketheeye

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Might be another poppet valve victim. I suggest a download manual. Putting the foot in a barrel versus the muffs increases the back pressure on the exhaust and overrides a “stuck open” pressure relief valve(poppet valve).

I had the same problem.

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quote:
Originally posted by mdaddy

Might be another poppet valve victim. I suggest a download manual. Putting the foot in a barrel versus the muffs increases the back pressure on the exhaust and overrides a “stuck open” pressure relief valve(poppet valve).

I had the same problem.

Or. Just put the o-ring in he dropped.

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quote:
Originally posted by mdaddy

Might be another poppet valve victim. I suggest a download manual. Putting the foot in a barrel versus the muffs increases the back pressure on the exhaust and overrides a “stuck open” pressure relief valve(poppet valve).

I had the same problem.

I think you are on to something. I heard definite clicking when I hooked up the flush to the engine. After the clicking, it started to trickle and then pee.

“I am constantly amazed at the stupidity of the general public.”
~my dad

Equipment:
2007 Grady White 222 Fisherman / 250 Yamaha
Simrad NSS evo2 and G4
1- 22 boy that won’t move out)
1 - 18 year old (fishing maniac)
1 - wife (The Warden)

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Originally posted by Reeldawg
quote:
Originally posted by mdaddy

Might be another poppet valve victim. I suggest a download manual. Putting the foot in a barrel versus the muffs increases the back pressure on the exhaust and overrides a “stuck open” pressure relief valve(poppet valve).

I had the same problem.

Or. Just put the o-ring in he dropped.

Naaaaaaaa. Couldn’t be. Well…maybe. Could have been both the o-ring and pressure relief valve.

“I am constantly amazed at the stupidity of the general public.”
~my dad

Equipment:
2007 Grady White 222 Fisherman / 250 Yamaha
Simrad NSS evo2 and G4
1- 22 boy that won’t move out)
1 - 18 year old (fishing maniac)
1 - wife (The Warden)

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