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Hey, is my boat falling apart?

Started by gotmdx, Sep 05 2008 06:07 PM

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#1 gotmdx

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Water:Silverwood Lake, Lake Piru, Lake Perris, Castaic Lake
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Engine in DOO:Rotax 4-TEC SC

Posted 05 September 2008 - 06:07 PM

WTF? I just checked the engine area and I found these stainless steel hardware laying close to the bilge plug. Can someone identify these, please? Crap....this is my 3rd issue. I hope the dealer has the answer/ explanation for this. I did not notice any changes with the doo's performance last time I used it, though. I hope these parts are just extra ones left by the ass(emblers) down in the plant!!!!! Can you tell? I'm getting upset :angry:

OMG...now I'm thinking of getting a yamaha next time....

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#2 Kevin Leclair

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Posted 05 September 2008 - 06:17 PM

WTF? I just checked the engine area and I found these stainless steel hardware laying close to the bilge plug. Can someone identify these, please? Crap....this is my 3rd issue. I hope the dealer has the answer/ explanation for this. I did not notice any changes with the doo's performance last time I used it, though. I hope these parts are just extra ones left by the ass(emblers) down in the plant!!!!! Can you tell? I'm getting upset OMG...now I'm thinking of getting a yamaha next time....

This is very strange, do you see anything that looks loose in the engine compartment? Please let us know what you find out from your dealer. This makes me want to go look in our engine compartment too, I will let you know if I see anything. :blink:

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#3 Dale180se

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Posted 06 September 2008 - 09:56 AM

WTF? I just checked the engine area and I found these stainless steel hardware laying close to the bilge plug. Can someone identify these, please? Crap....this is my 3rd issue. I hope the dealer has the answer/ explanation for this. I did not notice any changes with the doo's performance last time I used it, though. I hope these parts are just extra ones left by the ass(emblers) down in the plant!!!!! Can you tell? I'm getting upset OMG...now I'm thinking of getting a yamaha next time....

Thare were nuts and washers left in the hull of mine to, but look around you never know.

#4 gotmdx

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Water:Silverwood Lake, Lake Piru, Lake Perris, Castaic Lake
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Engine in DOO:Rotax 4-TEC SC

Posted 06 September 2008 - 10:05 AM

This is very strange, do you see anything that looks loose in the engine compartment? Please let us know what you find out from your dealer. This makes me want to go look in our engine compartment too, I will let you know if I see anything.

I did not notice anything loose. I noticed though that there are two threaded rods sticking out of the battery. I wonder if they belong there?? And what abot the compression spring??? Well, I'd find out today.......

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#5 gotmdx

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Water:Silverwood Lake, Lake Piru, Lake Perris, Castaic Lake
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Engine in DOO:Rotax 4-TEC SC

Posted 06 September 2008 - 10:08 AM

Thare were nuts and washers left in the hull of mine to, but look around you never know.

Watz up, Dale180se? Thanks for sharing info. As soon as I find out on where these parts belong to I'll post it....for the mean time.....enjoy your rides!!!!!!

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#6 Dale180se

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Posted 06 September 2008 - 10:25 AM

I did not notice anything loose. I noticed though that there are two threaded rods sticking out of the battery. I wonder if they belong there?? And what abot the compression spring??? Well, I'd find out today.......

Ya the battery is held down with 2 threaded rods. That spring?? Have fun!

#7 Kevin Leclair

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Posted 08 September 2008 - 07:37 AM

I checked out our engine compartment this weekend and I didn't find any loose parts in there.

#8 shickey0

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Posted 08 September 2008 - 12:05 PM

I looked around in my engine compartment and found a family of indonesian refugees! My boat has a much better hole shot after helping them find a new home.

#9 gotmdx

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Water:Silverwood Lake, Lake Piru, Lake Perris, Castaic Lake
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Posted 08 September 2008 - 06:04 PM

I checked out our engine compartment this weekend and I didn't find any loose parts in there.

Good for you.
After I mentioned it to the dealer, he answered, "Take it back to the last dealer who serviced your boat". With his tone of voice, I think he was a little pissed off that I did not do my 10-hr service at their dealership. I figured out where the spring came from..it's part of a retractrable pen. I found the ink refill sticking out of one of the plugs. The nuts and washers...still a mystery!

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#10 gotmdx

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Water:Silverwood Lake, Lake Piru, Lake Perris, Castaic Lake
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Engine in DOO:Rotax 4-TEC SC

Posted 08 September 2008 - 06:09 PM

I looked around in my engine compartment and found a family of indonesian refugees! My boat has a much better hole shot after helping them find a new home.

Ha-ha! Funny, funny, funny! No offense to our Asian members. Are you sure they are not Filipino refugees? HELLO to Pinoys/ Pinays out there! :red_bandana:

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#11 Kevin Leclair

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Posted 08 September 2008 - 08:32 PM

Ha-ha! Funny, funny, funny! No offense to our Asian members. Are you sure they are not Filipino refugees? HELLO to Pinoys/ Pinays out there!

My wife is Filipino, she rides in our boat all the time but not in the engine compartment. :lol:

#12 shickey0

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Posted 10 September 2008 - 12:10 PM

Glad to hear you tracked down the origin of the "spare parts". I actually did look around in my compartment and didn't find anything that wasn't supposed to be there. I hope the joke didn't offend anyone. . .

#13 Kevin Leclair

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Posted 10 September 2008 - 12:14 PM

I hope the joke didn't offend anyone. . .

Hopefully everyone has a good sense of humor. :whistling1:

#14 gotmdx

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Posted 10 September 2008 - 11:38 PM

Glad to hear you tracked down the origin of the "spare parts". I actually did look around in my compartment and didn't find anything that wasn't supposed to be there. I hope the joke didn't offend anyone. . .

Nah! I think Kevin is right. Once in a while we need to be smiling, right? :clapping:

Seriously, let's not be too serious...he-he-he.... :thumbup1:

Fellow dooers please keep posting whatever new "discovery", good or bad, that you have on your rides. Surely, it will benefit us all. :thumbup1:

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#15 radiofred

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Posted 10 July 2016 - 11:15 PM

I found the same hardware in and also found where they came from its what hold the intake/grilles in place aside from the 4 outside screws it can only be accessed from the inside of the boat

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