Hello from the West Coast!
I took the boat out on Saturday to Catalina Island, it is 30 miles offshore from Southern California. The ride over was great, the seas were flat and I made it there in an hour flat. I used the "ECO" mode and the fuel gauge did not even move.
I drifted the boat over a large amount of sea weed and a piece of hard drift would ended up in the intake. I did not find this out until I was clear away from the "Kelp Paddy" and when I started the engine it made a screeching noise. I shut it down and restarted, then shut down immediately. I dove in to check the intake and the piece of wood was jammed between the blades of the prop. I was 5 miles south of the island and I decided to use one engine to get to the port there.
After checking all of my options with Vessel Assist and the local marine mechanics on the Island, I decided to give it a shot on my own. I picked up a Crowbar, 14" pliers, Screw Driver. I finally was able to get the wood out by hitting it with the crow bar. I was very worried about breaking the prop. I restarted the engine and it was good to go!
The adventure carried on and we ended up having an great day on the water.
I am now thinking of upgrading the intake grates.
Here are some pictures from my trip:
This was one of my spearfishing spots for the day, I love finding the really thick kelp beds to freedive in.
This is the "backside" of Catalina Island.
This is a 8# Calico Bass, one of many that we took home for dinner.
Here I am getting ready to go spearfishing.
I fixed it with a crowbar...
Started by FJHIII, Jul 18 2011 05:33 PM
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#1
Posted 18 July 2011 - 05:33 PM
#2
Posted 18 July 2011 - 06:32 PM
Wow, looks like a great time! Glad you were able to free the piece of wood, same thing happened to us but it cost me a new wear ring.
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#3
Posted 18 July 2011 - 08:29 PM
I am going to start looking into the grate upgrade, did you do an upgrade?
Where is the Wear Ring located?
Where is the Wear Ring located?
#4
Posted 18 July 2011 - 08:36 PM
We have not upgraded our grate.
The wear ring is located inside the grate, it is between the impeller and the housing - the ring that surrounds the impeller.
The wear ring is located inside the grate, it is between the impeller and the housing - the ring that surrounds the impeller.
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#5
Posted 03 February 2012 - 12:13 PM
What happened to all your nice photos?
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#6
Posted 04 February 2012 - 11:06 AM
Wierd, must be the url link issue. I can fix it when I get to a computer next week.
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