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Nicson V-755. I decided to drop $250+shipping on the full rebuild kit from dragboatcity. This pump used to prime itself from a bucket setting below the cav plate and now… it’s doing nothing. I think I cooked the carbon ceramic seal one day when I fired up the boat for some carb adjustments...

She’ll pull out of a bucket set inside the boat once you fill the pickup hose first. And, once the engine is shut down all the water in the block drains out. That didn’t use to happen when the pump was working correctly. I suspect the carbon ceramic seal on the pump drive is shot allowing for...

A bug… I posted a water pump issue I was experiencing soliciting some advice. It shows up under “latest posts” but not when you click on “what’s new”. I don’t facebook and never will. Is this THB website going to slide into obsolescence? I’m hoping not.

Pump quit drawing water. Figured the impeller was tired so I replaced it. No change. It’s just not sucking up water either through the bucket or when it’s in the lake. Water flows through the engine when I connect to house hose under pressure and when it’s on plane in the water. Is there...

Thank you! I kinda figured it would be neutral in the end. Without having to pull the boat all over for different events necessitating jet changes, I’ll just stick with my longitudinally mounted configuration since it’s just a lake boat. I may re-jet once or twice but that’s it. Anybody got...

I agree. Mine are mounted longitudinally and I suppose I’ll keep them that way. Wanted to get this sorted out before I ordered a custom Dooley scoop. It’s one of those boat parts I want to buy just once.

Any advantage to mounting dual fours longitudinally or horizontally? Cars are longitudinally mounted so I’m curious why some boat assemblers decided to go with horizontal mounting.

Anybody have dates for Plowman’s this fall? Trying to get a jump on reservations… Thx

Forecast not looking good for Friday and Saturday at Lake Whitney.

Good to hear, I’ll be in 22 if all goes as planned. Looking forward to this…

I’m with you, I’m ready to make some noise. Boat, not so much. At the moment the engine is out and I’m redoing the entire driveline. I think the guy who rigged this boat was smoking something POWERFUL. A leaking prop shaft cover exposed so much more. But I have parts and patience to see it...

Some nice water up here in East Texas also. Problem though is all the debris that washes in from all the rain we’ve been getting.

Thanks Patchman. It has an oily silicone substance under it. When I pulled a couple screws the oily substrate adhered to them. So, I'm planning on pulling the engine to access the back half screws. Big oil pan is about two inches off the hull floor restricting access. This alignment log was...

Big water leak at the self aligning shaft log through the screws, around the screws, under the screws, you name it. Any ideas on the fix?

Just installed chemicalguys two disc baffle and they helped tame the raspy sound. I’m going to put some outings on these and see where it gets me. I’m willing to take those off your hands if you’re looking to make a little space. PM me

What kind of inserts do you have available?

That’s funny. After lots of research it seems the best option for me is the 4” Gibson clamp-on mufflers. They’re priced between $600-737, depending where you buy them. The Borla 4-pipe mount setup is quality stuff but it’s overpriced imo, and it removes the collector extension area (4”) where...

Good to know… I’m working feverishly to reduce my db.

I’m a v-drive. I read a comment on an old post that said “do you want to buy your mufflers before or after your excessive noise ticket?” I think that’s spot on. When I was involved with drag racing NHRA wanted to muffle the sportsman classes in the mid-nineties and most guys sucked it up and...

That’s a good idea. At present I don’t have the plumbing for wet headers although my Bassets have the plumbing bosses installed and currently plugged. I’ll need to look into the plumbing further than I have but from what I’ve read so far is a little discouraging… valves, pills, switches, rpm...