Towed in at Sommerville

[farmo83]

Why is it boats only break down when you have invited a bunch of people out to the lake ? I boated all day friday and the old girl was running like a hoss. Saturday I invited a bunch of friends out and I put in and drive over to the beach and it seemed sluggish. The farther I drove the more sluggish it got . Finally I stopped and opened the hatch and the engine compartment was full of water up to the exhuast manifolds. I also then learned my bilge pump was giving out and had an obstruction. I blew in the bilge outlet and that blew out the line and it was back to bilging the way it normally would. My Dad came by in his boat upon inspection the water inlet hose off the pump had split and was spewing water all over the top of the engine. It had a enough slack in it so we cut it down and reattached it for the weekend. Rest assured all hoses will be replaced before she sees the water again. After that I got it started and sputtered over to the beach where I cleaned out the distributor cap as it was full of water. But after that all seemed back to normal so I went on about my business. The next time I stopped the boat would not start. It would slowly slowly crank like the battery was dead. I guessed the alternator belt had stretched a little bit since the it got wet and sure enough it was so I tightned that up and the boat cranked right up and off I went again. The next time I stopped the boat would not crank again. I rechecked all the connections and everything was sound so I got out my trusty oar and started rowing to Rocky Creek from Big Creek . A wonderful guy in a checkmate towed me over and towed me to Rocky where after a few minutes with a volt meter Dad diagnosed that all the water that sprayed out of the hose fried the alternator. Needless to say me and my friends I invited out spent the rest of the day on the beach at Rocky Creek. I did get it lit one more time and idled around waiting to pull on the ramp in the 108 degree heat. So now I get to spend the next weeks replacing alternator, bilge pump, and hosing.

 

[Cookieman]

I have done the same thing before in my first jetboat. Now I spend the extra money and put braides lines in on all the water lines.

 

[3boatpaul]

  :smile15: braided line's on everything , water line's , but most important the fuel lines . a little more cost up front but peace of mind .

 

[3boatpaul]

  :smile12: a little added message to my last post ,  please people use an fittings on braded hose , do not use hose clamp's  i have seen this done defeat's the purpose of having braided hose .

 

[3boatpaul]

don't listen to those two old farts you don't need braided lines, i have only had one hose come off the pump since i have been building jetboats. :smile23: :smile23: :smile23: it's called preventive maintenance, you can tell if hoses are getting bad. :smile13: :smile13: :smile13:

  :smile17:  :smile17: old ??? now that i think about it i guess i qalify on that one now.  :smile23:  :smile23:  :smile23:

 

[jimsplace]

Braided lines look cool too.  Even if you are broke after doing them.

 

[badblood]

  :smile15: braided line's on everything , water line's , but most important the fuel lines . a little more cost up front but peace of mind .

A little more?? LMFAO I could buy a used boat for what I have in the plumbing on my boat. Looks cool and is very reliable.
Keith

 

[3boatpaul]

  :smile15: braided line's on everything , water line's , but most important the fuel lines . a little more cost up front but peace of mind .

A little more?? LMFAO I could buy a used boat for what I have in the plumbing on my boat. Looks cool and is very reliable.
Keith

oooooooo so true , but like i said peace of mind . learned this lesson year's ago as a noobie in a flattie . 3/4 in heater hose with hose clamp's from floor water pick up to motor.  at speed hose burst at pick up point , ruined a perfectly nice sunny day . lol

 

[badblood]

I am like a hose and fitting junkie, I order some with every order to jegs or summit. I seem to find a way to use it all up too! Funny...I just got in 35 fittings and a few pieces of hose today. A sickness I tell you.

 

[3boatpaul]

I am like a hose and fitting junkie, I order some with every order to jegs or summit. I seem to find a way to use it all up too! Funny...I just got in 35 fittings and a few pieces of hose today. A sickness I tell you.

for sure , got a large plastic tote box full of odd's and end's , but never what i need. so jeg's get's another
order in the morning . if i don't order something every month they want to know if i'm sick or something . lol  last year every time i made an order they would send me one of there baseball cap's . ended up with so many that when i went to the river i'd give them away ,lately they haven't been sending any , but i kept two for my self. you can always find me at the river because  the yellow hat stick's out .