Frank Acampora
Supreme Mariner
- Joined
- Jan 19, 2007
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I just took out my 21 foot cuddy with the Force 150 for a shake-down cruise. This was after over a year and a half not using it. Right from the start I knew it was going to be a bad day because I misplaced the cord to the electric winch. So, I added back a handle and decided to winch the boat back onto the trailer by hand.
Well, launched the boat and the engine started easily. However, while idling and getting supplies out of the truck the overheat alarm went off. Pumped lots of water last time I used it. Coupled with that the trigger is stuck and the engine would not accelerate. So now I need to remove the flywheel, loosen the stuck trigger and remove the lower unit and change the impeller. ALL this from disuse.
However, It was still a successful day. I didn't even expect the engine to start. We idled out to the river and anchored for a couple of hours. As I said it was a shake-down cruise to identify problems before I really needed to use the boat.
Well, launched the boat and the engine started easily. However, while idling and getting supplies out of the truck the overheat alarm went off. Pumped lots of water last time I used it. Coupled with that the trigger is stuck and the engine would not accelerate. So now I need to remove the flywheel, loosen the stuck trigger and remove the lower unit and change the impeller. ALL this from disuse.
However, It was still a successful day. I didn't even expect the engine to start. We idled out to the river and anchored for a couple of hours. As I said it was a shake-down cruise to identify problems before I really needed to use the boat.