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    Top Speed Of Our Boat?

    Well, we did have the wrong size prop on the boat. Two things get changed when taking a boat from sea-level to 4,980 feet elevation: the drive anodes and the prop. Have discussed this with other boat owners and they completely agree on changing both, like we ended up doing. Not all DIY folks...
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    Top Speed Of Our Boat?

    Well, so far, we don't have a problem with the mechanic we have. Now, once we take the boat on local lake and see how well it operates, our feelings could change. But, for now, he's a good, even great, mechanic. I don't criticize anyone that knows more than I do............and he definitely does!
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    Top Speed Of Our Boat?

    My wife, aka "The Queen" of our household, definitely says "no". Actually, we've seen boats, both here in northern Colorado and in northeastern Florida/Jacksonville (where our boat was bought) that was older than ours.
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    Top Speed Of Our Boat?

    Now, your reply here, wife and I do NOT understand!
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    Top Speed Of Our Boat?

    Nope! Moving back to northeastern Florida (Jacksonville) is very much an absolute NO.
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    Top Speed Of Our Boat?

    Lake Mead is at 1,229 ft., whereas we are at 4,880 ft.. The mechanic told us that the boat should run the same if not better.
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    Top Speed Of Our Boat?

    Well, it's now running 45mph WOT, that mechanic had it up to. And, yes, new qjet installed. The one that was in it was a totally rebuilt one, not a new one. The old rebuilt one took the carb company a week to rebuild (one of theirs), but the new one was tested in one day and shipped to us the...
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    Top Speed Of Our Boat?

    Update (July 4th, 2023). Took the boat into marine service last month for "summerization". IOW, connecting disconnected clamps to hoses and running on muffs. He couldn't get the engine to run on idle, so, ended up having new spark plugs, plug wires, rotor/rotor cap, ignition parts and new...
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    Quadrajet Secondaries Problem

    Well, I've come to find out that, sometimes, asking about something on a forum isn't the best thing to do, unfortunately. There are those on boat forums that detest any marine mechanic, but that's their feelings, not everyone's. We believe, and trust, what this mechanic, and the service...
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    Quadrajet Secondaries Problem

    Actually, no he's not! He's been a multi-boat owner for years.
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    Quadrajet Secondaries Problem

    What about the gas still in it? The Service can't remove that. They have no way to dispose of it. We have to get the boat back so we can hire someone to transport to Nevada for us. We do plan on launching the boat one more time here, before having it transported. Anyway, he has already ran the...
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    Quadrajet Secondaries Problem

    We will be putting the boat out on local lake one more time, before having it transported to a Boat Storage in Henderson, Nevada. So, don't have to worry about the elevation anymore.
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    Quadrajet Secondaries Problem

    There is no way we can get the fuel out of the tank and have the tank cleaned. Please, please note the two words just said "no way". We can try to use up as much of the gas that's in it when we get the boat back, but draining the tank and cleaning it, just isn't going to happen. Every part on...
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    Quadrajet Secondaries Problem

    As far as the marine service we use now, they are a very respected one and service a lot of boats, and I do mean "a lot". They are the ONLY marine service, within miles and miles, that will service older boats. That's why we go to them. Not to get too off-topic, but, unfortunately, they have no...
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    Quadrajet Secondaries Problem

    What ever brand the Q-Jet is, it is new, but aftermarket. On National Carburetors website, and in their store, that I've been in, they do sell both new and rebuilt/remanufactured carburetors and the price difference shows that. The first Q-Jet we bought from them, it took them a week to...
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    Quadrajet Secondaries Problem

    Yes, while living in Jacksonville, we had the manifolds/risers replaced. When we bought the boat, we were told that there was a small crack in one that had been covered with JB Weld. The boat was originally sold in the state of Washington and was on the Sound there. A Navy Lt. Commander sold it...
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    Quadrajet Secondaries Problem

    I asked the Internet, "are their still new Quadrajet carburetors still available?" and here is the answer I got: Yes According to 4 sources It's suggested you find a virgin core that has never been rebuilt or even a new old stock unit if you can find it. There are still Quadrajets in their...
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    Quadrajet Secondaries Problem

    Just learned, online, that there are still Q-Jets, in original packaging. Apparently it is no longer being made, but there are both new and rebuilt ones on the market. I just checked Amazon and they sell new ones. Anyway, it does state on their website, "NEW" for the Q-Jet we bought and that...
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    Quadrajet Secondaries Problem

    Contacted a National Carburetors Salesman/Rep this AM concerning the QJet. Wife and I didn't really understand what he was telling us, but he did say something about a spring adjustment. He told us to have the mechanic contact him/them. At noon, was able to talk to the mechanic on the phone...
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