I took the boat out and the day started off terrible. When I put the cover on the motor last I must have put it on wrong because I ripped two spark plug wires out of their boots. The thing wouldn't start at all. I was pretty upset because I jsut rebuilt the lower unit, cleaned the carbs, etc and it should have ran like a champ. I fixed the plug wires and got it running.
The wife and I went to our favorite swimming cove and hungout while I pulled the plugs and sprayed seafoam in the cylinders to let them soak. I put everything back and went to fire it up and it wouldn't run. Turns out in my excitement I crossed two of the plug wires. The thing wouldn't run. Well i got that straightened out and ran the rest of the decarboning seafoam mix through the boat. Changed the plugs and went for a another WOT run. The boats runs great now! The wife and I had fun until the dreaded loading ramp.
I let someone go ahead of me because the wife is no help yet and I basically do everything myself until she gets it figured out. BIG MISTAKED! These people took forever and then people started piling into the place and it is a single launch ramp. Well an hour after we anchored the boat near the ramp I finally go to pull it on. Now issues with loading though.
Other than my couple of idiot moments it was a good day on the lake. Just thought I would share a bit with you all and say thanks to everyone for the knowledge I learned from reading other's experiences. This forum is great.
The wife and I went to our favorite swimming cove and hungout while I pulled the plugs and sprayed seafoam in the cylinders to let them soak. I put everything back and went to fire it up and it wouldn't run. Turns out in my excitement I crossed two of the plug wires. The thing wouldn't run. Well i got that straightened out and ran the rest of the decarboning seafoam mix through the boat. Changed the plugs and went for a another WOT run. The boats runs great now! The wife and I had fun until the dreaded loading ramp.
I let someone go ahead of me because the wife is no help yet and I basically do everything myself until she gets it figured out. BIG MISTAKED! These people took forever and then people started piling into the place and it is a single launch ramp. Well an hour after we anchored the boat near the ramp I finally go to pull it on. Now issues with loading though.
Other than my couple of idiot moments it was a good day on the lake. Just thought I would share a bit with you all and say thanks to everyone for the knowledge I learned from reading other's experiences. This forum is great.