Re: Any javelin owners out there?
Ha! My 1st post.
I became a semi proud owner of a 95 Javelin 379 DC with a '96 150 Johnson Fast Strike a little over a month ago. Bought it on a Tuesday, spent a few hundred to get outfitted for a short trip on a local lake. Took the girlfriend out as my 1st mate, only to find out she will need many hours of training before she can be the 1st mate.
It was a bit windy for the 1st shake down (I did NOT test her before I bought it=foolish). While the GF was parking the truck, I decided to get her warmed up, cleared the bouys and hit the hotfoot to see how she would get on plane- well this thing hunkered down and that nose went straight into the sky for about 3 seconds and jumped on plane like a scalded dog. Ran it WOT to see what the RPM's were like- 4500 and doing about 50 (not to shabby), brought the trim up and sneaked it just over 60, brought the hotfoot (I hate it) back to a comfortable 30 and turned her back in to get the girl. She was freakin out that I brought the nose straight up! We tooled around for about an hour and called it a morning, but as we were heading back, we could smell fuel! I was hoping nothing major. Loaded and done for the day, I decided to take it to a local shop that has a 'few' years of experience- wanted a complete check of the boat and what it would cost to get rid of the hotfoot and install a new throttle cable at the helm.
Well surprise surprise!- had a major fuel system problem- seems like the previous owner did not want to fix the fuel pump in the motor so he hooked up an electric fuel pump- a Mr. Gasket 14psi fuel pump! Yep, it blew fuel right thru the carbs- all of em. After all was said and done- we add another $2000 to the buy price. A valuable lesson learned from this experience!
Well after the fix was done- this little monster is now pushing 65 at WOT/4500 and barely trimmed- no chining, no porpoise acts- jumps out on plane still like a scalded dog and its a 3 blade SS prop- no I don't know the pitch- but I'm happy with it for now, although the GF hates it when I want to fly on the water.
Yep I now own a BOAT (Break Out Another Thousand).