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  1. harringtondav

    Home plumbing lesson learned.

    Yesterday I noticed water on the floor in front of our kitchen sink. I thought I was sloppy rinsing dishes. I laid down some towels, but couldn't keep up. I opened the under sink cabinet and saw an ongoing drizzle shower. Down to the basement to shut off the water. ....drizzle was coming down...
  2. harringtondav

    When You've Reached the End of Twofootitus.....

    ....Maybe
  3. harringtondav

    VP SX Cone Clutch Question

    I recently changed my prop. New prop was a Solas RubX hub. I was unable to get the std cotter pin through, and I was trying to over torque the nut hoping to squeeze the hub as rearward as possible after I drove the hub in with wood blocks and a 3# machinist's hammer. Too lazy to find a block for...
  4. harringtondav

    BRP Horizontal Engine?

    Previous post on this topic is closed, so here is an update on BRP's SeaDoo Pontoon. I've seen this in our pool a few times. I suspected it was equipped with the new BRP submersible motor, but their page seems to show a traditional Rotax inboard. Not a bad price for a 16', 130 hp pontoon @<$25K...
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    OK to Delay Recommissioning One Year?

    I put my boat away correctly winterized. I was planning to bring it up to temp, change O/D lube, engine oil and all filters soon. ...except I'm scheduled for cervical (neck) fusion surgery in one week. I could probably do the job 4-6 weeks later, but I doubt I'll get any real use out of the boat...
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    Wix filter cross reference for VP 4.3?

    I'm prepping for the first engine maintenance on my latest Gen VP 4.3. s/n is in my sig. OK, I'm a bit lazy and could do the cross ref myself, but figure someone else has already done the work. Per Dr. @Scott Danforth , who I recall said Wix filters or nothing. Need fuel and oil filter p/ns...
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    Darn Mice Can Be Expensive

    Summer '21 I noticed an unusual rumble from the truck's blower motor when I turned the A/C to max. Not normal, but I was too busy to see the dealer's shop. Warranty good for another year. Mid summer this year the MIL lamp went on. Code was a generic EVAP issue. So I took it to the dealer...
  8. harringtondav

    Wing Dam Carnage

    Heading to the metal buyer today. These have been sitting under my workbench since 2008. We boat on the upper Mississippi river with its many wing dams. This one prop eater extends to the channel with a 30' gap close to the bank. The gap is on a shortcut, but this day I was disoriented in the...
  9. harringtondav

    Data keeps you from acting stupid.

    Earlier this year I bought a new water softener for our river house. 32000 grain, Fleck mechanical meter valve. I assumed (as in AssofYouandMe) that the well water was around 19 grain/gallon hardness. I couldn't get more than 600-700 gallons of water @ 10# of salt/regeneration before it was...
  10. harringtondav

    VP 4.3 winterization simplification .... sorta

    My new VP O/M states to run the engine on 50:1 premix for 15 min before winter layover. Last fall I took one look at engine access and guessed on the gas in the fuel tank and premixed a rich dose in a gas can and poured into the fuel tank. I saw and smelled 2 stroke oil, so I figured good...
  11. harringtondav

    Engine access is never easy ....but...

    The effort I went through below wouldn't be bad for an engine pull, but was a bit much for yearly maintenance. I needed to tear the boat down this far to access the fuel filter and recirculating pump impeller. Also I needed to access the fuel filter housing to change fittings to allow a 2 stroke...
  12. harringtondav

    Interesting Learning about Regal Dash Wiring.

    I just installed a new GPS speedo. I flubbed the first try. I saw what I thought was a spare purple B+ wire, so I ran it directly to the speedo. Oops, This was the feed at the trim gage which fed the rest. So all other gages had no feed, including the tach. No start. No Faria speedo self check...
  13. harringtondav

    Merc Alpha style prop nut retention for VP SX?

    Merc Alpha Gen II for 25 yrs. VP SX for one yr. I prefer the Merc prop nut retention system. You'd think a simple SS cotter pin would be easier. Not for me. I carry a spare wheel and locking hardware in the boat. Now I need a needle nose pliers. ...same prop nut wrench as I used on my Alpha. I...
  14. harringtondav

    Hole shot, or up easy?

    I've had plenty of power in the boats I've owned and driven. So when it's time to get on top of the water I dump the throttle and get up w/in a few seconds. ...old habit from pulling skiers up I guess. I observe many boats from our river house clearing the no wake and getting on a plane. Many...
  15. harringtondav

    Battery discharge. ...normal?

    2022 VP 250 4.3. New 1000 CCA battery. Twice now I've found a dead battery after 1 week sitting idle. All helm switches and radio have been off. I finally figured opening the battery disconnect provided in the engine compartment solves this. I also noticed when turning the switch back to on I...
  16. harringtondav

    Torque Roll?

    Our new boat per my sig is great. We love it. But it does have a small issue that bugs me. When I throttle up, normally hole shot fashion, it rolls noticeably starboard, counterclockwise. Underway on plane it tends to list a bit the same with just me and the little wife riding shotgun. Weight...
  17. harringtondav

    Too much boat?

    $1.3M according to the salesman I worked with on my little Regal. Marine Technology V42. Four 450 hp Mercs. A lot of boat for the upper Mississippi. A few years ago a local deep pocket boater showed up with a 42' Formula Crossover w/4 300 hp BRPs. I guess this dealer saw it as a challenge. Our...
  18. harringtondav

    In dash GPS speedo?

    Very happy with our new Regal 1900ESX. Like most pitot tube speedos, ours is off by a mile. I recently whacked some debris and plugged the lower unit pick up hole. I removed the plug and got a nice stream of water, but the gage is stuck at 20 mph min. So I'm looking at tearing into a brand new...
  19. harringtondav

    When you guff your brand new boat....

    New Regal B/R first time back on a new trailer. Low water and the trailer was too low. Bow slid under the winch butterfly roller. Roller yoke guffed the bow. Spectrum Gel Coat Patch Kit from iBoats. ...perfect match. Mask and Dremel the edges of the guffs to 90 deg. Spread the activated gel...
  20. harringtondav

    Check your furnace filter

    Simple, inexpensive maintenance can save you a lot of headaches. Yesterday I noticed the new heat pump split system at our river house wasn't keeping up. It was running on back up electric heat strip. I checked the power going to the heat strip and found it was only drawing 1/2 current...
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