1988 wellcraft bowrider to cuddy" conversion (Splashed)

[gsxrdan]

Damn shame buddy - good luck!

 

[Patfromny]

I would guess the Jets are one of the ways they made more power. I doubt they'd be too big for the 120 though. run it wide open or close and shut her off. pull a plug and take a looksie. only way to tell if the engine sounds good like it should with a slightly larger jet.

 

[mickyryan]

guess who gets iboats retard of the week award? <<~~ this guy rt here ..... the boat was out of gas... never trust a damn brand new sending unit and 200 dollar set of gauges I guess is the moral of the story here ... now should I just go with electric and be done with the mechanicals or take all the stuff back .. decisions decisions.. sending unit was stuck on 3/4 ugh!

 

[kcassells]

Hmmm. Just run the boat again, check gauges, Feel good and swap out when you feel like if they are working. At least you test the motor if you adjust gauges.
I had some gas last night!! :joyous:
KC

 

[kcassells]

had my ob run today...So I'm very happy. Still alot of tweaking before I post. But the ole gal is kick a.
I need to get some more gas.
KC

 

[gsxrdan]

I would stick with mechanical - they dont fail, and they dont make a noise when running.

 

[mickyryan]

well I hooked up the electronic already like the idea that when it does fail it don't flood the engine with fuel, onj another note I believe my bogging problem is timing , I cant seem to get the timing to move the way it should even by setting it at 1 btc with jumpers on , when I pull jumpers off it don't do anything different , so I got another module and tried that yet that one seems to be trying to advance the timing after dead center ugh lol not sure about modules so I am going to purchase a brand new one for mercruser and have a stab at that .

 

[mickyryan]

yeah definitely think its the Est some one must have used a auto module because it wont advance so basically engine ran like a top at idle got on water and couldn't pull itself onto a plane _ the most I got out of it advancing was 8 degrees btdc with timing light on it and the second one was advancing not retarding so both must be automotive ones that require computer to run properly?

 

[mickyryan]

not much to report the missus and I decided we had enough of storing everyone's stuff so we have been cleaning out the garage and back patio it almost feels like a normal home again told her imma build one hella secondary boat once that garage is back in shape lol

 

[Pusher]

Considering you're still breathing she's a good italian.

 

[kcassells]

Gots to take a break every now and then...do the "to do" chores or your life will be very difficult. Women rule bed, baths and kitchens...Don't **** them off!

 

[mickyryan]

got shed back in order and back porch my brownie points is 9000! garage is finished for me she's washing what she kept and storing it away , my god its nice to have gotten rid of all that stuff 4 truck loads to dump!
was sad too cause a lot of it was good stuff just 20 yrs old coming from her mom and dads house and my grandparents stuff lol

 

[mickyryan]

ordered my smart tabs tonight I'm excited

 

[gomopar440]

ordered my smart tabs tonight I'm excited

I'd love to hear what you think of them after you get a chance to try them out. I'm thinking of getting a set for the Laker I'm building. It's going to be about 16.5-17' and use a 115 Merc, so it looks like I'd need the one for 15'-19' long hulls and 60-150HP (model# SX9510-60BL) according to the specs on the iBoats store. http://www.iboats.com/Nauticus-SX-S...2877313--session_id.712087828--view_id.352485

My boat will probably be right around 1,000 lbs with fuel, oil and driver, so it should scoot along at a pretty good clip (estimating 60-70ish?). My only concern is that with the speeds my boat should be capable of, it might overpower the nitrogen shocks with that light of a boat. I haven't heard any first hand reviews yet to say if there's any merit to one way or the other.

 

[mickyryan]

those are the ones Iam getting so I will report back findings I just got the wail tail on there and wanna try that to see difference , I'm more low speed then high speed though so I will have to push it to see what it does on top for ya :0
as far as that speed you should be fine the 60 lb shocks are for bigger , I would suggest you might even look into the 40's to reduce drag the 60 might be too stiff

 

[mickyryan]

ignore this

 

[Patfromny]

Darn it, it wants me to download the app to view the photo. I'm not a fan of doing that...can you explain the photo to me?

 

[mickyryan]

ignore that post pat , I am trying to find a better photo upload spot then photobucket who decided to change app and I cant figure out how to up load pics from phone anymore to it lol

 

[Patfromny]

I hear you. Photobucket is killing me with their ads. I sometimes can't access my photos because there is an ad I can't close. I've had to type in the web address just to get by the ad. If I change though, all my build picks will disappear from my thread so....

 

[sphelps]

I have smart tabs on my MFG .. I do like them .. The only draw back I have heard is they make the boat get a little funky if your in the ocean in following seas ..
Most larger boats have adjustable tabs from what I have seen ...