riptide09
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Sep 11, 2009
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Re: New England Get Together
Went out yesterday for about 2 hours with my brother in law, son in law and my granddaughters.
The motor ran great. Started right up and ran smooth as a top.
Ran into 2 minor issues.
1. Trim gauge not working. This was not working last fall so it is not a new problem. I should have checked this out and replaced it when I did the trim motor a few weeks ago. After returning I chased this down. Looks like the trim sensor is bad.
2. Temp. gauge is not working. This is new as it was working last fall.
It was perfect day to go and the lake was pretty crowded. Wide open I got her up to 44 mph which is top end so that was good. WOT RPM was between 5200 and 5400. Seems about right but I really can't say much as the tachometer never worked from when I got her until I replaced it a few week ago.
- Dave
I am looking forward to this. Planning on heading out tomorrow for the first voyage of the season.
Over the last few weeks I replaced my power trim motor, speedometer tube, bad tachometer, missing windshield supports. A couple of my seats were moving around so I took them apart and replaced a few stripped out bolts/nuts and greased them up.
Still a bunch of little stuff to do but she is ready to go.
My trailer is a different story. Need to inspect and lube wheel bearings. I got a spare tire finally but I need to get a mount and install it.
Went out yesterday for about 2 hours with my brother in law, son in law and my granddaughters.
The motor ran great. Started right up and ran smooth as a top.
Ran into 2 minor issues.
1. Trim gauge not working. This was not working last fall so it is not a new problem. I should have checked this out and replaced it when I did the trim motor a few weeks ago. After returning I chased this down. Looks like the trim sensor is bad.
2. Temp. gauge is not working. This is new as it was working last fall.
It was perfect day to go and the lake was pretty crowded. Wide open I got her up to 44 mph which is top end so that was good. WOT RPM was between 5200 and 5400. Seems about right but I really can't say much as the tachometer never worked from when I got her until I replaced it a few week ago.
- Dave