Some help from an experienced sailer or two?

[MustangJunkie08]

Hey, whats up? I just got home from a 2 hour drive to pick up the first boat I've ever owned. It's a 20 ft Renken, It was free, needless to say not in the BEST condition, but from what I can see theres nothing really wrong with it. It has a Volvo 230 engine in it, i/o with a nice little cabin in it. I checked out the steering, seems to work fine. The throttle lever works fine. No soft spots on the hull that I could see. I'm a mechanic by second trade, and I looked over the engine and from a land vehicle standpoint it looks all good.

I do have a few questions I was hoping to get answered though.

First, Is there anything I should do before I attempt to fire the thing up on land? Hook a water hose up to it or something? May be a dumb question but I really don't want to destroy my new project before it starts.

Secondly, is there anything I should look for in the boat, hull or engine that's not obveous?

Third, I have to replace the wheel bearings in the trailer. How might I go about getting the boat off the trailer to jack it up, or do I have to? Would it be alright just jacking it up 5 or 6 inches on iether side to change the bearings?

Thanks alot in advance, I may be asking some dumb questions but I've never owned a boat before and this is really mine and my fathers dream, I don't want to screw it up before it even gets started.

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Some help from an experienced sailer or two?

1st thing you do is get the title and registration transfered into your name. no point working of a boat, you cannot use. sure you can jack the axle up to do the bearing, no problem. jack the axle as you would a truck.

as far as the motor, do it as you would a car that has been sitting. remove the distributor, prime the oil pump. remove plug and turn it over by hand.

on the back of the boat outside upper right there should be a ID number. post the number here, we will find out what we can.

post you engine and outdrive questions here: http://forums.iboats.com/forumdisplay.php?f=21

 

[ezmobee]

Re: Some help from an experienced sailer or two?

Also, you DO NEED to hook the motor up to a water source to run it on land generally using something like this: http://www.iboats.com/Seasense_Dual...22253665--**********.116590873--view_id.56643

Also, the water pump for you motor involves a rubber impeller that should be replaced every couple years. If the boat's been laid up for a while this impeller should definitely be replaced for good measure. Even if it seems like it's pumping fine initially it could still be rotted and fail on you quickly. You don't want to overheat your new project right away. Also, keep in mind that running the motor on land without hooking it up to a water source can ruin these impellers super quick.

 

[MustangJunkie08]

Re: Some help from an experienced sailer or two?

I have the title in the mail on its way to me, so that shouldn't be a problem.

Quick question though. How might I turn the engine by hand? Just turn the prop? I can't seem to wrap my head around how it actually goes in gear, unless it's always in gear? Is there a way to rev the engine without spinning the prop?

Oh and I'll get that number posted up tommarow, what can you get from that?

One more thing, the engine LOOKS like it has what looks like a radiator in front of it, and my buddy said the older boat motors came with radiators and don't need water hooked up to run on dry land... True/false?

Thanks.

 

[Bondo]

Re: Some help from an experienced sailer or two?

One more thing, the engine LOOKS like it has what looks like a radiator in front of it, and my buddy said the older boat motors came with radiators and don't need water hooked up to run on dry land... True/false?

Ayuh,... False...

If it has a Radiator,.... You've got Problems,... Boats don't have Radiators....

If it has a Heat Exchanger,... It still needs Water to cool it....

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Some help from an experienced sailer or two?

the heat exchanger is a close cooling system for the block only, you still need the water source, to cool the exhaust manifolds.

turn over buy hand. remove plug, put a socket wrench on the harmonic balancer nut, and turn clockwise. as is said post your engine questions in the I/O forum, the best help is there.

 

[MustangJunkie08]

Re: Some help from an experienced sailer or two?

I got the ID Number: R8MG127M83B

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Some help from an experienced sailer or two?

MIC:
RMG

Status:
Out of Business

Company:
REY-MAR BOAT WORKS

Company Official:


Parent Company:


Parent MIC:


Address:
PO BOX 3833

City:
SAVANNAH

State:
GA

Zip:
31404

Country:


Phone:
0000000000

Fax:


In Business:


Out of Business:
5/17/1979 12:00:00 AM

Date Modified:
12/8/1989 12:00:00 AM

Type:
Outboards, Open Motorboats, Jon Boats

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Comments:
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