Thread: I dont know that I like my boat anymore!!!!

Hahahaha... It is... But I'm having a kick back day!!!

Just a thought....You could use two pickups. If you had a change over switch/cock. The original at the lowest point and the new one higher up at, say, 80% empty. That way you could run on the new one and switch over to the original as a reserve if the gauge/flow meter are inaccurate/break.

Hope it all works well for you dude,,
Like Tombie, I'm indoors from the hot weather today. Although I hav'nt exactly sat idle in front of the TV . Went and priced some gear to install a centre console in mine,,,

Bloody hot here too.Watched a fishing show.Then been pricing D4s.The new ones dont even have a gear stick rotary selector on console,8 speed box and paddle shifts on the steering wheel
Now off to pray to the Lotto Godz
Andrew

Well.
It primed up from empty pretty easily
It started 2nd or 3rd turn of the key
It ran without stopping for 10mins

I may have a problem,its pretty smokey.It has been getting worse when launched for the first time in a trip,smokes until Im almost out of the marina(300m or so) then wont do it for sucssesive launches.
The smoke today could be the same situation,its still smoking excessively(in my books) at idle and fast idle.

Direct oil injection.In the past I suspected the smoke is oil thats leaked into the engine whilst not in use.Any thing I should be looking for????(75hp 3cyl Merc).

Will post a pic shortly.
Andrew

Well, its a good result as far as the fuel pick up goes by the sound of it Andy

As for the oil problem, I cant help you there, except to say, as with heads on a car, maybe lifter seals or something (if they are even in a boat motor , I'm not too sure on the internals of a 2 stroke) could be suspect. So when on idle, or low revs, oils escaping, building up, then being blown out at revs.

Ok just went and run it again for some pics.

Start up.




Fast idle.




Idle after about 1 min of fast idle.


The motor has done this on the last 2 trips away,only does it on the first launch.It was worse when I first started it up this morning.

Off to the tip to see if I can find a deeper drum,still requite the muffs with this one.
Andrew

Originally Posted by Chops

Well, its a good result as far as the fuel pick up goes by the sound of it Andy

As for the oil problem, I cant help you there, except to say, as with heads on a car, maybe lifter seals or something (if they are even in a boat motor , I'm not too sure on the internals of a 2 stroke) could be suspect. So when on idle, or low revs, oils escaping, building up, then being blown out at revs.

Seeing it only occurs after a period of non use Im hoping its simply oil from the oil tank somehow leaking into the engine when not running.There is no smoke once its warmed up in the ocean.
Andrew