Whoa 21 years on same piston. Guess that is a good record. Bless it's heat. My excuses just sounded more fun. Of course when I have a failure,,,,...
Any autopsy on what happened? Over revving thru the surf chasing trap raiders? Over pushing an iceberg out of the way and a floater blocked the...
I liked it better when I was upside down. I've got all this down under lime and P46 has the fancy salt. Quick, fix the new pictures (upside...
With a crazy whim of imagination, I've always thought of my boats bottom like the surface of a golf ball; Those little (some not so little)...
I'm may still be missing some environmental data here but I am assuming; you don't have shore power available You don't have a gen-set You have...
Get that taper and hub inspected. Lap them in. What I think we have been saying.
Yes my friend, LOL..... With some salt. I'm in da rum with the up-side lime. Can't ya tell??
Then you TOO will hang like a Post Bat. Oh heck, any excuse will do. Just drink more. It works for me. Better than a ding bat.
Lime and /or salt from down under....
Agreed.
Feel like a Post Bat looking at that pic. It is cool. ,rc
This also reminds me of another story,, Castle and pin nuts. You may call them crown nuts. Big shaft nuts with slots in them like a Rook or crown,...
That's why that (ever so important part) pin is there. During a delivery to WPB and on my own stern-drive boat, IT IS an undeniable feeling (WTF...
The book shows data for two different spec'd 7.5Rs. One set has a monster of a mother board and three fuses on the back, the other 7.5R data...
If you check into the other web site, Tony describes using epoxy in setting the nuts. I think that's nuts but it works for him and his customers.
It's all in the surface contact in the tapers. When all is correct and perfect surfaced, you don't need a key. Just a lil void in the surface...
Pretty sure there is not a temp sender on the riser. Just oil and block (water) temp. [ATTACH]
Per the book. There may be a bad fuse. [ATTACH]
8 pounds per gallon is some weight. Don't think it would have a large effect on engine performance but some.
I thought about that also,, unless it's needed for trim. Where is the water tank on this boat?