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Offline 84carlson

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Re: Anyone else work on their boats today?
« Reply #60 on: April 15, 2012, 08:53:28 PM »
Brandon, most of the enjoyment of boating is working on them, as long as my wife does not figure out how much I spend... How about last night, 4" inches of rain and just as I went to bed the sirens went off for 30 minutes and today 30 - 50 mph winds welcome to Spring....

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Re: Anyone else work on their boats today?
« Reply #61 on: April 15, 2012, 09:47:26 PM »
Isn't that the truth on both parts. We only had about an 1.5" of rain and hail. I got to dodge the tornados yesterday coming home from North Platte ;D. And hey, at least it is going to only blow 10 to 20 tomorrow, so I might be able to get something done on the boat instead of buffing the ladder. :P

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Re: Anyone else work on their boats today?
« Reply #62 on: April 16, 2012, 02:06:40 AM »
Well, got it running for the first time. Lot's of SEG's :D

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Re: Anyone else work on their boats today?
« Reply #63 on: April 16, 2012, 02:32:43 AM »
Congrats Auke!  That had to be a great feeling for you.
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Re: Anyone else work on their boats today?
« Reply #64 on: April 16, 2012, 06:18:33 AM »
That is The best sound on earth!
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Re: Anyone else work on their boats today?
« Reply #65 on: April 16, 2012, 10:49:07 AM »
Oh man that sounds great!  Get some water in that drive though!!  Those bearings do not last long if run dry!
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Re: Anyone else work on their boats today?
« Reply #66 on: April 16, 2012, 04:50:17 PM »
Time to get her on the water !
Looks & sounds GREAT Auke !

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« Reply #67 on: April 16, 2012, 08:33:08 PM »
Well mother nature was kind to me today and let me get the rotten support board for the ladder removed. It came out like a flakey sponge. Got the new board installed, pressure treated deck board, but not glassed in, that is tomorrow nights project.
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Re: Anyone else work on their boats today?
« Reply #68 on: April 16, 2012, 08:43:41 PM »
Well, got it running for the first time. Lot's of SEG's
I can imagine. Way to go Auke! WooHoo!!
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Re: Anyone else work on their boats today?
« Reply #69 on: April 16, 2012, 09:26:54 PM »
Well mother nature was kind to me today and let me get the rotten support board for the ladder removed. It came out like a flakey sponge. Got the new board installed, pressure treated deck board, but not glassed in, that is tomorrow nights project.

Please tell me you're not using pressure treated.
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« Reply #70 on: April 16, 2012, 09:51:25 PM »
Jerry is Right, don't ever use pressure treated wood on anything in a boat you plan on glassing in, the pressure treated wood remains moist for a Long time, the fiberglass resin will Not stick to the pressure treated wood but just a short time, just a day or two, once it's sealed up with a fiberglass over-lay, it will seperate from the over-lay.  I only use kiln dried wood, cabnit grade ply, premium fir, stuff that you know don't contain any moisture.
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Re: Anyone else work on their boats today?
« Reply #71 on: April 17, 2012, 02:38:14 AM »
You guys..... thanks :)) can wait to get her out into her natural habitat. Hotwired - thanks for the tip - just for me to understand - I ran it in neutral, do I still need to put water through the drive? I need to run her again as the oil drain pump (you know those vacuum pumps) leaked and couldn't get all the oil out so I there it back in and will try to seal the crack in the bottom.

Oh man that sounds great!  Get some water in that drive though!!  Those bearings do not last long if run dry!
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Re: Anyone else work on their boats today?
« Reply #72 on: April 17, 2012, 07:55:34 AM »
Jerry, Red,  It was an older piece of pressure treated wood around 7+ years old.
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Re: Anyone else work on their boats today?
« Reply #73 on: April 17, 2012, 01:58:32 PM »
Yes, you have to get water in the pump.  Neutral, forward or reverse.  There is no clutch in that thing.  If the engine is running the pump is turning.  Engine RPM = pump RPM at all times.  Shifting from neutral to forward or reverse just is a matter of the gate opening and closing at the rear of the pump.  Bearing kits are not overly expensive but replacing them is a bear!  I start and run mine out of the water too but only to get it to fire and run for 5 or 10 seconds if I can help it.  There is no good way to get enough water into the pump to cool it effectively short of putting the boat in a tank or the lake/river.  Some have made a diverter for a hose that will spray up into the pump or a tee in the intake line from the pump to the engine which helps a little but still does not get enough water in the pump to cool the bearings well. 
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Re: Anyone else work on their boats today?
« Reply #74 on: April 18, 2012, 03:15:32 AM »
Thanks for the advice! I was thinking of making a tee for being able to quickly being able to flush the engine when needed, but I'll look for a better setup as you explained. Don't want to change those bearings yet! ;) I need to run it one more time to heat up the oil when I fixed the vacuum pump.

By the way - will you take your CV-21 or CV-27 for a spin soon?

Yes, you have to get water in the pump.  Neutral, forward or reverse.  There is no clutch in that thing.  If the engine is running the pump is turning.  Engine RPM = pump RPM at all times.  Shifting from neutral to forward or reverse just is a matter of the gate opening and closing at the rear of the pump.  Bearing kits are not overly expensive but replacing them is a bear!  I start and run mine out of the water too but only to get it to fire and run for 5 or 10 seconds if I can help it.  There is no good way to get enough water into the pump to cool it effectively short of putting the boat in a tank or the lake/river.  Some have made a diverter for a hose that will spray up into the pump or a tee in the intake line from the pump to the engine which helps a little but still does not get enough water in the pump to cool the bearings well. 
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