GrandpaMike
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Well... Today was the day. Weather was beautiful. Time to take the boat for my first ride.
I expected a few minor issues... (Sometimes it seems the theme to The Benny Hill Show should be the soundtrack to my life.) I filled the gas tank and mixed the oil. The fill cap leaked. I'm not sure if it's supposed to have a gasket (it doesn't), but if gas sloshes, it leaks from under the cap/fuel guage.
I spent a good amount of time making sure the trailer lights worked last week Got them working great. Today... Nothing on the left. Took some time but got them working again.
Got to the lake and, thankfully, it was a quiet day. I got the boat ready, loaded, plug in, etc and backed it in.
My wife, daughter, son in law, and grand daughter got in and I joined them. Electric start would not work. Starter spun but would not engage the engine. Battery seemed weak, but it was new, so I don't know what drained it.
Went to pull start it and did not want to start. Kind of acted like it was in gear. Shifts kind of hard and it's difficult to stop in nuetral. I was starting to think it wasn't going to start, when suddenly, it started and idled perfectly. Whew!!
We took a slow cruise around the lake. No leaks, the engine ran well, only problem that I encountered after we left the dock was that the depth finder would not turn on. Another odd situation because it was working fine after I installed it. Just would not power up at all.
My daughter, son in law and grand daughter had to leave so we dropped them at the dock so they could leave and then went back out. With less people in the boat, I opened it up and it popped up on plane easily and was very smooth.
So.. as anticipated, first trip was not without problems. (I have to figure out what drained the battery, if there is any way to adjust the shifter, and why the depth finder stopped working.) But we had a lot of fun and I was very happy with how the boat ran and handled.
I guess I'm a boater now.
-Mike-
I expected a few minor issues... (Sometimes it seems the theme to The Benny Hill Show should be the soundtrack to my life.) I filled the gas tank and mixed the oil. The fill cap leaked. I'm not sure if it's supposed to have a gasket (it doesn't), but if gas sloshes, it leaks from under the cap/fuel guage.
I spent a good amount of time making sure the trailer lights worked last week Got them working great. Today... Nothing on the left. Took some time but got them working again.
Got to the lake and, thankfully, it was a quiet day. I got the boat ready, loaded, plug in, etc and backed it in.
My wife, daughter, son in law, and grand daughter got in and I joined them. Electric start would not work. Starter spun but would not engage the engine. Battery seemed weak, but it was new, so I don't know what drained it.
Went to pull start it and did not want to start. Kind of acted like it was in gear. Shifts kind of hard and it's difficult to stop in nuetral. I was starting to think it wasn't going to start, when suddenly, it started and idled perfectly. Whew!!
We took a slow cruise around the lake. No leaks, the engine ran well, only problem that I encountered after we left the dock was that the depth finder would not turn on. Another odd situation because it was working fine after I installed it. Just would not power up at all.
My daughter, son in law and grand daughter had to leave so we dropped them at the dock so they could leave and then went back out. With less people in the boat, I opened it up and it popped up on plane easily and was very smooth.
So.. as anticipated, first trip was not without problems. (I have to figure out what drained the battery, if there is any way to adjust the shifter, and why the depth finder stopped working.) But we had a lot of fun and I was very happy with how the boat ran and handled.
I guess I'm a boater now.
-Mike-