AVickers
08-19-2002, 11:56 AM
Well, since the "flood" in our area, I've found a new sandbar in my lake -- go figure. I was pulling my kid on a wakeboard in the middle of the upper reaches of the lake and struck bottom -- kind of softly. The "hit" lasted about 10 yards. Kicked up a whole bunch of bottom...
Pulled up the foot and inspected it. Slightly broken skeg and nashed prop -- cleavers don't like bottom contact. :mad:
Started limping home and she started to overheat. DAMN! Can nothing go right???
Shut down and raised the foot again -- I've got a cone w/ low-water pickup. I couldn't tell if the water intake ports were plugged, but I stuck a key in each of the 12 holes just to be sure.
Put the foot down, cranked her and found water coming out of the exhaust -- but not much. Temp started up almost immediately. Reluctant to tow for miles and miles, so I spooled her up to a faster pace just to see what would happen -- hoping some speed would force water through the front-mounted intake ports on my foot. Much more water bagan to pour through the exhausts and there was no great vibration (I guess all the blades were bent evenly).
Water temp went down so I proceeded home.
As soon as I got into No Wake Zone and slowed down the temp started up again... Apparently worse than simply some plugged up intake ports.
Pulled the drive down at home and the impeller looked like the ends were melted, but not missing. The pump housing looks fine.
My guess is that the water intake ports were plugged with mud/sand for a while and as I was "limping" the impeller melted down. Impeller replacement should take care of it???? :confused:
Any other thoughts about what might be wrong here? I'm going to get the skeg and prop fixed this week, and put the foot back together, but I just thought I'd ask before putting her back in the water and trying things out...
Pulled up the foot and inspected it. Slightly broken skeg and nashed prop -- cleavers don't like bottom contact. :mad:
Started limping home and she started to overheat. DAMN! Can nothing go right???
Shut down and raised the foot again -- I've got a cone w/ low-water pickup. I couldn't tell if the water intake ports were plugged, but I stuck a key in each of the 12 holes just to be sure.
Put the foot down, cranked her and found water coming out of the exhaust -- but not much. Temp started up almost immediately. Reluctant to tow for miles and miles, so I spooled her up to a faster pace just to see what would happen -- hoping some speed would force water through the front-mounted intake ports on my foot. Much more water bagan to pour through the exhausts and there was no great vibration (I guess all the blades were bent evenly).
Water temp went down so I proceeded home.
As soon as I got into No Wake Zone and slowed down the temp started up again... Apparently worse than simply some plugged up intake ports.
Pulled the drive down at home and the impeller looked like the ends were melted, but not missing. The pump housing looks fine.
My guess is that the water intake ports were plugged with mud/sand for a while and as I was "limping" the impeller melted down. Impeller replacement should take care of it???? :confused:
Any other thoughts about what might be wrong here? I'm going to get the skeg and prop fixed this week, and put the foot back together, but I just thought I'd ask before putting her back in the water and trying things out...