CHACHI
09-02-2008, 09:03 AM
Three weeks ago when bringing the boat on plane it lost forward motion, engine reved and splashed back off plane. No rubber smell, rubber debris, no out drive noise , no nothin'.
Being 45 miles from home it was going to be a long tow for Phil (MOP), but after a 6 mile tug, Alex (Problem Child) pointed us to a local marina.
Short story , I made it home by 8:00, boat died at 2:30, not too bad.
Stripped the splines out of the coupler. Did you know that the coupler has grease fittings? I do know now. Lack of grease wasn't the problem. The engine went out of alignment from loose motor mount bolts. Yes the ones that hold the engine to the L bracket.
When aligning the engine, the shop noticed that they couldn't get the bolts that hold the aluminum bracket to the stringer tight. When they looked closer at the bolts, they were all too long. Too long to the extent that a lock washer was installed (to take up shank length) on the bolt before it was installed. Even with this factory mod, the bolts were still too long.
I have to think that these bolts were installed at the factory. Although I am the third owner of this boat, and I have meet the second owner and he didn't seem like the kid of guy who would just change out these bolts for the hell of it.
Come to think it I would know why you would want to with stock power and mounts.
I am listing my HIN so people with a HIN that is close can check their bolts.
I really can't believe that the factory buys on a as needed basis, they probably had dozens of boxes of these babies.
I hope I am the only one.
Hope this helps.
Ken
1999 Donzi 22C
HIN DNAC2019K899
Being 45 miles from home it was going to be a long tow for Phil (MOP), but after a 6 mile tug, Alex (Problem Child) pointed us to a local marina.
Short story , I made it home by 8:00, boat died at 2:30, not too bad.
Stripped the splines out of the coupler. Did you know that the coupler has grease fittings? I do know now. Lack of grease wasn't the problem. The engine went out of alignment from loose motor mount bolts. Yes the ones that hold the engine to the L bracket.
When aligning the engine, the shop noticed that they couldn't get the bolts that hold the aluminum bracket to the stringer tight. When they looked closer at the bolts, they were all too long. Too long to the extent that a lock washer was installed (to take up shank length) on the bolt before it was installed. Even with this factory mod, the bolts were still too long.
I have to think that these bolts were installed at the factory. Although I am the third owner of this boat, and I have meet the second owner and he didn't seem like the kid of guy who would just change out these bolts for the hell of it.
Come to think it I would know why you would want to with stock power and mounts.
I am listing my HIN so people with a HIN that is close can check their bolts.
I really can't believe that the factory buys on a as needed basis, they probably had dozens of boxes of these babies.
I hope I am the only one.
Hope this helps.
Ken
1999 Donzi 22C
HIN DNAC2019K899