Made it out yesterday. Skied and wakeboarded. Water temp 68 degrees. Anyone else making it out now?
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Made it out yesterday. Skied and wakeboarded. Water temp 68 degrees. Anyone else making it out now?
Beautiful day on the water in SC. Didn't ride, just taking a nice run around. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...18c73b57fe.jpg
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Still garage boating for me. At least I can knock out one of my mods. With 17 cup holders it turned into a bigger job than initially thought.
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Made it out three consecutive weekends. Finally got my new wakeboard, so got some sets in this weekend. Also surfed. All without a wetty. This last weekend was beautiful. Water temp 75 air 80's.
Still garage boating for me as well. Finished up my stereo yesterday and hope to get on the water next weekend for break in hours. Still too chilly to get in but it'll be nice to be on the water.
So, we had Friday off work and it was gonna be clear and sunny in the PNW. I de-winterized the boat on Wednesday evening and felt ready to go for Friday. Still haven't gotten around to installing the airbags on the truck yet. (never ending list of mods)
<technically this happened in March, but I'll post it here because of "part 2" of the story>
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The water level is really high.
From the crest of the boat ramp, there's very little downhill before we hit the water. Last there were days we couldn't use the ramp because the water was too low, and we definitely aren't seeing that now.
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One of the walkways to our dock is underwater (and the dock is full of debris brought in from the current).
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This is a walking path that goes in front of these waterfront condos, and part of the path is closed because it's under water.
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The "shakedown" run took a turn. The cover on the Raw water pump blew off. I guess when I changed the impeller before the winter, the screws must not have gotten tightened beyond finger tight. I could see the raw water pump cover plate in the bilge, but knew the 4 screws would take some effort to find, so we took a tow from a fishing boat back to the dock.
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I had to get a couple new plastic elbow fittings for where the hoses attach to the top of the manifold. Surprisingly I found all 4 raw water pump screws in the bilge, so I put things back together. I changed the oil (needed to do that anyway) and ran it off the garden hose at home. Then we put the boat back in the water Sunday (now we're in "April" territory).
Aside from a squeak that materialized, the engine seems just fine. I think I've isolated the squeak to the circulation pump and have a new one on order that should arrive in a couple days.
Despite weather in the 50's, we were happy to have a functioning boat--since the consequences of the "shakedown" run could have been a lot worse than a couple fittings and a circulation pump.
April 2nd:
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With me healing from my knee injury and the wife healing from rotator cuff surgery, we didn't play in the water. it wasn't that smooth anyway. Oh, and how does a water temp of 49 degrees sound?
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I take it you also found the O-ring.
Mine doesn't use an o-ring, it uses the white foam gasket. And yes, the gasket was still attached to the cover. And it was in perfect shape. It sealed right back up with no leaks.Quote:
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And I still have my previous impeller with gasket as a backup. :-)
We did a little spring cleaning. Had a drink in the boat on the driveway!
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Sorry not sure why the pic is so bad.
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Trayson at least you had the boat launch to yourself got to love the,early months in the PNW, i remember last april it was 75 though.
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True. the new water circulation pump should show up tomorrow... Just in time for a few more weeks of rain! :-/Quote:
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Yeah, last spring was crazy.
New Year, new moves. Mityvac for the win! Worth every penny I spent at Amazon (all 6598 of them)https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...27482be6af.jpg
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Didn't get any pictures but I got the boat home yesterday and put 6 new quarts of amsoil Marine oil in it as well as a new water pump impeller and 3 new orange ballast pump impellers (hoping this fixing this sticking issue).
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That's what I still need to do. Replace the impeller. I already bought it. Keep forgetting.
Don't have it yet... BUT soon!
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Did they ever sell that SC with the 575?Quote:
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I was told they found a buyer and it's pending pickup.Quote:
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You could bring that over here and sell it to an OSU Beavers Fan.Quote:
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Kind of reminds me of Petty's sold boat.
Picked up this beauty today!!
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Great looking boat Dan, Congrats!
Very nice! We are camped at Texoma, got here last night....staying till whenever. Nice to come home to this.
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Do you run that oil in your boat? If so, I am curious has Moomba changed their oil spec requirement?Quote:
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Raptor motor uses 5w30Quote:
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Awesome!! Congrats, I was thinking about you guys todayQuote:
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Congrats....Quote:
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Congrats!!
Thanks guys 🕺🏼
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New 2016 Supra SE. So excited for this summer!
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Congrats...Looks awesome!!!
Sweet Jesus!!! She gorgeous :cool:
Congrats. Looks like he is doing well!
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How did you like the Murray?Quote:
Originally Posted by MMPRES
Smith is up to 70.... No skins yesterday!
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Congrats, thats gonna sparkle on the water!
I am definitely a fan. Great pop! I'm experimenting with the fins. This weekend I traded out the .08" fins for the 1.0" and I'm still undecided which I like better. But I think I'm starting to lean more toward the locked in feel the 1.0s give you.Quote:
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Water temp is close to perfect right now. 70-72 in most spots. It's a little chilly when the air is close to 70, but with the warming trend coming, it should make for perfect riding conditions.
Congrats again brother and thanks for the ride on Sat, that boat and it's wave amazing!Quote:
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Nick
Thanks Nick! Going to be a great summer!Quote:
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