Dante04SRT
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Jun 30, 2007
- Messages
- 311
Well, today after working in the heat all day, I decided to go out on the boat after work.
I was too excited I guess, because I forgot the plug... When I got back from parking the truck, I noticed water in the back - OH CRAP - I rush back, get the trailer and spend 15 minutes draining the water out of the back of the boat...
Drive to a ramp nearby to let some of the water out along the way... drop in - WITH THE PLUG IN THIS TIME...
Do some skiing, then just cruising - After about 10 minutes, I ask my wife who was driving, what RPM we were at... She stated 4000, (usually about 4600-4800)... I could tell we were going slower then usual for WOT. She stopped and I had her give in some gas in neutral - It rose to normal redline area and when she came down, it died - Could get it started again. It turned over fine, but never quite caught... Finally, the battery died.
STUCK ON THE LAKE AT 7:30. Finally, someone came by with some cables and tried to give us a jump - After 5 minutes and still no starting, I pulled the cables off and as soon as I moved the cables on the terminals, the battery started smoking... WTH???!?
They towed us back to a nearby ramp and we had a friend get our truck and meet us...
So now I'm wonderin' whats wrong with the boat... Bad battery? Starter get too wet? Anyway, just thought I'd share my woes... thankfully its the end of the season (or in a month or so) and we pick up the new boat this coming weekend anyway.
WOO
I was too excited I guess, because I forgot the plug... When I got back from parking the truck, I noticed water in the back - OH CRAP - I rush back, get the trailer and spend 15 minutes draining the water out of the back of the boat...
Drive to a ramp nearby to let some of the water out along the way... drop in - WITH THE PLUG IN THIS TIME...
Do some skiing, then just cruising - After about 10 minutes, I ask my wife who was driving, what RPM we were at... She stated 4000, (usually about 4600-4800)... I could tell we were going slower then usual for WOT. She stopped and I had her give in some gas in neutral - It rose to normal redline area and when she came down, it died - Could get it started again. It turned over fine, but never quite caught... Finally, the battery died.
STUCK ON THE LAKE AT 7:30. Finally, someone came by with some cables and tried to give us a jump - After 5 minutes and still no starting, I pulled the cables off and as soon as I moved the cables on the terminals, the battery started smoking... WTH???!?
They towed us back to a nearby ramp and we had a friend get our truck and meet us...
So now I'm wonderin' whats wrong with the boat... Bad battery? Starter get too wet? Anyway, just thought I'd share my woes... thankfully its the end of the season (or in a month or so) and we pick up the new boat this coming weekend anyway.
WOO
