Hello all,
Last year we had a water pump impeller self destruct and we might have overheated our engine a little (safety cut off worked). Now with a new pump and a added pee hole we still had issues with overheating and intermittent water flow through the pee hole (removing the thermostat...
we set the idle needles to 1.5 turn and put new plugs in. Now running very good.
Switched prop from 14" 13P to 13.25" 17P. Gained 3-4 km/h and still pretty fast to get on plane. Since the engine is a short shaft and we cut only 4.5Inch out of the original transom on the hull. The smaller prop...
We disassembled the lower unit. Everything is in good shape took us just shy of 2 hours. Water pump is surprisingly good the impeller is super tight in the housing and flexible. No rust whatsoever inside the gearcase. we will try to source the seals and the one bearing we had to pull locally...
Update:
We are almost done with our spring rush on the farm. We will start to work on the boat project soon. But... a friend of mine offered me a complete hull to me. Transom is solid, (no flex, no cracks, solid noise When tapping on it with a mallet) floor is great. Paint is fair. Fiberglass...
