Realgun
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- Jul 31, 2003
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Well lets see. Brought the camera and forgot to get it out of the truck.<br /><br />Got it all setup and backed into water was able to start the Force 1 turn 1 start yea.<br /><br /> Well I put the handle back and for some reason it was not leaving the trailer. I was kinda puzzeled by this. hmmm I tried the handle forward boat backs smoothly off trailer. 
Wierd I did replace the controller. Gotta fix that.<br /><br />Was backing straight out and then I stood up and the engine stalled. UH-OH! Darn turn key and nothing happens. Drifting to middle of launch area but lucky no boat was there. Boat but people were watching. Threw the line to wife on the dock she pulls me over to dock. Ah see the kill switch fell out. This has no string YET! Is very old and the person who had the boat cut it and just put it on the switch. Put this back on no no start movement only click from choke selinoid!!!<br />Remove cover from motor and fiddle around thinking yes I (we) replaced controller is the Neutral swich ok? I go back the the controler and notch it back and forth Woot motor starts!<br /><br />Back boat out after loading family. Seems strange in the handleing dept. In going forward find out I have the steering rack upside down or something. Man it does get better. SO now I have the controller backwards and the steering is backwards.<br />Oh well lets see what it can do.<br />As we motored out I almost got a bouy. Missed as I steered to it and went around it.<br /><br />Wow got the motor up and trimmed drove for about an hour seems cool will fix the Steering and controller later.<br /><br />Was going to dock or just lay up on the beach and let the kids out nope to shallow. So I put boat in reverse and it goes but the motor is not responding to throttle. OH man what else so I look at the motor we are still idleing back out of mud had me worried as I thought we might get stuck there and no power to boot. So I got it idleing back towards the dock I take off the motor cowling. The darn fuel pump has sprung a gas leak. No the screws came a we bit loose. I made the mistake of letting my brother replace the fuel pump and told him to not tighten the Plastic screen cover to tight. He did all the screws semi tight but there were 2 with nuts on the reverse that vibrated loose. I took a screwdriver and tighten it as best I could and fixed it temporarily. We had revered the throttle so I though the butterflies should be open at WOT but they are not in reverese so He did not tighten the nut up to tight on the throttle linkage. Now I am able to idle back to the dock thats over 45 minutes away at full throttle. <br />I got a brilliant Idea ask the wife to hold the throttle WOT so we can get back! What a First Mate!<br /><br />We get back to the dock and am able to get us docked and everyone off the boat. 4 Park Rangers in 2 boats are now really watching me! They just launched thier boats and are going to inspect people out on the lake. Man was I worried. I could not get the horn to work and the backup was at home along with the fire extinguisher. They will not ever be left again I got some holders for them. No here I am the cowling is off and I am letting the engine idle at the dock. My wife is now watching the boat and I go get the truck.<br /><br />What a load I did. I had idle and forward and reverse and thats it!<br />My wife told me after I got the boat on in 1 try and almost to the post that the guy with the bass boat took 2 tries she was impressed. He was next to us. I squeezed as close to him so If I needed I could drga the boat to the trailer with the rope.<br /><br />At least I did not forget the plug. <br />Cause the bildge pumps not in yet!
Wierd I did replace the controller. Gotta fix that.<br /><br />Was backing straight out and then I stood up and the engine stalled. UH-OH! Darn turn key and nothing happens. Drifting to middle of launch area but lucky no boat was there. Boat but people were watching. Threw the line to wife on the dock she pulls me over to dock. Ah see the kill switch fell out. This has no string YET! Is very old and the person who had the boat cut it and just put it on the switch. Put this back on no no start movement only click from choke selinoid!!!<br />Remove cover from motor and fiddle around thinking yes I (we) replaced controller is the Neutral swich ok? I go back the the controler and notch it back and forth Woot motor starts!<br /><br />Back boat out after loading family. Seems strange in the handleing dept. In going forward find out I have the steering rack upside down or something. Man it does get better. SO now I have the controller backwards and the steering is backwards.<br />Oh well lets see what it can do.<br />As we motored out I almost got a bouy. Missed as I steered to it and went around it.<br /><br />Wow got the motor up and trimmed drove for about an hour seems cool will fix the Steering and controller later.<br /><br />Was going to dock or just lay up on the beach and let the kids out nope to shallow. So I put boat in reverse and it goes but the motor is not responding to throttle. OH man what else so I look at the motor we are still idleing back out of mud had me worried as I thought we might get stuck there and no power to boot. So I got it idleing back towards the dock I take off the motor cowling. The darn fuel pump has sprung a gas leak. No the screws came a we bit loose. I made the mistake of letting my brother replace the fuel pump and told him to not tighten the Plastic screen cover to tight. He did all the screws semi tight but there were 2 with nuts on the reverse that vibrated loose. I took a screwdriver and tighten it as best I could and fixed it temporarily. We had revered the throttle so I though the butterflies should be open at WOT but they are not in reverese so He did not tighten the nut up to tight on the throttle linkage. Now I am able to idle back to the dock thats over 45 minutes away at full throttle. <br />I got a brilliant Idea ask the wife to hold the throttle WOT so we can get back! What a First Mate!<br /><br />We get back to the dock and am able to get us docked and everyone off the boat. 4 Park Rangers in 2 boats are now really watching me! They just launched thier boats and are going to inspect people out on the lake. Man was I worried. I could not get the horn to work and the backup was at home along with the fire extinguisher. They will not ever be left again I got some holders for them. No here I am the cowling is off and I am letting the engine idle at the dock. My wife is now watching the boat and I go get the truck.<br /><br />What a load I did. I had idle and forward and reverse and thats it!<br />My wife told me after I got the boat on in 1 try and almost to the post that the guy with the bass boat took 2 tries she was impressed. He was next to us. I squeezed as close to him so If I needed I could drga the boat to the trailer with the rope.<br /><br />At least I did not forget the plug. <br />Cause the bildge pumps not in yet!
