Mountaineer67
Cadet
- Joined
- Sep 19, 2009
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Hi gang! Welcome back for another year! Here's my latest misadventure with my 18' 1988 Bayliner Capri with an OMC I/O.
When I put the boat in winter storage, everything worked fine and nothing leaked. I got it out a couple of weeks ago, put the muffs on, it fired right up and ran just fine.
Was working on the trailer a couple of days ago and was putting it up on jack stands. I misjudged the center of gravity just a little and the trailer tilted back as I was jacking it up and the lower unit/prop hit the ground; not really hard...I didn't pay a lot of attention to it actually, but it did hit the ground (no visible damage). My wife pushed the tongue to the ground and I jacked it back up and moved the stand to another brace on the trailer further back.
This afternoon, went down to the marina and dumped it in the river for a test ride. On the way, stopped and put a full tank of hi-test gas in it. Started right up again and off we went. A couple of miles up the river, I wanted to stop and hang out a bit, so I slowed down, As soon as I did, the engine stalled. It took me a solid 15 minutes to get it started again. It would start (with difficulty), but would die as soon as I put it in gear. Finally, I jammed it in gear and got it going and we headed straight back to the marina. All the way back, it ran really rough and the engine sound was not consistent. Seemed like it was losing power the whole way. At the time I was thinking plugs(?) fuel filter(?). As soon as I slowed down to turn into the marina, it died again. Again, 15 minutes to get it started and we hobbled back to the ramp.
I got it on the trailer and pulled it up into the lot. Pulled off the engine cover for a peek, and the bottom of the engine compartment was full of water! Like, probably about 10-15 gallons. It was, basically, even with the battery compartment with the boat trailered.
So, (1) have I just "developed" a leak somewhere or did I damage a seal or something when the unit hit the ground? Where would I look and/or how would I figure this out? And (2) would the water in there be causing the engine issues I was experiencing? I guess I'm trying to find out if I have one issue or two. LOL.
I want to see what you WONDERFUL people think (that's a plea for help, by the way) and then I guess I'll head back to marina Thursday and see if I can do even MORE damage. Am I dealing with one issue here...or two?
Thanks everyone.
When I put the boat in winter storage, everything worked fine and nothing leaked. I got it out a couple of weeks ago, put the muffs on, it fired right up and ran just fine.
Was working on the trailer a couple of days ago and was putting it up on jack stands. I misjudged the center of gravity just a little and the trailer tilted back as I was jacking it up and the lower unit/prop hit the ground; not really hard...I didn't pay a lot of attention to it actually, but it did hit the ground (no visible damage). My wife pushed the tongue to the ground and I jacked it back up and moved the stand to another brace on the trailer further back.
This afternoon, went down to the marina and dumped it in the river for a test ride. On the way, stopped and put a full tank of hi-test gas in it. Started right up again and off we went. A couple of miles up the river, I wanted to stop and hang out a bit, so I slowed down, As soon as I did, the engine stalled. It took me a solid 15 minutes to get it started again. It would start (with difficulty), but would die as soon as I put it in gear. Finally, I jammed it in gear and got it going and we headed straight back to the marina. All the way back, it ran really rough and the engine sound was not consistent. Seemed like it was losing power the whole way. At the time I was thinking plugs(?) fuel filter(?). As soon as I slowed down to turn into the marina, it died again. Again, 15 minutes to get it started and we hobbled back to the ramp.
I got it on the trailer and pulled it up into the lot. Pulled off the engine cover for a peek, and the bottom of the engine compartment was full of water! Like, probably about 10-15 gallons. It was, basically, even with the battery compartment with the boat trailered.
So, (1) have I just "developed" a leak somewhere or did I damage a seal or something when the unit hit the ground? Where would I look and/or how would I figure this out? And (2) would the water in there be causing the engine issues I was experiencing? I guess I'm trying to find out if I have one issue or two. LOL.
I want to see what you WONDERFUL people think (that's a plea for help, by the way) and then I guess I'll head back to marina Thursday and see if I can do even MORE damage. Am I dealing with one issue here...or two?
Thanks everyone.
