What did you do to your boat today?

« **Reply #3600 on:** March 24, 2016, 07:15:52 PM »

Tried to get it to start, fresh battery installed. Gauge lights work but nothing not even a crank when trying to turn it over. Any suggestions?

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« **Reply #3601 on:** March 24, 2016, 07:45:44 PM »

Quote from: 73sidewinderguy on March 24, 2016, 07:15:52 PM

Tried to get it to start, fresh battery installed. Gauge lights work but nothing not even a crank when trying to turn it over. Any suggestions?

Does it click when you try and crank it?

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« **Reply #3602 on:** March 24, 2016, 07:49:49 PM »

No click when trying to crank, boat is in neutral gauge lights turn on but nothing as far as the motor. I'll have a test light tomorrow to try to run down the problem. If not key switch maybe neutral safety switch?

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« **Reply #3603 on:** March 24, 2016, 07:56:30 PM »

Try jumping the starter solenoid to see if the starter cranks. It could be that just the solenoid is bad.

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« **Reply #3604 on:** March 24, 2016, 08:02:28 PM »

Will do! Gotta hold off until tomorrow no lights outside my garage... Guess it's time to invest in a flood light

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« **Reply #3605 on:** March 24, 2016, 08:02:37 PM »

Thanks guys!

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« **Reply #3606 on:** March 24, 2016, 09:42:06 PM »

Quote from: 73sidewinderguy on March 24, 2016, 07:49:49 PM

No click when trying to crank, boat is in neutral gauge lights turn on but nothing as far as the motor. I'll have a test light tomorrow to try to run down the problem. If not key switch maybe neutral safety switch?

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just so you know, there's no neutral with a jet, only fwd/rev and it'll fire in either. 👍🏼👍🏼 cool boat and welcome to scjb btw😊

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« **Reply #3607 on:** March 24, 2016, 09:46:49 PM »

Quote from: Bunger on March 24, 2016, 07:08:06 PM

Off topic but do u have any pics u can post of nicks old yellow hallett or that brown one u guys posted today? Both of em are beautiful I'd like to check em out a bit more

I don't really feel like it is my place to be posting pictures of other people's boats, so I never took pictures.

It's really a bummer, most of these boats I work on, I will never get to see completed or see run.

« **Reply #3608 on:** March 24, 2016, 10:12:57 PM »

Quote from: Flusher on March 24, 2016, 05:45:11 PM

Just went through that nightmare on a Hallett bubble deck with a Lightening rail kit and an MSD starter.

Can you rotate it CCW (viewed from the picture) and it will clear the block and pan?

The hole for the 153-tooth flywheel can be machined entirely off.
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Just noticed that you can clock it good I want to try that when I get home

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« **Reply #3609 on:** March 24, 2016, 10:14:37 PM »

Quote from: Flusher on March 24, 2016, 05:45:11 PM

Just went through that nightmare on a Hallett bubble deck with a Lightening rail kit and an MSD starter.

Can you rotate it CCW (viewed from the picture) and it will clear the block and pan?

The hole for the 153-tooth flywheel can be machined entirely off.

Just noticed that you can clock it good I want to try that when I get home

Fixed it.

GT

« **Reply #3610 on:** March 24, 2016, 10:27:47 PM »

Whynot76, thanks lol. Still a newbie at this. Running through forums online but it seems like scjb is really the way to go for questions and help regarding anything mechanical or electrical on the boat. With no neutral, I'm guessing I should use no throttle when cranking the boat over?

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« **Reply #3611 on:** March 24, 2016, 11:41:26 PM »

Quote from: WhyNot76 on March 24, 2016, 09:42:06 PM

just so you know, there's no neutral with a jet, only fwd/rev and it'll fire in either. 👍🏼👍🏼 cool boat and welcome to scjb btw😊

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This is not entirely true-
Some are set up similar to a merc or outboard, hand controls with throttle...so it could have a neutral safety switch.

However, if it has a foot pedal, probably not.

Dan'l

« **Reply #3612 on:** March 25, 2016, 02:17:33 PM »

Mash on it, I have a 454 Chevy motor with a berk jet. But no foot throttle installed just yet... Soon

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« **Reply #3613 on:** March 25, 2016, 06:51:28 PM »

First two speed coats on. Two too go

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« **Reply #3614 on:** March 25, 2016, 06:54:27 PM »

Quote from: 88 Baker on March 25, 2016, 06:51:28 PM

First two speed coats on. Two too go

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Sweet.

Remember, less is more.

GT

« **Reply #3615 on:** March 25, 2016, 08:44:34 PM »

Towed her out to needles and took her for a run. Boat ran perfectly. Now sitting waiting on some beer cheese soup

« **Reply #3616 on:** March 25, 2016, 10:45:33 PM »

Quote from: steves86ta on March 25, 2016, 08:44:34 PM

Towed her out to needles and took her for a run. Boat ran perfectly. Now sitting waiting on some beer cheese soup

Any better with the changes?

« **Reply #3617 on:** March 26, 2016, 05:25:18 AM »

Quote from: H20Nut21Bahner on March 25, 2016, 10:45:33 PM

Any better with the changes?

They helped but I can still blow it out if I flat foot it

Need a diverter and an inducer I think.

But I'd say it's atleast a 50% improvement

« **Reply #3618 on:** March 26, 2016, 07:25:46 AM »

Maybe the two is good then. Scotch-Brite it down and call it good.

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« **Reply #3619 on:** March 26, 2016, 04:32:19 PM »

lookin good tracy

« **Reply #3620 on:** March 26, 2016, 08:01:45 PM »

Removing the cocktail seating and going to buckets. Excuse the mess that my boat is in right now. Making a lot of changes and there is dust everywhere from grinding

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« **Reply #3621 on:** March 26, 2016, 10:02:53 PM »

I did some Redneck Engineering today. I got a head unit that I was going to put in the same hole that my old speedometer was in. Come to find out the head unit was 3" and the old speedometer was 3 3/8". No problem I just cut the back off the old speedometer housing, pulled the guts out, broke out the glass and made a perfectly good housing/bezel for my head unit. 🤗 No fiberglass work for this guy!!! Had a fun day mocking up kick panels for the speakers. On the down side I found more stuff I need to fix before the season starts. Nothing big just some small stuff that could lead to bigger things.

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« **Reply #3622 on:** March 26, 2016, 10:31:26 PM »

Very nice work my good sir!

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« **Reply #3623 on:** March 26, 2016, 10:41:59 PM »

Undressed her...nice and slow. Should be all back together and on the water in 2 months. That will be the first time getting wet in 23 years!

« **Reply #3624 on:** March 27, 2016, 04:27:12 AM »

Ran the living shit outta her

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