05-05-2007, 05:10 AM
[size 1]went back out today, another test run of my boat..
was lookin for eyes they were a no go so I caught 8 blue gills for my efforts.[cool] [/size]
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[size 1]my buddy Lorance caught these bruits[/size] [center][size 1][url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/6793/cat/500/ppuser/89"]![[Image: Lorance_1_.JPG]](http://www.bigfishtackle.com/photos/data/500/thumbs/Lorance_1_.JPG)
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this time my boat stayed dry [cool]
got a half mile out and the motor vaper locked... 45 minutes before it would restart.
after I got it started I let it idol for half hour before trying to run it again. whats funny is last time I took it out I had no problems with the motor. It seemed to run ok after that the rest of the day.
I ran a half tank of gas though it. gave my self and my dog a nasty case of carbon monoxide poisening. I was running at almost full throtle down wind for about 10 minutes (5 miles) , "big mistake, the wind was keeping the exaust right there in the boat"...[pirate] we got a nasty headaches....
I think I am going to add a shot of carb cleaner in to the next batch of gas. I also think this batch was mixed to heavy because it started smoking (blue)
no, I did not change the plug this year, I will pick new ones and a spares in the next couple weeks...
I ran it more today than it has been run in the last two years.... that is the hardest thing on them motors is the sitting... I figure it started to burn off the carbon and varnish accumilation.. "Mostly varnish" [/size]
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was lookin for eyes they were a no go so I caught 8 blue gills for my efforts.[cool] [/size]
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[size 1]my buddy Lorance caught these bruits[/size] [center][size 1][url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/6793/cat/500/ppuser/89"]
[/url][/center] this time my boat stayed dry [cool]
got a half mile out and the motor vaper locked... 45 minutes before it would restart.
after I got it started I let it idol for half hour before trying to run it again. whats funny is last time I took it out I had no problems with the motor. It seemed to run ok after that the rest of the day.
I ran a half tank of gas though it. gave my self and my dog a nasty case of carbon monoxide poisening. I was running at almost full throtle down wind for about 10 minutes (5 miles) , "big mistake, the wind was keeping the exaust right there in the boat"...[pirate] we got a nasty headaches....
I think I am going to add a shot of carb cleaner in to the next batch of gas. I also think this batch was mixed to heavy because it started smoking (blue)
no, I did not change the plug this year, I will pick new ones and a spares in the next couple weeks...
I ran it more today than it has been run in the last two years.... that is the hardest thing on them motors is the sitting... I figure it started to burn off the carbon and varnish accumilation.. "Mostly varnish" [/size]
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[/url][/center][center] [/center] [center]I forgot to add this photo,[/center] [center] [/center] [center]this shot showing hatchling on may 4th.[/center] [center] [/center] [center]Spring and sprung[/center]