First time out!
http://www.zippyvideos.com/104704139446605.html
http://www.putfile.com/media.php?n=Cap0021
Things I learned:
At low speeds my boat steers like an inflated pig carcass. :frown:
I'm guessing this is normal?
I think I installed my bowl seal backwards. The gear oil in there looked like a milkshake after less than 2 hours of running. Think about it..pressure is on the water side, not the gear oil side..so shouldn't the seal really be installed "inside out"?
My battery terminals are crap. One actually broke in half while I was connecting it. Fortunately I have a dual battery setup so it wasn't critcal.
Tighten everything TWICE. Got back to shore and found the big rudder bolt was GONE. :2purples:
The known universe might not actually collapse into it's self if your boat cuts power at high speed. I was at WOT and accerating, decided to back off the throttle a bit when..WOOPS! The cable came off the morse control...
As I reached for the ignition I remembered all those warnings and horror stories about cut power. Gritted my teeth, flipped the key off..and..she settled down smooth as you please. I guess only fast boats have to worry about that?
My Olds is WAY out of tune. If the almost constant roughness, occasional spluttering and one or two pops through the carb weren't enough, then the top speed removes all doubt; 39.5 knots on the GPS. I see extensive re-jetting, resetting of timing curves and reading of spark plugs in my near future. Oh, and my tach is busted too, so I can't tell you what RPM that was at.
And most importantly...
JET BOATS KICK ASS!!