[mudd_catt]

Well done. I think you will be pleased by this boat Hawkeye. I had a friend that had one almost like it, but he retrofitted with an Evinrude. He fished this boat until he won enough money to buy a brand new boat-= cash. I also had one with the same hull design, and it handles water (i think) better that a v-hull.

I agree with you in that if the wife and whole crew isn't going, this will be all the room that you need. A 'toon has a lot of room, but why go with it if it isn't needed.

Is that the XR6 model motor, or an in-line model?

Happy boating.

 

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I think that it is the predecessor to the XR6. It will definitely be enough to pull a tube or skis.

BTW, I was browsing through some of my old magazines last night and found a couple of articles on the James river that you might be interested in, if the wife didn't throw them out when she cleaned up today.

 

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One of the guy's names was Jimmy Weir, I believe out of Williamsburg. I got these articles out of back issues of Catfish In-Sider He magazine. He suggests LARGE cut shad for big fish. I will try to photocopy a couple of articles next week.

 

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I wish my mechanic was that fast, it takes him 3 days to change a water pump.

Congratulations on the successful bote wide. You probably had a triple problem, old gas, too much oil, and ALMOST too big a prop. prop should be okay, but is bigger that I like, especially is it is a performance prop.

All you need now is a whole lotta slime

 

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Man, that BITES. I would have thought that they would have been a little understanding, or at least sympathetic. Didn't you buy it off of e-bay?

 

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Hawkey, You got pm.

 

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Hawkey, I might be able to cut you a deal on a motor, as I will have a spare when I get this deck boat.I just need to thoroughly check it out. I will call my mechanic tomorrow about the top half. Do you think you can replace just the crank?

You would think that with all the business that they do on e-bay, and with the emphasis they put on honest transactions, they would be easier to deal with on things like that.

 

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Not taking up for the guy for sure, but he was probably em-bar-assed as all get-out about the whole thing. But that don't give him a reason not to say a word. He could have at least reimbursed for the gas money hwell

Hawkeye, give me a call about 9:00 your tme Monday. I should know something by then.

 

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Hawkeye, got some insight from my man with the plan. He gave me a couple of things to do and try. The best news of all is that the probability is greater that the crankshaft is NOT broke, than it is. More likely, without him looking at it of course, is that the bearings have gone out. Especially since it will run at idle (you did say it would idle didn't you?)
There are a couple of things try before tearing it apart.

1. Take the spark plugs out. With someone turnin the flywheel BY HAND, use a long rod or screwdriver to feel each piston and see if it is moving in and out. Be careful not to get the screwdriver on the side of the cylinder walls.

2. Take the flywheel off, take the stator off, and inspect the bearings at the top of the motor, move the shaft side to side, up and down. There should be virtually no play any way.

Also, What horsepower is your boat rated for?
Do you feel like driving to MS?

 

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No Sweat.

I have gotten testy to the point lately that I snapped on my best friend the other day, so I understand where you are coming from. Believe me, she didn't take it well at all!

You might want to really check those bearings, cause if they knew they had a problem, they may have packed the bearings enough to hide the problem. I say this because we do the exact same thing at work sometimes, just to make things run untill we can get to a more convenient time to replace them. And then again, while I "don't" believe that crankshafts "break" without some kind of major trauma, I do believe that bearings DO go out, although catastrophic failure like you are describing usually has some kind of warning sound,especially to the people that are accustomed to hearing something run. The final fact that makes me lean toward the bearings, like you said, the engine WILL crank, although it is possible that you have had a piston failure, coming loose from the crank, thus the screwdriver thru the spark plug hole test. And then again, I could be completely out of tune, so don't take my word as gospel. One of my major faults is that I like to talk about things that are my passions, and fixin' and troubleshooting things is my favorite passion (after fishing with bikini-clad cheerleaders ).

What you have to do is step back for a couple of days, let the problem settle, think about it, and attak it from a new viewpoint. Did you mean anger or ANGLER- clouded mind? LOL

 

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Way to go! i am glad you are feeling better. Even if you have to get the other motor, you will still be in the hole a "little" but you will be fishing. I wasn't going to give you THAT good a deal, but nonetheless. anyhoo.and all that rubbish. That will even put you back under the legal limit for the boat rating (I wasn't gonna mention that with everything else going on ).

 

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That was a great idea. I kinda wish I had a canoe, to fish and hunt some of these places in the swamp around here. That is the only way to access some of them.

Looks like the kids had a wonderful time. I beleive I would have At least with everthing else happening, you found a way to look at the bright side. Even in the aftermath of a hurry-cane.

Hawkeye, If they have to operate on my aunt, I will be in your neck of the woods possibley as early as next weekend. If I get up there, I want to have a face-to-face with you and the NightTrain.

BTW, did you try to call me yesterday?

 

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Hawkeye, I don't know who it is that is trying to call, They are calling from a "Newport New, VA" 757-262-**** #, and always manage to call when I ain't home. I thought it mighta been you. Oh well, if it's a bill collector, I don't wanna talk to them either

If you HAVE to put the Johnson on, all you should have to do is swap the shift/throttle cables, and put a new fitting on the fuel line. It's not really as bad a job as it sounds, but it looks bad. If in the long run, you end up taking the 175 off and don't want it, I might take it off your hands.

If I end up coming up, I don't know if I will have any time to fish or not. Will probably end up staying at the hospital alot. How far are you from Norfolk? If I go up I want to at least put a face to a name. I don't know exactly what they are trying to accomplish by operating, but she has Khron's (sp?) disease, which they tell me is an inflammation/infection of the intestines, a very painful experience. Gotta go plant food plots. Later.

ps. Didn't mean to cut off in mid-sentence yesterday, but had just enough time to hit the enter key before power went off. My ups was supposed to kick on, but the battery was dead, and when the warning beeper went off I hit the enter key just before it went dead.

 

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It does take a HIT to break a crank like that. If you were in the boat you would think you were gonna sink, most times. Although I have heard of a RARE case or two, where it was stressed already and just gave way under torque. If it was stressed in the right spot when you tried to see what the motor would do, it MIGHT have gave. But on a boat rated for a 115, the chances are probable about .001% for that to happen.

I have a buddy that is learning the hard way that rocks and a high speed boat motor do not mix. He clipped the top of a rock pile in the upper end of Pickwick, and sheared his crank, stripped the gears in the foot, and just all around "fubar"ed his 150 Yammer Hammer.

The mechanic thinks that the major thing with my motor right now is the starter melted the windings together when it got hot. He doesn't like the low compression, but says that may be a stuck ring. He doesn't think it is TOTALLY ruint. (bout time for some good news huh?)