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  1. guy48065

    Bunk slides

    Bare wood against the hull? Doesn't seem like a good idea. This lift is several years old & is nearly worn out from nothing more than (its) lifetime of being jostled by wind & waves. The same activity that will be wearing on the hull of a boat or jet ski.
  2. guy48065

    Bunk slides

    Beats me. More to protect the machine, I imagine. If it's useless I wonder why they all are covered. Some new lifts advertise poly bunk boards that never rot.
  3. guy48065

    Bunk slides

    I've seen poly rails screwed to wooden bunk boards on boat trailers but I'm looking for narrower strips to cover the narrow edge of 2x4s on my PWC lift. A u-shaped cap would be preferred to a solid strip, so I don't need to put screws through the face of the plastic. Does such a thing exist?
  4. guy48065

    Impeller change level of difficulty Q

    No issues at all this extended weekend. Might as well wait to put the kit in before next season.
  5. guy48065

    Why is my System Check alarm sounding?

    SOLVED. Bad tachometer. Last weekend I verified battery and switched voltage was good & connections tight. I couldn't find any problems with the harness or connectors. I opened every connector on the motor & checked they were clean & tight. So that left me with the alarm itself. I found a NIB...
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    Impeller change level of difficulty Q

    I'm limited this weekend. I'm at my cottage alone. I just moved here & don't know anyone.
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    Impeller change level of difficulty Q

    That was always my intent. This buys me a little time so I don't have to do it in the lake.
  8. guy48065

    Impeller change level of difficulty Q

    The blockage was in the 1/4" elbow atop the tstat housing. Now that I can see the water is pumping I can take it out for a short ride to see if it overheats. IF i get a break in the lousy weather. Today was supposed to be warm & dry but instead I've got cold & spitting rain.
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    Impeller change level of difficulty Q

    Can this water tube be cleared from the top down--or is that a bad idea? My thought here is if I can get the water flowing then I can motor down to the ramp and remove my boat. I'd rather work on it in the driveway.
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    Impeller change level of difficulty Q

    Actually i DON'T think the impeller is my (only) problem. When I saw it wasn't peeing I checked the outlet hose & found it was plugged with dauber dirt. I cleaned that out but still it didn't flow. I can't blow air into the plastic elbow on top of the motor that the hose connects to. The metal...
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    Impeller change level of difficulty Q

    That's a great idea--but i think I'll modify it by weighing something down on the bottom, like a tarp, so it's not in my way.
  12. guy48065

    Impeller change level of difficulty Q

    How difficult is it for someone with mech ability but no experience to change an impeller IN THE LAKE? I just moved to a new lake house so this spring has been full of unscheduled work. I bought a kit to change the impeller while it was still sitting on the trailer. Then the move suddenly...
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    Why is my System Check alarm sounding?

    Continuous. On my drive home tonight I was thinking about how it's acting strange. At one point during my brief cruise the radio also acted up. It started screaming along with the alarm tone. Volume control had no affect (separate amp), couldn't turn it off. Embarrassing. Turning off the motor...
  14. guy48065

    Why is my System Check alarm sounding?

    So you're also getting a mysterious tone-only alarm?
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    Why is my System Check alarm sounding?

    If I was overheating just cruising at 1200 rpm, why would the tone (NO light) immediately stop when I pull it back to 800? Or speed up to 3100? This seems counter-intuitive to me that it would be so specific.
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    Why is my System Check alarm sounding?

    ... But there's no warning light and the motor seems to be running fine. The alarm tone stops if I keep the motor above 3000 rpm, or at idle. I thought the warning tone was supposed to accompany the light--but doesn't sound by itself. 2000 40hp Johnson. Factory harness, no splices or mods.
  17. guy48065

    Dock question: how do these sections hook together?

    One thing about this dock that doesn't feel right--There are NO auger posts at all. It just sits on the wheels, plus a pair of small feet in the middle of the 3rd section right where I'm tied. I think I'll replace the small feet with augers. It's apparently been used like this for many years...
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    Dock question: how do these sections hook together?

    I resorted to calling the guy who has been installing & removing this dock at this house in past years. He made it look easy--but it was necessary to unbolt the end of the plastic decking to get the hook thru the narrow slot. I'll be doing it myself in the future IF I can find a helper. This...
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    Dock question: how do these sections hook together?

    Of course the plastic decking bolts on--i was hoping it wasn't necessary to take the decking off to assemble the frames. Are you saying that's how this works? There's no mfr name on this dock and none of the videos I've watched use hooks to join the sections. None of the videos show a need to...
  20. guy48065

    Dock question: how do these sections hook together?

    I just bought a new lake house & it came with a roll-in dock. The sellers had already left the state so they weren't around to ask how to join the sections together. The plastic decking is flush to the aluminum frame below, and the gap looks to be too narrow to allow the thick hook to angle in...
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