jimmyneutron
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Hello,
This is my first post on this forum. I generally don't participate in any forums, but I have been lurking on iboats forum for a while though. I apologize for the lack of an introductory post.
Recently I purchased a second hand 1987 17' Peterborough Bowrider with a 120hp Johnson V4 (w/ VRO) CJ-120-TLCUR. This is my first boat. I cant' really seem to find any information on this boat or the motor. The boat seems very nice, only slight issue is that the fuel priming bulb doesn't become hard when you pump it, even after 15 minutes of straight pumping (but there seems to be gas in the fuel line right before the carb). And the motor won't cold start unless the fuel tank is more than half full. But once it starts and warms up, restarting it is very easy.
However, my main issue right now is this. On my third boating trip with this boat, I accidentally drove the boat into a shallow region while planing at 25mph, and the prop hit a rock and one of the three blades lost more than half the aluminum, and the two other blades lost chunks of aluminum too. The engine starts back up. We tried to drive back to dock, which is several kms away. However even at low speeds (engine rpm < 1500), the outboard had a noticeable vibration.
Eventually, I heard some intermittent beeps. 2 in total, separated by a few minutes. I ignored it and kept driving. After about 40 minutes more of slow driving, there was a very loud and constant alarm coming from the throttle control box. The engine would still run, but I shut it off in fear of damage. I noticed that the alarm would sound as soon as the key is in the ON position (Before starting engine).
We let it sit for about 30 minutes, and then started the engine fine without the alarm. So my question is, what happened? What were the 2 beeps? And what was the constant alarm? Could the alarm be related to the prop damage? I briefly raised the motor, and spun the prop by hand and did not notice any runout.
TL;DR The props hit a rock and one blade is gone, engine vibrated while driving, two beeps sounded, and then a constant loud alarm sounded. Let sit for 30 minutes and engine seemed fine again. What could be wrong?
Thanks for your help,
Jimmy
This is my first post on this forum. I generally don't participate in any forums, but I have been lurking on iboats forum for a while though. I apologize for the lack of an introductory post.
Recently I purchased a second hand 1987 17' Peterborough Bowrider with a 120hp Johnson V4 (w/ VRO) CJ-120-TLCUR. This is my first boat. I cant' really seem to find any information on this boat or the motor. The boat seems very nice, only slight issue is that the fuel priming bulb doesn't become hard when you pump it, even after 15 minutes of straight pumping (but there seems to be gas in the fuel line right before the carb). And the motor won't cold start unless the fuel tank is more than half full. But once it starts and warms up, restarting it is very easy.
However, my main issue right now is this. On my third boating trip with this boat, I accidentally drove the boat into a shallow region while planing at 25mph, and the prop hit a rock and one of the three blades lost more than half the aluminum, and the two other blades lost chunks of aluminum too. The engine starts back up. We tried to drive back to dock, which is several kms away. However even at low speeds (engine rpm < 1500), the outboard had a noticeable vibration.
Eventually, I heard some intermittent beeps. 2 in total, separated by a few minutes. I ignored it and kept driving. After about 40 minutes more of slow driving, there was a very loud and constant alarm coming from the throttle control box. The engine would still run, but I shut it off in fear of damage. I noticed that the alarm would sound as soon as the key is in the ON position (Before starting engine).
We let it sit for about 30 minutes, and then started the engine fine without the alarm. So my question is, what happened? What were the 2 beeps? And what was the constant alarm? Could the alarm be related to the prop damage? I briefly raised the motor, and spun the prop by hand and did not notice any runout.
TL;DR The props hit a rock and one blade is gone, engine vibrated while driving, two beeps sounded, and then a constant loud alarm sounded. Let sit for 30 minutes and engine seemed fine again. What could be wrong?
Thanks for your help,
Jimmy
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