Sikiguya
Active Member
Okay, I thought I had a clogged impeller and I was somewhat worried about it last weekend. Thanks to Aaron!...I finally reach the conclusion that it was worrying about nothing. :cheers:
We have had really cool spring weather here in Wisconsin. I kid you not...we were still wearing jackets last week. Lows in the 40s. Next week didn't look better and today's forecase was high 70. I think it actually hit 80. I rearrange my schedule and took the afternoon off. I wanted to watertest the boat and reassure myself. We launch off just fine...off the dock. Wife and I got our system down and was pretty efficient.
Then we were off...except Jim spun the boat around a bit. I thought we had bump the shore...more on this later.
So we idle out to the deep part of the lake. I gave the helm to my wife to sit back and relax. Once we got past the wake marker, she proceeded to give it throttle. There was no acceleration, the rpm revved, and the boat vibrated. Immediately, my wife let off on it and we looked at each other. WTH! I jump into the seat and give it a try. Same thing...going forward and going back. We were idling...but no power beyond it. Once it got pass 4000 rpm, the vibration hits. What to do?!!...I grab my phone and called Craigmri. Thanks for taking my call, Craig!.:hurray: He really tried to troubleshoot the problem. But it was evident that the day out on the lake was over!
So we brought it back to the ramp and we got the boat out of the water. By the way, I am getting better at this part of it. Got a tip about leaving my tailgate up while backing it up so I can actually see the trailer-san-boat! As soon as I went under....I figured out the problem!! You will never guess! Craig guessed that I ran over a dinosaur bone...I would have thought I got another pile of weed. Alas no...that is not my luck! There it is a freaking nylon strap with a rubber coated metal S hook in my port impeller intake!!!! Some A$$*(&^ broke his tie-down strap so he dropped it in the water by the ramp. :rant: When I thought I had hit the shore, my wife and I are guessing it was when the impeller sucked up the strap.
We tried to get it out but it was pretty much stuck there and we had nothing out on the ramp. So we drove it a mile home. After getting some good flashlights, we can see that it was lodge pretty good. I can see that my impeller had damage.
So, off to the dealer I went. (Yes, I know Aaron!) I have been researching the dealers nearby and picked Nielsen's Motorsport. They are listed as a 'Premiere Service Provider'. So we drove there and dropped the boat off. I figured that we would have to leave the boat indefinitely. Didn't feel too bad since the weather for the weekend and the following isn't too promising....drop in temp and lotsa rain! Not so! No sooner than I talked to a guy, he had someone jump right to it! I am standing them in awe as two guys ran over to my boat and started working on it. Car dealers don't even do this! They even told me that if there is no damage, we could be back on the water in a few. He went under and removed the strap and did an inspection. They basically said that the wear ring is damage and need to be replaced. I know that they are going to have to replace the impeller as well. So anywho, I asked them...if they will call me when they have it ready for me next week. The service guy was like,"Next week?! We should have it ready for you tomorrow!" We will call you tomorrow and let you know when we can pick it up! Holy schnike! Sorry guys, I am somewhat impressed!:coolgleam:
Will update when I get it back! The kids, coming home, remarked about the empty bay in the garage...feels weird coming home without the boat!...I know, kids..I know!:grouphug:
We have had really cool spring weather here in Wisconsin. I kid you not...we were still wearing jackets last week. Lows in the 40s. Next week didn't look better and today's forecase was high 70. I think it actually hit 80. I rearrange my schedule and took the afternoon off. I wanted to watertest the boat and reassure myself. We launch off just fine...off the dock. Wife and I got our system down and was pretty efficient.
Then we were off...except Jim spun the boat around a bit. I thought we had bump the shore...more on this later. So we idle out to the deep part of the lake. I gave the helm to my wife to sit back and relax. Once we got past the wake marker, she proceeded to give it throttle. There was no acceleration, the rpm revved, and the boat vibrated. Immediately, my wife let off on it and we looked at each other. WTH! I jump into the seat and give it a try. Same thing...going forward and going back. We were idling...but no power beyond it. Once it got pass 4000 rpm, the vibration hits. What to do?!!...I grab my phone and called Craigmri. Thanks for taking my call, Craig!.:hurray: He really tried to troubleshoot the problem. But it was evident that the day out on the lake was over!
So we brought it back to the ramp and we got the boat out of the water. By the way, I am getting better at this part of it. Got a tip about leaving my tailgate up while backing it up so I can actually see the trailer-san-boat! As soon as I went under....I figured out the problem!! You will never guess! Craig guessed that I ran over a dinosaur bone...I would have thought I got another pile of weed. Alas no...that is not my luck! There it is a freaking nylon strap with a rubber coated metal S hook in my port impeller intake!!!! Some A$$*(&^ broke his tie-down strap so he dropped it in the water by the ramp. :rant: When I thought I had hit the shore, my wife and I are guessing it was when the impeller sucked up the strap.
We tried to get it out but it was pretty much stuck there and we had nothing out on the ramp. So we drove it a mile home. After getting some good flashlights, we can see that it was lodge pretty good. I can see that my impeller had damage.
So, off to the dealer I went. (Yes, I know Aaron!) I have been researching the dealers nearby and picked Nielsen's Motorsport. They are listed as a 'Premiere Service Provider'. So we drove there and dropped the boat off. I figured that we would have to leave the boat indefinitely. Didn't feel too bad since the weather for the weekend and the following isn't too promising....drop in temp and lotsa rain! Not so! No sooner than I talked to a guy, he had someone jump right to it! I am standing them in awe as two guys ran over to my boat and started working on it. Car dealers don't even do this! They even told me that if there is no damage, we could be back on the water in a few. He went under and removed the strap and did an inspection. They basically said that the wear ring is damage and need to be replaced. I know that they are going to have to replace the impeller as well. So anywho, I asked them...if they will call me when they have it ready for me next week. The service guy was like,"Next week?! We should have it ready for you tomorrow!" We will call you tomorrow and let you know when we can pick it up! Holy schnike! Sorry guys, I am somewhat impressed!:coolgleam:
Will update when I get it back! The kids, coming home, remarked about the empty bay in the garage...feels weird coming home without the boat!...I know, kids..I know!:grouphug:
