starting my boat on land
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Topic: starting my boat on land
Posted By: adiocassette
Subject: starting my boat on land
Date Posted: July-04-2010 at 10:08pm
| hey, i just bought a 78 ski nautique, i've always been a fan of the older SN's and finally was able to get one. Im very new to inboards, and was wondering how do i start it without it being the water without causing damage?i've read a few different things but nothing i've read has really explained it to well. If someone wouldnt mind breaking it down for me. its a 351. Im new to this site but already love it. Thanks in advance guys. and i've read you guys love pictures so i'll get some of the boat up shortly. thanks. |
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Posted By: 62 wood
Date Posted: July-05-2010 at 12:03am
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Welcome, not sure on a 78, but if you have a single water intake to the raw waterpump, you can hook a garden hose up to the intake side of the pump. You need to be careful not to collapse/suck shut, the garden hose if you rev the motor up too much. This method also does not "test" the water pump, as it forces water into the system.
To check a pump, you can fill a large container (like a 55 gallon drum) with water. Then insert the intake hose in the container. This way will make the water pump do the work. Do you have pics of your boat? Where you located? ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1117&sort=&pagenum=6" rel="nofollow - 64 American Skier 62 Classic.. 73 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: adiocassette
Date Posted: July-05-2010 at 12:17am
| thanks, i'll be posting up pictures of the boat soon and im in virginia. thanks for the help. |
Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: July-05-2010 at 12:46am
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http://s16.photobucket.com/albums/b24/lhine763/?action=view¤t=bucketmethod.flv - video demonstrating above mentioned "bucket method" ------------- _____________ “So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
Posted By: OverMyHead
Date Posted: July-05-2010 at 1:00am
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When mine is cold my prop shaft will turn slowly in nuetral. I always hose down the cutlass bearing under the boat to lube it before starting, and never run in gear out of the lake. ------------- For thousands of years men have felt the irresistible urge to go to sea, and many of them died. Things got better after they invented boats. 1987 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: 62 wood
Date Posted: July-05-2010 at 1:10am
another good point..I've heard of guys spraying the cutless bearing with lube. I lightly clamp a vice grip on the prop shaft inside the boat to keep mine from spinning. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1117&sort=&pagenum=6" rel="nofollow - 64 American Skier 62 Classic.. 73 Ski Nautique |
OverMyHead wrote:Posted By: adiocassette
Date Posted: July-05-2010 at 2:13am
| thanks guys. you've been very helpful. |
Posted By: Air206
Date Posted: July-05-2010 at 10:19am
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Welcome to the site Adio. Where in Virginia? I'm at Smith Mountain Lake near Roanoke.........
Steve ------------- https://tinyurl.com/y6t5e3bu" rel="nofollow - 04 Air206 http://tinyurl.com/9urzgls" rel="nofollow - 91 Barefoot 78 SkiTiq |
Posted By: adiocassette
Date Posted: July-05-2010 at 1:46pm
| im also at smith mountain lake, i live in lynchburg but the boat is actually in bedford. |
Posted By: horkn
Date Posted: July-05-2010 at 3:06pm
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On my 78, I simply remove the hose that goes to the hull filling on the top end of the tranny cooler, and hook up a hose that gets clamped on with the hose clamp. This hose goers over the side of the boat, and into a cooler or tub that is filled by a garden hose.
This way you can verify that your impeller works properly, and you also don't need to worry about the hose collapsing at higher rpm. ------------- 78 martinique- refloored, reinforced, stringers re glassed, re engineered interior GT40P heads Edelbrock Performer intake acme 4 blade http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v64/horkn/fish/nautique.jpg |