blower question
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Printed Date: December-02-2024 at 5:41pm
Topic: blower question
Posted By: todd
Subject: blower question
Date Posted: March-15-2004 at 12:54am
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This is my first inboard boat and I always forget to turn on the blower before I crank the engine. I was wandering if everyone always runs the blower before cranking their boats. I know it is the correct thing to do, but I always seem to forget. thanks for everyones input!
Todd |
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Posted By: Rick
Date Posted: March-15-2004 at 3:33am
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Todd When I get to the lake I always open the engine cover to put the plug in That gives me an opportunity to smell for gas or check for fumes. If I smell heavy gas I dont launch until I find the cause. When I put the boat in the water I run the blower for about 2 minutes then start. Hope this helps. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=250&yrstart=1996&yrend=2000%20" rel="nofollow - 2000 Ski |
Posted By: eCow
Date Posted: March-15-2004 at 5:23am
| One of my friends blew the back off his boat one time when he forgot to run the blowers before starting. The hatches were blown over 75 feet behind him. He figures he got of easy just losing the hair of the back of his head and a few bruises. He had never had any fuel leaks previously and had not been religious about opening the hatch and running the blower. It took a while for him to feel comfortable on the boat with out the blower running for some strange reason. |
Posted By: Morfoot
Date Posted: March-15-2004 at 9:05am
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Hey Todd, I 'm with Rick.If you get into the habit of pulling the drain plug everytime that you leave the lake, then you will be "forced" to open the engine cover everytime you put in. I put the plug in my 88' just before backing down the ramp and leave the "hood" open as well as turning on the blower. Once in the water and cranked up then you can do a quick inspection to make sure you don't have any water leaks in the cooling system. After a 5-10 sec once over I lower the hood and prep for passenger pu and departure. ------------- "Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman" |
Posted By: tryan
Date Posted: March-15-2004 at 12:11pm
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4 minutes is recommended. i do the bilge plug/hatch thing and leave the boat keys with the plug.
fume detectors are also a great idea. even with the proper equipment, fuel leaks are possible with the age of our boats. i run the blower while picking up the skier and just leave it on until underway. it's a big joke between a few of us out on the lake to call each other on our cells and say, 'turn your damn blower off.' we all just leave them on most the time. they are only 20 bucks, better to forget to turn it off than to not turn it on.  ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=146&yrstart=1971&yrend=1975 - promo http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=192&yrstart=1925&yrend=1970 - #2 |
Posted By: Rick
Date Posted: March-15-2004 at 2:16pm
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I'm with Tryan. Blowers are inexpensive and use very little power. I want to reiterate in the 30 years I have owned inboards, I have NEVER started a boat without opening the engine cover first. It's really important to make sure there are no fumes in the boat. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=250&yrstart=1996&yrend=2000%20" rel="nofollow - 2000 Ski |
Posted By: tryan
Date Posted: March-15-2004 at 2:33pm
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a friend got a used sea ray last summer and i asked him how long he thought he should run the blower before he started the boat. when he told me it did not work, i told him to go get one.
when i took the original blower out, i was amazed to find installed backwards ie blowing in. no matter how many 'buds' he has consumed, he still runs that 4" blower like it's a religion.
here is a http://www.boatersworld.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SearchView?storeId=10051&catalogId=10051&langId=-1&keyword=fume+detector&x=8&y=6&sid=FB4F54043405 - link to the fume detectors at boaterworld. 100-120 bucks is a good investment.
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Posted By: Farkum
Date Posted: June-14-2004 at 12:13pm
| I was at the landing about a week ago on Minnetonka and watched some guy blow hatches right off his donzi. The whole rear end of the boat caught on fire and by the time the fire dept. got there the boat was completely gone. It looked to be a late 80's Donzi |
Posted By: Devovino
Date Posted: June-14-2004 at 5:35pm
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Note to self..... the interiors and newly bebuilt motor look great, but probably wont after a 4 alarmer in the hull. ie. get a new blower before the ill-performing 1980 unit serves its self destructing purpose. Had not really thought much about this, thanks for the heads up, sicerely- Newbie.... Red Hook ------------- 80SkiNauty |
Posted By: Brian
Date Posted: June-14-2004 at 8:33pm
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Just a thought on Blowers. The reason you ventilate the engine compartment is to avoid a spark from igniting fuel vapors. I know blowers are supposed to be sealed, but a blower is run by an electric motor. Electric motors have the ability to spark. How reliable can a 20 dollar fan be?
Be safe, open your engine box and take a quick look and smell. Who knows what else you may find down there! ------------- Brian |
Posted By: Rick
Date Posted: June-14-2004 at 9:38pm
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Good point a blower isn't going to help if when you start the engine the fuel pump is pumping raw gas into the bilge at 7PSI ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=250&yrstart=1996&yrend=2000%20" rel="nofollow - 2000 Ski |
Posted By: 57correctcraft
Date Posted: June-29-2004 at 5:49am
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When I started my restoration of my 57 CC, there was no blower and no bilge pump. These were the first items I got, and not just to make it legal. My plug is up under the front seat so I am not forced to open the hatch to put the plug in, but I always do open it. Not a bad idea to leave the keys on the intake manifold. Keep up the good information.
Jim ------------- Jim |
Posted By: 64 Skier
Date Posted: July-13-2004 at 12:42am
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I just installed dual 4" blowers for a couple of reasons. First was safety. Incremental cost was zilch and not too large a project. I siliconed them to the top of the gas tank and they're holding on just fine.
Second was to remove the heat! Do any of you guy's have trouble with possible vapor locking a carburetor? After the engine is up to temp she'll occasionally die when idling around to re-start a skiier and starting can only be achieved after pumping the throttle while cranking. I assume this is vapor locking??? ------------- 64 Skier 66" HO VTX and 67" HO Triumph http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1071&sort=&pagenum=3&yrstart=1971&yrend=1975 - 71CC |
Posted By: FUN-9C1
Date Posted: July-14-2004 at 12:39am
Hey I like that idea! I love modifying stuff, and anything dual sparks my interest- dual carbs, dual exhaust, 
I have to trailer every time I use my boat and I always take the plug out as soon as I'm out of the water so the bilge is dry when I get home. The plug sits nicely between the pump motor and the pump switch. Therefore I always open the motor box before I start it at the ramp. Between that and the fact that I just trailered it for 40 minutes I have no worries there. However, I only occasionally check for fumes before starting while we're out, and to be honest I have never used my blower in the 3 years I've had my boat. After reading this thread, I think my next project will be to fix the blower hose that's ripped to shreds, and install a second blower. There's no reason not to use it, really. ------------- '86 2001 '50 Century Imperial Sportsman |
64 Skier wrote:Posted By: FUN-9C1
Date Posted: July-14-2004 at 12:40am
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disregard this one... ------------- '86 2001 '50 Century Imperial Sportsman |