Alternator vs Larry
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Printed Date: December-22-2024 at 5:45pm
Topic: Alternator vs Larry
Posted By: 75 Tique
Subject: Alternator vs Larry
Date Posted: February-02-2019 at 8:36pm
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So the good news is, I think I got my ignition problems licked (Jury is still out, as I got side tracked and only ran it for about 5 seconds) The bad news is, when it fired up (I was sitting on port gunnel using a remote starter) the throttle was almost wide open. As I lunged over to pull throttle back, I apparently misjudged the clearance between the spinning alternator and my leg.  an ambulance ride and 28 staples later, good to go.  ------------- _____________ “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.” |
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Posted By: Orlando76
Date Posted: February-02-2019 at 8:50pm
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Meh, that ranks a 4. ------------- Please support The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 1976 Ski Nautique 351 Escort 1993 Ski Nautique purple and black 351 HO PCM |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: February-02-2019 at 8:55pm
| You are now Larry Bob |
Posted By: Faceplant
Date Posted: February-02-2019 at 9:11pm
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OUCH !! Makes me cringe just looking at it . ------------- Feels like I am hanging 10 but in reality - probably hanging 6. |
Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: February-02-2019 at 9:28pm
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“So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, 30 odd staples, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-xOJVycCEo" rel="nofollow - Living like Larry ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1711&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1966&yrend=1970" rel="nofollow - 69 Mustang HM SS 95 Nautique Super Sport |
Posted By: SNobsessed
Date Posted: February-02-2019 at 10:15pm
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You are brave to post the injury. Maybe someone else will avoid making same mistake. I feel lucky to have all my fingers & toes, with some of the DS moves I have made. ------------- “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” Ben Franklin |
Posted By: jimsport93
Date Posted: February-02-2019 at 10:17pm
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Damn Larry! ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=2798 - 93 Sport Nautique |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: February-02-2019 at 11:22pm
 Larry, Sorry to hear about the issue. I wish you a speedy recovery. ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: JoeinNY
Date Posted: February-02-2019 at 11:25pm
Yeah you and me both- ouch Larry advil up that doesn't look like its gonna feel awesome any time soon. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1477 - 1983 Ski Nautique 2001 1967 Mustang 302 "Decoy" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO5MkcBXBBs - Holeshot Video |
SNobsessed wrote:Posted By: Donald80SN
Date Posted: February-02-2019 at 11:47pm
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Larry, Honestly, I would of lied about it. Something like I was Bare footing in the lilly Pads in the St. John River and a 20' pissed off gator that I was footing with took a nip at me. Then you would be a legend. Sometimes, honesty is not the best policy. Glad you are ok and did not stain the hull of that white boat. Donald ------------- 1980 Ski Nautique SOLD Back to Cypress Gardens 2002 Sport Nautique, GT-40, FCT2, Cover Sports, Tower Bimini, Inc., Wet Sounds Audio System, Star Gazer Wake Edition S. 1968 Ski Nautique, Project. |
Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: February-03-2019 at 12:17am
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This is what could happen when you can play with boats more than that one day a year. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1711&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1966&yrend=1970" rel="nofollow - 69 Mustang HM SS 95 Nautique Super Sport |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: February-03-2019 at 2:24am
| It's painted anyway. |
Posted By: fanofccfan
Date Posted: February-03-2019 at 10:24am
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Ouch! All that in the blink of an eye. That may require a few extra Super Bowl beers. Speedy recovery to you. ------------- 2004 196 LE Ski 1969 Marauder 19 1978 Ski |
Posted By: Morfoot
Date Posted: February-03-2019 at 10:41am
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Welcome to the club there Larry Boy or should I say Larry Bob? Nice wound....very nice indeed! It'll leave a conversation starter of a mark for sure. I'da gone with a barefoot rope slashing. " Yeah, I took a header and somehow the rope got around me leg and did a number on it. I'm more PO'd about my Dry Suit getting trashed." Everyone thinks my knee injury was done by a chainsaw but truth is that the Slalom Fin bit back rounding ball #5. Be thankful it was February wound and not a May wound like mine. It kept me off the ski for about a month in Premo weather. For those who may not be familiar with it...…….. http://www.correctcraftfan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=26045&title=morfoot-vs-chainsaw" rel="nofollow - Morfoots Ski Fin Bites Back It was Groundhog Day Larry...When you wakeup today it will be nothing but a memory.  Heal quickly my friend! Good thing your Field Goal services won't be needed today! ------------- "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: samudj01
Date Posted: February-03-2019 at 11:04am
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That is a scary looking injury. Glad you are ok! ------------- 78 Ski Tique, 72 Skier w/302's, 93 SN w/351 & 17 GS22 w/zr409 Previous - 99 Sport Nautique w/GT40 and 87 Martinique w/351 |
Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: February-03-2019 at 12:03pm
| Larry, that is awful. Glad it wasn't worse. I hope you heal up quickly! |
Posted By: 63 Skier
Date Posted: February-03-2019 at 12:14pm
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Why am I the first one to ask this ....... is the alternator OK??? That looks bad, had to hurt like hell. Hope it heals quickly without a lot of stiffness. ------------- '63 American Skier - '98 Sport Nautique |
Posted By: tryathlete
Date Posted: February-03-2019 at 12:21pm
| That’s another good reason to buy a V-drive. All of those spinning thingies are out of reach. Glad you’re put back together, Larry. That was a very ugly bit of work that alternator did on you. |
Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: February-03-2019 at 12:45pm
All things considered, I slept pretty well last night, but whenever I woke up, all I could hear was the sound of those blades tearing away at my leg.
Oddly enough, it did not bleed much. Good thing. I was home alone. Significant bleeding might not have ended well
Actually, not too bad. Fentanyl enroute, morphine at the hospital. That wore off at about 11, but I've been getting by with OTCs since ,despite the doc giving me some hydrocodon. Never had morphine before. Before administering, the nurse rattled off about 20 possible side effects. I thought this should be interesting, now I can see what all the fuss is about opioids. Other than the pain disappearing, I felt no other side effects. Guess I dont have to worry about becoming an addict.
Definitely a "Lessons Learned" moment, which I really shouldnt have needed. I am typically extremely cognizant of rotating parts in concert with hanging wires, strings, clothes, skin..... I think I was so stunned that the boat actually started, that it caught me off guard and since it was throttled way up and water was not on yet, I leaped before I looked. But good point. Let's be careful out there. Amusing little side story. I got into house to call 911. While on one phone with them, I called my son (off duty cop and paramedic) at the same time. Since he just left the house, I knew he was close by. As soon as he answered, he said whats going on over there.? He had already heard the dispatch to our house before I called him. Pretty good service. He arrived about same time as others. ------------- _____________ “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: AirTique98
Date Posted: February-03-2019 at 12:49pm
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Ouch Larry!! Potential for things like this is just another reason Eddie forbids John from even opening up his motor box!! Knowing you this is just a minor bruise! ------------- Bill http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5549 - 98Air Nautique Former Owner: 1990 Ski Nautique 1981 Ski Nautique 1976 Ski Nautique 1971 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: NCH20SKIER
Date Posted: February-03-2019 at 3:37pm
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Almost a twin to Uncle Todd. ------------- '05 206 Limited '88 BFN |
Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: February-03-2019 at 6:05pm
My thoughts exactly as I was scrolling thru this Bill. It may be years before I open my motor box again. OMGosh Larry....I can think of a million things that I'd rather see than that 1st picture. My wishes for a speedy recovery go right along with everyone else's. john ------------- "Loud pipes save lives" AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: February-03-2019 at 6:33pm
Jihn, I thought that Eddie knowing your skills, put a hasp and lock on your box so you can't get into it? ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: KENO
Date Posted: February-04-2019 at 10:31am
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So Larry...........enough of the gory chewed up leg stuff, What's the story on the distributor/wiring that seems to work now, since the engine came roaring back to life? |
Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: February-04-2019 at 12:12pm
| I'd like to know why the boat started? By remote start, do you mean one of those switches that connects to your solenoid? |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: February-04-2019 at 12:16pm
Ignited compressed fuel? |
Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: February-04-2019 at 12:51pm
That 305 is a hot engine...must have high compression... |
Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: February-04-2019 at 1:16pm
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Ok, to recap, primarily for Ken's benefit, since he has been consulting me with this issue since October (but like I said, I took a few months off for another (non-boat ) project So you may recall from my "DUI Distributor Question" I put in my old espark, which seemed to run good for about 15 minutes, then got rough. In the course of messing with it, moving wires around, using resisted coil with resistor, resisted coil without resistor, various iterations, it finally quit completely. Plus, doing a test I found on youtube, it appears I may have burned up my espark. So I went back to proven set up. A new replacement of my very original coil (Prestolite 5-69) my original resistor (forget the Ohms) and a new espark. I put it all back together double checking against standard wiring diagrams and espark instructions. First turn of the key, deader than elvis. Look again, oops, lead from coil to dist wasn't hooked back up (Hey at least the rotor was in there, isn't that the most common reason engines don't start after service?) Hooked the lead up and that's when it sprang to life. Like I said above, that test lasted only about 5 seconds and that is why jury is still out. Too soon to tell if its running smooth (i.e. no misses) and too soon to tell if this set up will fry the espark over time, but I am optimistic. Yes Bruce, remote starter. (not the kind you were thinking of, that you need up in Maine to start your car from your bed on those -22* mornings)  ------------- _____________ “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: 81nautique
Date Posted: February-04-2019 at 1:41pm
| WOW, Nasty Larry. At least you did it working on a boat and not something stupid like slamming your thumb in a car door! Amazing how bad stuff happens in a blink of an eye. |
Posted By: bkhallpass
Date Posted: February-04-2019 at 2:00pm
 Nasty. Hope it heals well, and soon.BKH ------------- Livin' the Dream |
Posted By: 63 Skier
Date Posted: February-04-2019 at 4:55pm
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I have the same type of starter trigger switch, find it very handy when working alone on engines, turn the key to on and activate the starter while doing whatever I am doing, or even key off cause the starter to spin. Strangely given Larry's injury I consider the remote switch to be a safety item. ------------- '63 American Skier - '98 Sport Nautique |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: February-04-2019 at 5:39pm
And one of these so you don't have to jump back and forth to the ignition key switch.  Dave, I have a close friend in the HVAC field and I always joke with him about how many jumper wires he and his men carry with them. You should have a few? ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: February-04-2019 at 5:51pm
| We have one for setting the valve lash, but we don't use it to start the engine. |
Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: February-04-2019 at 7:23pm
Cheap imitations. Here are official Bell System ones, jbear approved. 4 times the price same end result....  ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1711&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1966&yrend=1970" rel="nofollow - 69 Mustang HM SS 95 Nautique Super Sport |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: February-04-2019 at 8:56pm
That "official" jumper looks pretty heavy duty. Is that the one you use when you call into the office and ask them to do the zap and burn to "clear" the line when you can't really find the problem? ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: KENO
Date Posted: February-04-2019 at 9:50pm
Gary Did you phone guys always use jumpers with the insulators over the alligator clips on backwards? Looks like an invitation for that uncontrolled tingling twitching sensation with bare connections in the wrong application/situation |
Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: February-04-2019 at 10:22pm
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Actually they are very lite it's like numerous strands of thread with like copper thread individually wrapped around that. What your thinking of is having the guy's at the test board putting coin return on the pair. Normally if you needed to give someone in the company a short you just used your needlenose. but if you were doing a acceptance test for an external customer like a reseller you'd use those because the testing took so long. If you slipped they'd have to start the test over and get real crabby.... ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1711&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1966&yrend=1970" rel="nofollow - 69 Mustang HM SS 95 Nautique Super Sport |
Posted By: tryathlete
Date Posted: February-04-2019 at 10:30pm
| Gary, I wonder how much longer there will even be direct wired home and business phones! With mobile/VOIP and coming 5G is there any hope for old Ma Bell copper 2 wire telephony? |
Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: February-05-2019 at 12:04am
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Copper is still being used Pete. I'm not familiar with how the lines run where you live but lets just say it comes out of Antioch central office down 59 then down 132 to say a main box at 132 and Deep Lake Rd. Then from there to your house. Ideally on copper 12-13000 feet is the limit for data,the farther out the slower. What they would have done is run fiber from the central office to a new box at 132 and Deep Lake Rd. Now the "Central Office" is at that corner. Copper from there to your house probably no more than 3-4000 feet tops even to the Big CQ's house. What should concern people is what the company has accomplished political wise. Used to be as a communications company they were required by law,at least in Illinois most likely other states too, to restore the line in 24 hours or be fined. They managed to get that changed,they are now considered an entertainment company,it will be fixed when they get to it. Really dried up the OT. I hear the next step is wireless maybe thats the 5G? - that will even do away with the Direct TV divisions satellites. Now back to Larry,sure hope the pain is subsiding by now..... ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1711&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1966&yrend=1970" rel="nofollow - 69 Mustang HM SS 95 Nautique Super Sport |
Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: March-01-2019 at 2:03am
Important phrase here (besides wondering about Larry's leg) is "Really dried up the OT".....glad that I am retired. john ------------- "Loud pipes save lives" AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
Posted By: MrMcD
Date Posted: October-04-2021 at 2:38am
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Larry, I hope your wound healed up well. Just got to view this today thanks to Ken's link. Wow you are lucky it was not even worse. Back around 1981 we were in a jet boat with over the transom headers. Had a carburetor issue while out on the river. My buddy and I were both sitting on opposite sides of this 455 engine working on the carb. A large boat motored by, I did not even think about it, focused on the carb problem. When the boat wake hit this little Jet boat our boat rocked enough that I tipped over, directly on to one of the header pipes. To get off that pipe I pushed with my forearm to lift my body up and away so more of my body did not hit the headers. In about 5 seconds my arm burned about 1/4" deep. Took about a year before that scar was really healed and the skin was looking better. Dumb things happen very quick but the healing sometimes is not so quick. Yep, it was June, messed up a lot of good ski opportunities. Could have been worse. ------------- |
Posted By: Morfoot
Date Posted: October-04-2021 at 6:28am
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You guys keep this up and the Carnage of http://www.correctcraftfan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=26045&title=morfoot-vs-chainsaw" rel="nofollow - http://www.correctcraftfan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=26045&title=morfoot-vs-chainsaw will make it's appearance again. ------------- "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: Smithfamily
Date Posted: October-04-2021 at 8:26am
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So happy I "tuned in" this morning to see all the blood and guts.......I hope all have healed well, although this could explain some behavioral issues?? ------------- Js |