Everything good?
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Printed Date: September-27-2024 at 10:06am
Topic: Everything good?
Posted By: Tomrupp
Subject: Everything good?
Date Posted: October-27-2023 at 7:25am
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It’s so quiet here. I’m assuming that everyone is properly winterized and stored. Fresh oil, properly adjusted timing, etc… Maybe everyone is in a wet sanding and buffing to get the perfect shine for spring. I’m blaming the Grand Poobah’s for answering all of the questions and having all Correct Crafts running perfectly. Everything is good for me. Garage stored with a red oil filter to match valve covers. Can’twait for spring or at least another post here…. ------------- Tom 94 Ski Nautique Open Bow 351 with Carb 95 Double Decker Aqua Patio with 50hp Honda (3 carbs). |
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Posted By: rebel skier
Date Posted: October-27-2023 at 8:56am
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Not here -- still waiting for my custom new axle from Indiana so I can run the boat a few more times. Boat is laid up at a trailer shop. I have drained all the water from it though. It's ready for the first freeze. ------------- Hotty Toddy lets go skiing! |
Posted By: fanofccfan
Date Posted: October-27-2023 at 9:10am
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Two of three winterized. Other is in heated garage just in case! ------------- 2004 196 LE Ski 1969 Marauder 19 1978 Ski |
Posted By: pjsmoreno
Date Posted: October-27-2023 at 9:28am
| Mine girl has been put up for the season since the week before surgery. Wanted to get her out a few weeks ago but my wife talk me out of it. Was ask to go to the lake with a close friend for a few days, again she talked me out of it. I'm either getting soft or just protecting my knee. |
Posted By: 67 ski nat
Date Posted: October-27-2023 at 10:38am
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Hope you’re all well Last run of year at Sonoma heard a load noise, bent pushrod, blown head gasket Heads off, really bad cam wear , rust on walls So apparently original 50 year old engine never rebuilt I’m excited about new motor or rebuild. Should run much better cooler All good. Have good fall |
Posted By: MrMcD
Date Posted: October-27-2023 at 1:16pm
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We had 93* last Thursday so we got the boat out for one more ski trip. Taught an old friend to ski, he tried about 10 times and got up on doubles. The smile on his face was priceless. Still had the boat on the drive on Saturday, we were hit with a very unexpected rain storm. I drained almost 40 gallons of rain water out of the boat. Put it in the garage and ran fans for 3 days to dry it out again. Got it cleaned, waxed, winterized and all covered up for winter. I hate doing this job, it signals our Summer is OVER. We found some good water last week and it was fun. Got to make my first cuts as a 66 year old! They were not that impressive but it was great to still do it. We cut it close on the last trip, it is 46* this morning one week later. Mark ------------- |
Posted By: MourningWood
Date Posted: October-27-2023 at 7:06pm
you may have a PM,,, ------------- 1964 Dunphy X-55 "One 'N Dun" 'I measured twice, cut three times, and it's still too short!" |
67 ski nat wrote:Posted By: Faceplant
Date Posted: October-27-2023 at 7:41pm
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Last ski was a week ago. Boat is in pole barn. Last Superjet ride was probably today. Still on hoist so we will see. ------------- Feels like I am hanging 10 but in reality - probably hanging 6. |
Posted By: MrMcD
Date Posted: October-28-2023 at 4:42am
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OK, I will bite, what is a superjet? ------------- |
Posted By: 1980SN2001
Date Posted: October-28-2023 at 12:14pm
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MrMcD, since you are in close proximtiy to me do you winterize your boat every year? If so do you use anitfreeze? I keep mine in my garage but its not heated and I am wondering if I need to winterize using antifreeze. This will be the first year I've had this boat completely together so I am interested to know what others are doing in the Northern California Sacramento Valley area. ------------- 1980 SN Project |
Posted By: MrMcD
Date Posted: October-28-2023 at 5:32pm
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Years ago we had a freeze that broke the block in my neighbors boat. I always drain the block prior to winter and I had no damage from the exact same freeze. Low temps are rare for us but it can happen. I have never added antifreeze, just drained the block. Right or wrong, don’t know for sure but in 40 years owning boats I have yet to freeze one in our climate. If you pull the drain plugs have a 16 penny nail or something similar with you. Many times you pull the plug and no water comes out due to rust build up. Poke out the rust with the nail and out comes your water. If doing this you will need a back splash of some type, I have a 2’ x 2’ piece of thin plastic that I use to divert the water down into the bilge because it can splash out onto the carpet. The rust in the water can stain the carpet so be prepared to channel the water to the bilge and keep your carpet clean. You will get a lot of water draining. Seems like well more than a gallon at least. Good Luck.
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Posted By: KENO
Date Posted: October-28-2023 at 6:18pm
It's Yamaha's version of a stand up jet ski or PWC or whatever good or bad names people have for them  I can't decide from MrMcD's post if the only thing he drained was the block or also the exhaust manifolds and the transmission cooler, but if you drain everything as your first step, it's pretty hard to screw up in your climate. A little RV antifreeze to mix with any residual water is a little extra protection. The right hand side of the block has the drain under the #1 spark plug area and with your engine at a 15 degree or so angle, there's gonna be some trapped water back by the #4 cylinder that has popped more than one person's freeze/core/casting plug over the years (or broken the block) Here's a thread in the link below with words and pictures courtesy of TRB, showing the drain points for a 351 PCM engine http://www.correctcraftfan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8368&title=winterization" rel="nofollow - link PS.............Most everybody has their own "best way to winterize" that's better than anybody else's, but like mentioned draining as the first step makes it a lot harder to screw up your engine
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Posted By: KENO
Date Posted: October-28-2023 at 6:23pm
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Everything must be good, it's fall and there's a winterizing discussion and the thread has gotten off track like most CCF threads do
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Posted By: desertskier
Date Posted: October-28-2023 at 10:23pm
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I just did the same but I used the flattened carton from the Coors Light 30 pack we just drank. ------------- 92 SN - Owned since 93 99 Pro Air 89 SN - Went to live on a lake in Texas 75 Donzi 16 - Sold in 93 |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: October-29-2023 at 10:06am
| ^^^Now we’re talkin’ |
Posted By: 67 ski nat
Date Posted: October-29-2023 at 11:03am
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Excellent suggestion I like the 18 pack, sturdier and longer for painting Recommend Walmart isle before the Rotella. |
Posted By: MrMcD
Date Posted: October-29-2023 at 11:55am
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After drinking all 18 beers would this job be easier or harder? ------------- |
Posted By: 67 ski nat
Date Posted: October-29-2023 at 6:25pm
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Um. You and mourning wood helped me….remember?? I had to redo everything over in mourning |
Posted By: MrMcD
Date Posted: October-29-2023 at 11:04pm
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Good One, With less beer I might have remembered. As I think back, It could have been the Whiskey, could have been the Gin, could have been the three or four six packs I don’t know but look at the mess we are in! From an old song we used to sing and laugh about on camping trips while drinking around the camp fire, Great old song though,. Copy for you to enjoy. The words still crack me up but I am easily entertained. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxwloEfCbtQ" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxwloEfCbtQ
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Posted By: Morfoot
Date Posted: October-30-2023 at 6:00am
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Water temp is still in the 70's here on Lanier. Got Day #97 for 2023 in on Friday before we dropped the course possibly for the year. Supposed to be in the 70's today so the course may be brought back up or we'll decide to bring it up or just free ski for the next month. Temps dropping to 31'F on Tuesday so its gonna chill the water off for sure put that's what wet suits are made for. Hate it for you northerners.... Just another reason why I love livin' in the south. ------------- "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: pjsmoreno
Date Posted: October-30-2023 at 8:58am
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Knee is coming along really well in the last week. Probably due
to going back to work. Still dealing with soreness and tightness around the knee
area from the muscles and tendons. Little progress each week. Here in the Midwest and being laid up from surgery, I've
been building fires in our fire pit in our backyard. My ski buddies have been
coming over and making fun of me for what I've been missing on the water. I
just tell them to wait till I get back to cutting it up next summer. Now that the
weather has changed drastically in the last 10 days or so, the fires are in the
fireplace inside our home. It’s family time now. Last winter season I redid the boat hull by removing the UV
damage by wet sanding and replacing all the decals. That project took longer
than I expected due to all the unexpected “other” projects that came up, it was
well worth the time. Glad it’s behind me
though. But that pushed my normal winter hobby’s back a year. One of
them is usually wood working. Have a couple of projects I do need to wrap up.
One I have been sitting on for almost 3 years due to a major screw up on the
shaper table. I actually walked away from wood working since that has happened
but now after I had plenty of time to think it through on how to adjust the
project to repair the problem, I’m ready to get back into it. |
Posted By: 63 Skier
Date Posted: October-30-2023 at 11:03am
Just so you're aware the Coors Light will keep the block from freezing down to about 22 degrees F but below that you need to mix in a few fifths of 5 O'clock vodka. ------------- '63 American Skier - '98 Sport Nautique |
Posted By: 1980SN2001
Date Posted: October-30-2023 at 3:24pm
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Thank you MrMcD and KENO for the info! ------------- 1980 SN Project |
Posted By: MourningWood
Date Posted: October-30-2023 at 3:59pm
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@1980SN2001 Pardon my ignorance, but could you decipher for me your "handle"? ( didn't the 2001 model first appear in 1982? ) Is there a good story here? ------------- 1964 Dunphy X-55 "One 'N Dun" 'I measured twice, cut three times, and it's still too short!" |
Posted By: KENO
Date Posted: October-30-2023 at 5:35pm
From an earlier thread of his
And in case you missed the earlier thread it's in the link below http://correctcraftfan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=51324&PN=1&title=my-first-ski-nautique" rel="nofollow - link
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Posted By: 1980SN2001
Date Posted: October-31-2023 at 10:15am
KENO is spot on and so quick! I wish there was a cool story but it was just that I was unfamiliar with the model of my Ski Nautique when I bought it. I joined this site shortly after I purchased the boat and just came up with the first username that came to mind. After reading a lot on this site I realized my mistake and I felt a little foolish about it and still do.
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Posted By: 63 Skier
Date Posted: October-31-2023 at 10:53am
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Nothing to feel foolish about, the various models and years offered and hull types/styles are pretty hard to keep straight. I think there's about 5 people on this site that really have it all nailed down.  Years for the 2001 and Tique are joined by which years for which Sport Nautique hulls, which hulls are TSC 1 or 2 or non-TSC, was a Mustang the same as an American Skier, when did a BFN turn into a v-drive, on and on. ------------- '63 American Skier - '98 Sport Nautique |
Posted By: MourningWood
Date Posted: October-31-2023 at 11:45am
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Thanks all for the explanation. Amusing, actually. I made the mistake of choosing what I thought was a 'play-on-words' forum name in Mourning Wood, intended to reference the 'loss' of wooden boatbuilding via the Dunphy. Mourning, not morning. Oh well..... Sorry to help hold the rudder in an off-course vector... ------------- 1964 Dunphy X-55 "One 'N Dun" 'I measured twice, cut three times, and it's still too short!" |
Posted By: Jonny Quest
Date Posted: October-31-2023 at 5:05pm
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With the aging process, there are other types of wood to be mourned... ------------- Current 2003 Ski Nautique 206 Limited Previous 2001 Ski Nautique Open Bow 1994 Ski Nautique Open Bow Aqua skiing, ergo sum |
Posted By: Donald80SN
Date Posted: October-31-2023 at 9:29pm
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I want to winterize but I am not sure which oil to use and which Fram oil filter to use. Also, do I pour in the antifreeze into the engine, or do I let the engine suck it in? Confused.
------------- 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: November-01-2023 at 12:40am
Cousin Donald today is your lucky day, and I don't think you realize yet just how lucky you actually are- but you will. I just happen to know a guy real close to you thats highly recommended and might even take partial payment in Coors Lite. Works out of a garage on the other side of the lake from you and has his own tools - You can thank me later, glad I could help..... ------------- 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: 67 ski nat
Date Posted: November-01-2023 at 9:11am
| 10mm useless on my boat |
Posted By: swilliams
Date Posted: November-01-2023 at 2:39pm
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No, not good. Boat has been unused for 2 years now but is inspected and turned over regularly. Life gets in the way and a massive rotator cuff tear didn’t help. Looking forward to next year. Hope to be up on 2 skis then. ------------- 1976 Martinique,350 Omc. 1975 Glastron/Carlson CV16,115 Merc. |
Posted By: MourningWood
Date Posted: November-01-2023 at 4:44pm
^^^^^. good one! ------------- 1964 Dunphy X-55 "One 'N Dun" 'I measured twice, cut three times, and it's still too short!" |
Posted By: 1980SN2001
Date Posted: November-02-2023 at 9:11am
MourningWood thank you for explaining as well!
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Posted By: Donald80SN
Date Posted: November-03-2023 at 1:06pm
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Gary, Yep, you can't find Coor's light in this area since he arrived. The delivery trucks just take it too his home instead of going to the trouble to drop it off at the convivence stores. I have recently been his wingman on a few of his middle of the week outings while he looks for miss right now, not miss right. I have aged five years since the two years he has been here. 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: November-03-2023 at 5:18pm
 Donald ! Finally got my last one winterized- a non Correct Craft it took me almost 3 tanks of gas and 2 days. But now I think it's ready for winter.------------- 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: 1980SN2001
Date Posted: November-03-2023 at 6:02pm
------------- 1980 SN Project |
Posted By: Kristof
Date Posted: November-07-2023 at 9:17am
 ------------- - Gun control means: using BOTH hands! - Money doesn't make one happy, but when it rains cats and dogs, it's still better to cry in a Porsche than on a bicycle... |