T.M.I.
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Category: Repairs and Maintenance
Forum Name: Boat Maintenance
Forum Discription: Discuss maintenance of your Correct Craft
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Printed Date: January-17-2025 at 2:18pm
Topic: T.M.I.
Posted By: pg921
Subject: T.M.I.
Date Posted: March-16-2007 at 11:20am
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i'm glad i found this site and got all this info. after i made my purchase. if knew then what i know now, i wouldn't be an owner. instead still dreaming. i'm still stoked about the boat and looking forward to learning all i can. besides the blistering on the hull, i took a wrench to the bolts going into the stringers and they all turned freely accept for the ones that mount the motor. there is a pretty bad raddle somewhere behind the sterring wheel when going fast and twice now while powering through a turn (nothing crazy)i thought the drive shaft broke or the prop came off. the engine raced and no power. besides that, everything else is golden. i want to use the boat for the summer, carefully, and then start the repairs down the road. any opinions? thanks. i'll get some picture up today.
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Posted By: nates78ski
Date Posted: March-16-2007 at 12:20pm
well if all the bolts turn freely, then it sounds like you're due for stringers. Not sure about the noise behind the steering wheel. The engine racing up in a corner sounds like it could just be the prop cavitating, or you could possibly just be low on tranny fluid. The stringers needing replacement is a pretty big deal, if they are really terrible i probably wouldnt recommend driving it too much until they're replaced because it could cause damage to the hull with it having no support. Not sure on all of this though, so I'd wait to see some of the other guys on here weigh in on it & see what they're thoughts are.
Nate
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Posted By: JoeinNY
Date Posted: March-16-2007 at 12:56pm
Definitely check the tranny fluid your probably just a bit low. Blisters is blisters, you dont bother them, they wont bother you... yeah you probably will need stringers but oh well if the engine and tranny are solidly supported I would drive the sucker I wouldnt put in any new carpet or build new seat bases or anything though..
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http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1477 - 1983 Ski Nautique 2001
1967 Mustang 302 "Decoy"
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Posted By: 79nautique
Date Posted: March-16-2007 at 1:54pm
A short term band-aid would be to get some rot doctor and pour in where the lag screws for the tranny and motor mounts are and this will help out until you can replace the stringers.
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http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=756&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1979&yrend=1979 - 79 nautique
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Posted By: nuttyskier2002
Date Posted: March-16-2007 at 8:37pm
I agree with what 79 said. You can use get rot or epoxy (that is what I used on my Ski Centurion) in those bolt holes. Just because the wood is deteriorated in the bolt holes doesn't necessarily mean that the stringer in rotten down to the hull. It could be isolated around where the hole is. Take a screwdriver with a solid handle and tap hard on the stringers (with the handle end) and listen for the sound. You will be able to tell a solid sound from a rather hollow one. You can also drill some hole (small ones) in a few sample areas and test what your drill shaving look like. Dark means rot. You can re-fill the holes with epoxy. Usually there will be a pungent smell as well (accompanying the rot). Good luck! Looks like you may have a project on your hands. Lots of good advice on this site.
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95 Malibu Echelon w/Mercruiser 350 Magnum Skier
Former boats:
88 Ski Centurion Tru Trac II
59 Chris Craft Capri (woody)
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Posted By: pg921
Date Posted: March-17-2007 at 10:04am
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good stuff. i'm puttin in today! the tranny fluid was low but i'm getting conflicting info. when checking the the fluid the velvet drive owners manual and CC say to check it w/ the motor off. the PCM manual says to do it w/ the boat in the water and the engine running, like w/ a car. is it that big of a deal?
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Posted By: eric lavine
Date Posted: March-17-2007 at 10:19am
if you can the best way is while it is running at op. temp, dip it real quick. if you can establish a good mark while running then the next day look at where it is at on the dipstick. this will be your cold oil mark and then simply check it every time you use the boat because then you'll know the mark is right while running
another way is while running turn off engine and check right then it wont have a chance to cool or drain back. you really wont have problems if your worrid... its the guys that finally decide to check the oil after they feel a slip and pull the stick and there is nothing on it and it probably was running that way for months
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