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Title: Finally back on the water
Post by: Fightin Irish on September 21, 2013, 06:29:40 PM

After a full season of problems(thanks to the ethanol) I finally took my boat from the back of Raritian Bay to Belmar today. The ocean was a little choppy up by Sandy Hook an got rough the further we headed south all In all the boat ran great and looking forward to catching a fish for the first time this year. 

Title: Re: Finally back on the water
Post by: fellinger on September 21, 2013, 06:52:42 PM

Good luck!

Title: Re: Finally back on the water
Post by: Ms Fish on September 23, 2013, 09:46:50 AM

Good to hear your back at it! Good luck!!!

Title: Re: Finally back on the water
Post by: Bucktail on September 23, 2013, 10:08:05 AM

Just in time for the fall season.  Good luck! t^

Title: Re: Finally back on the water
Post by: Fishin Dude on September 23, 2013, 02:47:03 PM

Glad to hear the news, Good Luck.  chrz

Title: Re: Finally back on the water
Post by: gregert12 on October 22, 2013, 12:40:54 PM

How did you solve the ethanol issue?  Drain, refill and a stabilizer?

Title: Re: Finally back on the water
Post by: Fightin Irish on October 22, 2013, 01:46:02 PM

Drained the tanks added fresh fuel three times in each tank about five gallons each time and pumped them out thru the fuel lines using the primer bulb.  It did mess up my high pressure pump fuel pump injectors and a lot of filters. It also clogged up one of my fuel management sensors. Total cost over the two last seasons was 10,000.00

Title: Re: Finally back on the water
Post by: njbob49 on October 22, 2013, 02:15:54 PM

WOW, that is a lot of money.  I guess you now spell it BOATT.  Break out another ten thousand.  cfzd rgmn

Good luck this fall season.

Tight Lines,
Bob G  chrz slt

Title: Re: Finally back on the water
Post by: Ms Fish on October 22, 2013, 03:08:54 PM

cfzd $10g's....  thud OUCH! We certainly do pay for what we love don't we! I stopped counting a long time ago.  :-\  

Title: Re: Finally back on the water
Post by: gregert12 on October 22, 2013, 06:30:18 PM

holy crap, $10k!


what is a good way to avoid this issue?  drain the tanks and run it dry?

Title: Re: Finally back on the water
Post by: Hotrod on October 22, 2013, 09:54:35 PM

 fcp t^

Title: Re: Finally back on the water
Post by: Fightin Irish on October 23, 2013, 01:41:29 PM

http://s796.photobucket.com/albums/yy241/purecane/?action=view&current=null_zps744c1a37.jpg

Here is a pic of the fuel after I pumped out the tanks and added fourty gallons that I had to get rid of also before I got clean fuel to the primer bulb.

Title: Re: Finally back on the water
Post by: fluke - u on October 23, 2013, 05:23:16 PM

 thud...Man I hope I never experience that issue, Glad you got the problem solved. Good luck in the fall season....... chrz

Title: Re: Finally back on the water
Post by: Pops Soul on October 23, 2013, 06:55:17 PM

 thud OUCH hopefully your good for the rest of the life of the boat t^