Originally Posted By: eyeFISH
Alarm went off at 2000 RPM, with almost zero piss.

Trailered her back home, pulled the lower unit, rechecked the plumbing connection, hooked her up to the garden hose... oh yeah baby.... rev to 3000 + with no alarm.

Put her back in the water.... holy crap.... weak stream again. Alarm sounded at 1800-2000 RPM... again little to no piss.

Shutter down and put her on the trailer. Back to the experts on Mon am.


Just a quick update on my motor problem.

Boat is back in business. Water pump/impeller on the lower unit (just serviced January) is doing just fine. The culprit was the extension tube that connects it to the waterpipe in the motor. The extension is basically attached at both ends by rubber grommets/seals, but the lower one was not very tight, and the brisk flow from the water pump was literally blowing it off its attachment, forcing the extension to slide up the waterpipe about 3".... at which point it's no longer attached to the pump and thus rendered useless. No water getting to the motor, no piss, no cooling.... tripping the overheat alarm at less than 2000 RPM. Problem clearly identified.

The fix? Extension was permanently glued to the water pump to keep it from getting blown off by the brisk flow. SHEESH!

Sure hope that "permanently" really means permanently.

Buoy 10 is depending on it!
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