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   I picked up my boat today.  '79 SN.  It is in really good shape for its age.  There's not a whole lot for me to do except add water and start enjoying.  I did question the PO about what his to do list was for the boat.  He stated that he would have the carb rebuilt, replace the points with electronic ignition, and the one the surprised me we to change the thermostat to allow it to run at 160 degrees, instead of the normal 140 degrees (I think he told me normal is 140).  I did not here the boat run because it is winterized, but I do take this guy on his word.  He said that he usually pumps the throtle three times and has to let it warm up for a minute.  After that its ready to go.  Any opinions.

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JMurph Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Gold Member Joined: January-06-2006 Location: Maryland/NC Status: Offline Points: 738	Post Options Post Reply Quote JMurph Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Wish List Posted: February-04-2006 at 3:24pm
	I picked up my boat today. '79 SN. It is in really good shape for its age. There's not a whole lot for me to do except add water and start enjoying. I did question the PO about what his to do list was for the boat. He stated that he would have the carb rebuilt, replace the points with electronic ignition, and the one the surprised me we to change the thermostat to allow it to run at 160 degrees, instead of the normal 140 degrees (I think he told me normal is 140). I did not here the boat run because it is winterized, but I do take this guy on his word. He said that he usually pumps the throtle three times and has to let it warm up for a minute. After that its ready to go. Any opinions.

GottaSki Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Grand Poobah Joined: April-21-2005 Location: NE CT Status: Offline Points: 3327	Post Options Post Reply Quote GottaSki Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: February-04-2006 at 3:33pm
	160 is best for fresh water, 143 is for salt water. If the throttle and steering cables are original, I'd replace them too.
	"There is nothing, absolutely nothing, half so much worthwhile as messing around with boats...simply messing." River Rat to Mole

JMurph Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Gold Member Joined: January-06-2006 Location: Maryland/NC Status: Offline Points: 738	Post Options Post Reply Quote JMurph Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: February-04-2006 at 5:58pm
	GottaSki, any way to easily identify if they are original or not. Didn't get that info. from po.

79nautique Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Grand Poobah Joined: January-27-2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 7872	Post Options Post Reply Quote 79nautique Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: February-05-2006 at 7:43am
	You can tell on the stirring cable buy how stiff it is when you drive it. If you can let go of the wheel and it still goes straight replace it before it breaks. Then again you can replace them now and not worry about them also.

The Lake Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Platinum Member Joined: May-13-2005 Location: Lk Winnebago MO Status: Offline Points: 1157	Post Options Post Reply Quote The Lake Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: February-05-2006 at 2:35pm
	By the way, is there any regular maintenance to be done on steering cables?
	Walk on Water www.coldwater.me 69 Ski Nautique

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