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gR@HaM 
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 Topic: IT FLOATS!!!!!Posted: July-19-2014 at 9:02pm |
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Hi, its been a while - been so busy beavering away on the Tique I've had no time to post. Shall update my project thread shortly as have plenty of photo's to share..
Tonight was a big night for me, after 2 and a half years I FINALLY got it out on the water for the first time  Im massively impressed with the power this little boat has, and as for the wake its much better than I hoped for!! However, as I was expecting the maiden voyage wasn't without its problems. My club is situated on a large but tidal river, 10 mins into the first run I put it into neutral after which the engine died and wouldnt restart. Pulling the flame arrestor and I found the primaries were dripping (again!!!). The engine wouldnt restart due to being flooded but luckily there was another boat out so I managed to get a tow back and after a lot of fighting with the tide we got it back on the trailer. Im hoping to give it another go tomorrow evening after stripping the carb down, a while back I had a similar issue when running off the hose. This went away after fitting a holley 'trick kit' (gaskets etc) and there were also a couple of blocked valves (?holes facing upwards at top of primary chamber). The boat has all new fuel lines, filter etc, I previously cleaned the tank out. Any advice with this would be much appreciated. ..... |
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gR@HaM
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Posted: July-19-2014 at 9:06pm |
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Posted: July-19-2014 at 9:31pm |
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Further details on the carb issues to date..
http://correctcraftfan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30180 |
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Posted: July-20-2014 at 12:22am |
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Awesome! Congrats on reaching this point in your project. It feels amazing to have that long-term project floating and running on the water, doesn't it? Sounds like you have a fix in mind for the crab. Get that set up and then post a video of your ride under way!
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Posted: July-20-2014 at 3:53am |
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Thanks, im not confident I will work out the problem with the carb but will have a look - so any advice you have would be very appreciated!!
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Posted: July-20-2014 at 4:11am |
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A big fear I have in the back of mind.. pulling the carb last night I managed to lose one of the mounting washers. Chances are its in the bilge somewhere but worst case what could happen if it fell into the top of the engine
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Posted: July-20-2014 at 5:42am |
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Admittedly I havent changed this gasket yet could it be the cause?
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Posted: July-20-2014 at 10:49am |
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can you either order a carb rebuild kit or buy a replacement carb in europe?
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former skylark owner now a formula but I cant let this place go
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Posted: July-20-2014 at 12:14pm |
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Found a couple of gaskets for the primary all seems ok off the hose, quick question before I try it out appreciate if someone can help in the next hr..
The throttle linkage was backed right off to set timing it idles just about do I need to give this a couple of turns with screwdriver?? Thanks |
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Posted: July-20-2014 at 12:19pm |
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I'm not a carb expert at all, but the idea of operation is a precise mix of air and fuel. That broken gasket could be allowing air to be sucked in where it should not be. I do not see or understand how that could be pulling more fuel in, but I'd definitely get that fixed.
Is there a way for your to buy a carb over in the UK? |
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Posted: July-20-2014 at 12:23pm |
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Did you ever account for that missing mounting washer?
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Posted: July-20-2014 at 12:26pm |
Yes, it would not be good for the washer to be sitting in the intake manifold waiting to get sucked into a valve. Are you sure that post had a washer on it? I would spend a bit of time looking for the missing washer. If you do not find it, ask a local shop if they have a camera they can look around in the intake. The other option is a wet dry vac with various size hoses duct taped into the main vacuum hose to probe around in the intake. If you hear a "Fwuuuuuup" you may have picked up the washer. Tom |
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Posted: July-20-2014 at 12:31pm |
Hey Graham, That gasket keeps the gas in your bowl. Did you notice leaks before? You probably should order a carb kit. N3 Boatworks sponsors the site, and Zach is easy to work with. Tom |
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Posted: July-20-2014 at 1:44pm |
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Yes ive now changed the gaskets thanks - and located that washer!!!
About to get out, do I need to tighten that throttle linkage for idle?? Thanks |
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Posted: July-20-2014 at 5:51pm |
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It is about damn time!
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Jesus was a bare-footer.............
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Posted: July-21-2014 at 5:58pm |
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It was worth the wait John!!!
The boat ran a dream, had a good 2hr set yesterday. All i needed to sort was to slacken off the shaft packing. The engine does have a tendency to stall if pulling away slowly from idle so I think I need to tighten that throttle linkage a turn. Regarding the speedos as I understand you calibrate them with gps and using an allen key on the dial grommets, but I cant get one to fit. Any idea if this is correct, and if so what size I should go for? |
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Posted: July-21-2014 at 10:53pm |
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Graham - Cool that you got to use it this summer. So what does the little lady think of the boat? Have you let her pilot it yet?
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“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.”
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Posted: July-22-2014 at 6:59pm |
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Yes mate she loves it!!
Although I wont be letting her on the water until the Tique proves to be reliable  |
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Posted: July-22-2014 at 7:34pm |
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That is a great picture Graham. The little one is probably the most excited by looks. Congratulations in a job well done.
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The value of money spent on new adventure far exceeds the value of money saved for the future
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Posted: July-23-2014 at 6:10pm |
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I just went through the rebuild / remanufacture the carb deal and I would recommend that you purchase a new one. National Carb in Jacksonville, Florida also sells repaired units for a great price. I used Carolina Marine Carb Specialties in Wilmington, NC for my remanufacture and Butch did a great job on my unit. Both companies do a bench test of the unit before shipping. However, I will purchase a new one the next time I need a rebuild.
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Posted: July-23-2014 at 7:21pm |
Just like Grand Dads original axe where the handle has been changed twice and the head once,you start changing parts and the Pope's won't recognize your boat 
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