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john55c · **Posted:** Fri Jul 18, 2014 1:08 pm

ric wrote:

PS, west marine has sierra fuel filters on sale 20% off. Had to get a quick fix til my good one got here I'm having a major battle with water in my fuel might just end up draining it tonight. $7.88 after tax.

Where is all the water coming from? Is it sitting on trailer at marina or in rack? I assume rack isn't covered?

ric · **Posted:** Fri Jul 18, 2014 1:30 pm

john55c wrote:

ric wrote:

PS, west marine has sierra fuel filters on sale 20% off. Had to get a quick fix til my good one got here I'm having a major battle with water in my fuel might just end up draining it tonight. $7.88 after tax.

Where is all the water coming from? Is it sitting on trailer at marina or in rack? I assume rack isn't covered?

The ethanol free gas pump at the marina when I filled up 2 weekends ago. They never claimed it was water free!! Fuckers.

There's only 15 or so gallons in the tank left, I'm pumping it out when I get home from work. Ever pour your water seperator out and the fuel look/smell like water and let it sit for 15 minutes and it looks like a fancy drink at a bar with layered liqueur? Yeah. Now imagine doing that every 30 minutes, and over 5 times and it's still drawing water out. Out of the 10 gallons I purchased from them 2 weeks ago, I swear to god 2 gallons of it was water. It was nearly instantaneous the symptoms started after I pumped it in.

The marina? They claim no responsibility and just said "we're sorry".

Jdpber · **Posted:** Fri Jul 18, 2014 3:16 pm

Spent the morning at the Ann Frank house. Then an hour historic canal boat tour. Beer taisting in a few pubs. Walked around Amsterdam for a few hours. Beer . Few more beers. Had a great chicken fish for dinner: I will do an entire thread in the trip.

ric · **Posted:** Fri Jul 18, 2014 3:57 pm

I REALLY want this:
http://www.proboatmodels.com/Products/D ... d=PRB4250B

Although I promised myself for a month to quit buying junk I don't need. I does 60mph with two 3s lipos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0LozdaOSLw

john55c · **Posted:** Fri Jul 18, 2014 8:24 pm

ric wrote:

I REALLY want this:
http://www.proboatmodels.com/Products/D ... d=PRB4250B

Although I promised myself for a month to quit buying junk I don't need. I does 60mph with two 3s lipos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0LozdaOSLw

The name of the boat is kind of ironic for someone looking to curb buying junk you don't need :lol:

...Those things are crazy fast though.

ric · **Posted:** Fri Jul 18, 2014 11:54 pm

Yeah. Those are "pre built" race boats. The price is good though you can't make cheaper. Under $500 for an RC boat that can do 60mph. Insane, also insane to think about the run times on the battery packs can be upwards of 30+ minutes!

deafwish · **Posted:** Sat Jul 19, 2014 12:12 am

Real boats get chicks - Toy boats get... Kids.

ric · **Posted:** Sat Jul 19, 2014 7:57 pm

Aquapalooza today at Disappearing Island in New Smyrna Beach!!!!!

Had a blast!

Oh. Yeah that last picture. Boat died as I was pulling in to park. Did some beachside diagnostics and the ignition had no spark. 12.x volts were going into the coil, but I did the redneck test of sticking a screwdriver in the coil wire and getting it close to ground, no spark. Took the coil wire off and inside the coil where the male end of the wire goes in, it was full of this like putty like weird black crap (and covering the wire terminal). Tried to scrape it off best I could to get metal/metal contact, but no juice coming out of the coil. Called BoatUS and exercised my unlimited tow plan when we were done for the day. My buddy gave me a coil when we got home I'll throw it on tomorrow and see if she fires up.

deafwish · **Posted:** Sat Jul 19, 2014 8:09 pm

That black crap is dielectric grease. :wink:

ric · **Posted:** Sat Jul 19, 2014 8:34 pm

There was nothing grease about it. It was dry, solid, and really freaking hard to scrape off.

Jdpber · **Posted:** Thu Jul 24, 2014 12:49 pm

Filling out the registration form for early registration and save $10 for the POKER RUN this weekend on the lake that was scheduled for last weekend that i was going to miss because of EUROPE. but i just got a txt about it being storm delayed and rescheduled for today.. HELL TO THE YEA!

$500 best hand
$250 2nd hand
$100 worst hand

to benefit the local Battered mother and children house.

ric · **Posted:** Thu Jul 24, 2014 2:06 pm

Fixed my boat. The spring on the rotor wasn't touching the lead in the distributor cap. Odd. Bent the spring up on the rotor and the boat fired right up. Ordered new cap/rotor should be in the mail today when I get home!

Also ordered this:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DQY ... UTF8&psc=1

Way too hot this summer to not have a hat for this weekend at..............

LAKE CONWAY WIPEOUT!!!!

Jdpber · **Posted:** Thu Jul 24, 2014 3:09 pm

love the Quick silver hats. wight he big 18-20" brim lots of sun coverage. i lost mine. may order me a new one.. :lol:

ill get the other patch so we are not twins..

My custom full beam oversized bimini tends to do a great sun coverage job for me.

POKER RUN WEEKEND !

ric · **Posted:** Thu Jul 24, 2014 3:20 pm

20 bucks shipped overnight, can't beat that!!

Jdpber · **Posted:** Thu Jul 24, 2014 7:04 pm

Best install it fast before sat

www.iFourWinns.com

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