Three Word Post Whore's Delight

[xpjim1]

Hello sparkster Whatsupppp???

[sparky216]

bad day indeed

[da.bell]

Sparky, bad day.... My boat is in the shop (haven't even got to it yet. 2 days now), no kid weekend coming up with no boat, and found another leak in a nother pipe..... So, how bad is you day again????? he he he

[Domsz06]

my taps went out last night, does that make you feel anybetter?

[da.bell]

Nope, I'm in the same boat.... he he he

Taps is out on my also....

[da.bell]

Actually, you have your taps working but the gauge isn't. I have not taps....

I think the oil is leaking out of mine. After exiting the water with the boat on Sunday, there was a rainbow effect in the water that left the plug area. I put my hand into the water to see if the rainbow effect was gas and it didn't have an odor like gas would. Since I couldn't tell if the oil was red or not because the dock is asphalt, I am ASSUMING it is the oil from the Taps system. The mechanic at the dealership thinks it is also but he needed to see it..... And..... I am praying that it is under warranty. We had some cold nights this winter and I winterized it with some friends but you know how that is..... I just hope that I didn't crack the block but that is me being the person that thinks about the worst case senerio...

[Domsz06]

yeah it sucks. when we came back in we got it working, but the gauge still doesn't say it's working.

[Domsz06]

if you drained the water, one or two nights around freezing will not crack the block.

It takes a lot more then that.

[da.bell]

That would suck though.... I depend upon the gauge to make sure that the wake for the children is not huge and the gauge is what I look at and not the wake itself..... It will be interesting to see what they say. I would think that the gauge would be covered under the extended warranty.... Then you can have it done for free and you don't have to mess with it....

[da.bell]

As I said, it's me thinking worse case here.... So if they come back and say that the block is cracked, I am ready.... Just me.... Kind of funny and everytime I do think this, it winds up being something small......

[da.bell]

Ops, also we had the boat in the carport with the cover on and everything sealed up.... So the possiblity of a block crack is reduced some I would think..... But, I bought a heavy duty light bulb to put into the engine area for next winter so I have something to heat this area and then I don't have to worry about it.....

[Domsz06]

well just a little fyi for you.

This winter I actually winterized my boat, since it was still in OK and I didn't know if I would bring it to cali or not. I don't plan on even winterizing my boat this year, and here is why. Over this winter, once I placed the boat into cali. I put one of those weather station monitors in my engine housing. This was the remote part. Inside I had the digital read out. My boat just sits under a car cover, and then under the boat cover. The coldest my engine housing area ever got, with just 1 100w bulb in it was 41 F. Even when outside my other station was reading 18-20. I figure this year I'll just drain all the water out, keep all the blue plugs out and just call it good. I'll keep monitoring it and I figure it will be fine.

I also know that in OK I would keep two small space heaters on the boat, and then keep the boat in an enclosed storage with the cover on. Even when it was 10 below, i would go to check on the boat and the inside of the boat, ie under the cover I would break a sweat it was so warm in there, so I would have to wear shorts and a tee to keep cool.

Just some useless info if you need it.

[da.bell]

Thanks, gets my mind at ease... The heater idea sounds like a good one also.... hum...... Are you sticking with the light bulb this next year then??????

[Domsz06]

if i'm still in bako yes. It doesn't get cold enough to use the heaters here.

[CP3]

Ill make you all feel like crap cuz I leave for vegas saturday.