"Guess who was zooming around
"Guess who was zooming around the lake today with their fully operational stern drive??
The pawl is latching, the boat is planing and we are happy.
Yes, still have to install the exhaust outlet, but volvo forgot the screw for it in our shipment... Yes, still need to remove the fork pins and clean then put in new bushings (will arrive with screw and water hose housing). But, by golly, we had our 15 yr old son out on the tube and the speed was great. If the boat picked up and planed out fast, like a ski boat, it probably could pull a skiier. That isn't our aim, but it sort of lets you know the speed we think we are getting. We are using the prop. specified in the owner's manual and are thinking we are doing 35 mph...maybe.
Don't know how fast we actually are going because the speedometer is not working (nor is the oil pressure guage) and now we have to find out about that. We see the wiring diagram, but they don't make a whole lot of sense if you never read one before. If anyone has a link, knows of somewhere to find instructions, or if you KNOW, please share that with us. Our instrument panel doesn't look like anything in the Stern Drive manual, but it might be relative, right? If we can figure out where all the stuff is? Don't see a speedometer, though.
Here is a pic of one similar to what ours looks like...ours has all the same toggles and buttons, but the guages are different. We have Tach (RPM), Temp., Oil Pres., Speedometer and Fuel. Can you help us find out more about this?
Going back to the lake tomorrow, before the season is OVER!! Thanks to YOU and your great advice."
"Guess who was zooming around the lake today with their fully operational stern drive??
Yes, still have to install the exhaust outlet, but volvo forgot the screw for it in our shipment... Yes, still need to remove the fork pins and clean then put in new bushings (will arrive with screw and water hose housing). But, by golly, we had our 15 yr old son out on the tube and the speed was great. If the boat picked up and planed out fast, like a ski boat, it probably could pull a skiier. That isn't our aim, but it sort of lets you know the speed we think we are getting. We are using the prop. specified in the owner's manual and are thinking we are doing 35 mph...maybe.
Don't know how fast we actually are going because the speedometer is not working (nor is the oil pressure guage) and now we have to find out about that. We see the wiring diagram, but they don't make a whole lot of sense if you never read one before. If anyone has a link, knows of somewhere to find instructions, or if you KNOW, please share that with us. Our instrument panel doesn't look like anything in the Stern Drive manual, but it might be relative, right? If we can figure out where all the stuff is? Don't see a speedometer, though.
Here is a pic of one similar to what ours looks like...ours has all the same toggles and buttons, but the guages are different. We have Tach (RPM), Temp., Oil Pres., Speedometer and Fuel. Can you help us find out more about this?
Going back to the lake tomorrow, before the season is OVER!! Thanks to YOU and your great advice."