Boat ran a little hot

angry&aggressive · #1 09-07-2009, 04:22 PM

Last year I was working to get a 1974 Sidewinder refinished by Memorial weekend 2008. The exterior was fine on it. Had to gut the interior, including flooring and transum and overhaul motor. Old motor had froze and busted. Well, to make a long story short, the week before Memorial weekend, I worked until after dark every night after work to get the new floor installed.

(Wife didn't get any pics of the finished floor)

With that done, Friday night Memorial weekend, with flood lights on, I was setting the timing on the freshly over-hauled engine I was putting in and was planning on running the very next day at Lake Wylie. One HOT back fire later:

Moral to this story: Always make sure your exhaust manafold clamps are tight before trying to turn the engine over.

Velocity Mark · #2 09-07-2009, 06:14 PM

Wow man that sucks. I hope you had insurance on it!!!

Swampy · #3 09-07-2009, 07:49 PM

Dohhhhhhh that sucks a lot!

AMBUSHER · #4 09-07-2009, 08:58 PM

OUCH! not good.

PURPLE HORNET · #5 09-07-2009, 10:11 PM

That sucks man the worst thing is you just put all that work into it.

mopower · #6 09-07-2009, 10:48 PM

That's bad. At least you weren't in the water.

Panther · #7 09-09-2009, 05:11 PM

Holy sh!t!

angry&aggressive · #8 09-09-2009, 08:49 PM

no insurance sometimes life sucks

MIKES280 · #9 09-09-2009, 08:57 PM

that is sick sorry to hear. have you been able to get another boat

angry&aggressive · #10 09-09-2009, 09:34 PM

yes the avatar pic is the new boat 1989 challenger stilletto

73 mph stock ho 454

MIKES280 · #11 09-09-2009, 10:02 PM

i see your in SC what lake do you play on

angry&aggressive · #12 09-10-2009, 04:21 PM

LKW at LKW SAND BARR CLUB

MIKES280 · #13 09-10-2009, 05:17 PM

ok we are on LKW also we have been going to the lower sandbar most of the time.

MIKES280 · #14 09-10-2009, 05:19 PM

we may be out this weekend but it will be in the boatfreaks boat as i broke a drive on mine last weekend

Paycheck · #15 09-10-2009, 05:26 PM

SOAB!! Glad to see it didn't get to the coupe tucked away in yur garage