Oh well... it was a nice thought. Trailered down, put the boat in the water near Lanoka Harbor.... noticed that the tell-tale wasn't pissing like it should... figured something was caught in the hose or whatever. Pulled the cowl to check hoses and smelled gas... looked down and saw gas dripping from my VRO/fuel pump. Pulled it off at the dock... bad diaphragm. Now I have to find one. Got a quote from the marina...Guy there told me that OMC stopped making replacement parts for my VRO pump about 5 years ago... but he'd be very happy to sell me a whole new one for roughly $500. Put the boat back on the trailer and came home. (
It's been a bad day)...... There is no way on God's green earth that I'm going to pay $500 for a piece of rubber the size of a mayonnaise jar lid!!
I'll go hunting on Monday... Hope you guys at Tices had a better day than I did...
Oh, and did I mention that I also need to replace my water pump impeller?....<sigh>
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer
1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer
1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer
All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango.
If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so
Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly.
(Leave the rest to God)
Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless.