the Kajun curse strikes again!

Kajun · #1 04-26-2007, 01:43 AM

well i get down to PCB and think i'm going to have a week of fishing bliss..monday i visit old friends and do alil house hunting....tuesday i was going fishing!

i get to the ramp and lower the motor..BLOOSH! all the tilt and trim fluid comes out......now i've had a slow leak from the seals for awhile but usually i just add alil fluid and i'm good to go....i guess the 14hr trip at 70mph down the highway finally finished it off...lol...

well now that its in the down position and all the fluid is out....it wont go back up!....i tried the manual release screw but it barely budges and i end up stripping the screw...now i'm fooked...

me and the marina mechanic tried to get it tilted back up for about an hour..tried all kinds of things..no dice...if i could have got it tilted back up , i could have removed the T&T and put a rebuild kit on it,got it tilted just a bit, enough to trailer it back to lot....looks like no fishin for me...i went and parked it back in the storage lot....i'm just gonna wait till i get my engine hoist and stand then pull the motor..but that'll be in june sometime....:(

here's my $35 a month storage spot , about the only thing that has gone right so far lol

Kajun · #2 04-26-2007, 01:43 AM

well i get down to PCB and think i'm going to have a week of fishing bliss..monday i visit old friends and do alil house hunting....tuesday i was going fishing!

i get to the ramp and lower the motor..BLOOSH! all the tilt and trim fluid comes out......now i've had a slow leak from the seals for awhile but usually i just add alil fluid and i'm good to go....i guess the 14hr trip at 70mph down the highway finally finished it off...lol...

well now that its in the down position and all the fluid is out....it wont go back up!....i tried the manual release screw but it barely budges and i end up stripping the screw...now i'm fooked...

me and the marina mechanic tried to get it tilted back up for about an hour..tried all kinds of things..no dice...if i could have got it tilted back up , i could have removed the T&T and put a rebuild kit on it,got it tilted just a bit, enough to trailer it back to lot....looks like no fishin for me...i went and parked it back in the storage lot....i'm just gonna wait till i get my engine hoist and stand then pull the motor..but that'll be in june sometime....:(

here's my $35 a month storage spot , about the only thing that has gone right so far lol

msbhammer · #3 04-26-2007, 01:58 AM

Kajun, sorry about the T&T, I been there myself and just replaced mine today. Good thing is though, from what it looks liek in your pics., you have a nice roof over your boat.

msbhammer · #4 04-26-2007, 01:58 AM

Kajun, sorry about the T&T, I been there myself and just replaced mine today. Good thing is though, from what it looks liek in your pics., you have a nice roof over your boat.

#5 04-26-2007, 02:08 AM

man, i hate to hear that. if ya get the itch to fish to bad get with me and we'll take a trip outta gulfport and hit the islands (cat or ship) just let me know. good luck with fixn the tilt.

#6 04-26-2007, 02:08 AM

man, i hate to hear that. if ya get the itch to fish to bad get with me and we'll take a trip outta gulfport and hit the islands (cat or ship) just let me know. good luck with fixn the tilt.

macojoe · #7 04-26-2007, 03:07 AM

I hate when that happens!! >:(

why you waiting till June??

macojoe · #8 04-26-2007, 03:07 AM

I hate when that happens!! >:(

why you waiting till June??

phatdaddy · #9 04-26-2007, 08:43 AM

what kind of engine?
did you strip the screw top or the threads in the cylinder?

reelapeelin · #10 04-26-2007, 08:59 AM

Kajun...looks like a great storage set-up for a good price ya got there 8) ... when the Mighty Blow comes, you got some serious concrete to lash the boat down to ;) ...

Bummer about the T&T, but do ya gotta pull the motor to rebuild it??... once you get the pressure released and tilted up, wouldn't it be easier to do on the transom?...