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WeekiTiki · Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 9:47 am Post subject:

Salesman just called

Sea Trial is scheduled for Thursday

Yippee!

Can't wait to see some of y'all out on the water

Sure hope this light little trawler is all I think it will be

WeekiTiki · Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 10:06 am Post subject:

If this was a two-smoker I'd know where that oil line came from, but...

Seeing it's an '03 Honda 70

I don't know

Do you suppose they oiled the prop shaft?

Should I be concerned?

Or is it just excess fuel that didn't burn?

Certainly would like to hear what y'all think

WeekiTiki · Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 10:39 am Post subject:

...and seeing that this is a 16 year old engine

with only 179 hours on it

Do you suppose the seals are bad?

journey on · Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 12:26 pm Post subject:

I didn't really see from where the oil mist is coming, but here's a few free comments.

If it's the oil under the prop, check the lower end oil. See if it's white. If not, tighten the plugs and try again.

Journey On's Honda motor has ~1000 hrs over the last 14 years. I just replaced the water pump/drive shaft and shift shaft seals, because the lower end oil was turning white. The old seals were trash. Replacing the seals was easy as was seeing they needed to be replaced. The prop seals are harder to replace, so I'm waiting to see if the upper seals fixed the problem

If the oil is coming from the top end (power head?) any leak should be easy to see and trace.

Boris

WeekiTiki · Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 12:55 pm Post subject:

Thanks Boris

This is a motor I've yet to see

One on a boat I'm looking to purchase

Just talked to the salesman and he says it's fuel

And that a mechanic is going to look into it

thataway · Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 1:41 pm Post subject:

This oil appears to be only on the skeg. This would suggest that it was from the seat at the lower gear box prop shaft. It is possible that some monofilament line got caught on the prop, and damaged the seal--most common cause. The lower unit oil needs to be changed and inspected for water intrusion.

WeekiTiki · Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 2:52 pm Post subject:

ssobol · Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 4:57 pm Post subject:

WeekiTiki · Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 5:08 pm Post subject:

WeekiTiki · Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 9:22 am Post subject:

Or wouldn't the fuel just be excess from the exhaust that was not burned in totality?

Never had a large four stroke outboard with multiple carbs

WeekiTiki · Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 9:40 am Post subject:

This boat doesn't look to have wipers either

But the switch for them is there

Do they hang from the top?

Or do any of y'all install them under the windshield?

This place has everything else, sure there's a thread on wipers too

Is there a particular mfg of wipers that I should look for?

WeekiTiki · Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 9:54 am Post subject:

Quite a few threads on upgrading from manual

Or replacing blades

Two different brands, AFI and Oregano (sp?)

Assuming they hang from the top

Got to look for pics of your boat's windshields

Guess I need to make a trek up to Crystal River and look at the boats there

WeekiTiki · Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 11:47 am Post subject:

Guess this is what they look like

What degree?

Probably here too someplace

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