JKG8R
Member
I pulled everything apart and went to the local bearing supply house and got my bearings and a new seal. I splurged and got SKF bearings instead of the Chinese knock-offs and it was still less than $25 out the door for everything. It took me a couple of hours to get the pump back together and installed. I wish there was a boat "junk yard" around here so I could go scavenge misc. parts like the brackets and the correct raw water pump and coolers. I guess if this works I'll run it as-is. I know it moves a lot of water because it blasts water out of the exhaust like a fire hose when I goose it in the driveway with the muffs on. I'll get it out this weekend for another sea trial and see how she does.
I have one last question for the Convincor guys that isn't engine related: My boat seems to porpoise in certain conditions which is somewhat typical from I've read. It seems to happen when I'm accelerating slowly and get up to ~35-40MPH in slightly choppy water. If I take off hard and run up to 50-55 it never seems to hit that spot. When it starts to do that is the best way to settle it down to just give it throttle and go through it and ride faster or should I be trying to use the drive trim or trim tabs to correct it?
I have one last question for the Convincor guys that isn't engine related: My boat seems to porpoise in certain conditions which is somewhat typical from I've read. It seems to happen when I'm accelerating slowly and get up to ~35-40MPH in slightly choppy water. If I take off hard and run up to 50-55 it never seems to hit that spot. When it starts to do that is the best way to settle it down to just give it throttle and go through it and ride faster or should I be trying to use the drive trim or trim tabs to correct it?
