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03-05-2005, 07:28 PM
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engine starting
i went to hunstanton on sunday to watch the ski racing.while the boats were on their trailers in the car park a lot of the guy's fired up their engines.ie while not in the water.as soon as they fired up they switched them off. is it ok to do this ie to check the engine will start prior to launching as long as it is switched off as soon as it fires?
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03-05-2005, 07:29 PM
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Location: hayling island
Boat name: snow monkey
Boat make: extreme 24
Engines: mercruiser 6.2
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03-05-2005, 07:30 PM
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cheers.
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03-05-2005, 07:37 PM
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Traveling
Country: UK
Location: Alderholt
Occupation: Aerospace
Boat name: T/T D2S
Boat make: Midas 27' Cat, Argo 16 Cat. Avon Rib Thingy
Engines: Merc 280-ROS -JSRE,65Xs, 75 Stinger, Yam 60
Cruising area: Any Seedy Bar
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Important street cred tip that.
When there are a lot of boats to lauch you dont want any holdup on the slip, start & away.
another tip "Plug in Jackplug" & keep a spare on each crewmember.
You look daft when ya co driver is 40' back & you can't start to go get him !
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03-05-2005, 07:45 PM
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Country: United Kingdom
Location: South
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Boat name: Leviathan
Boat make: Phantom 28
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Originally posted by BluFin
another tip "Plug in Jackplug" & keep a spare on each crewmember.
You look daft when ya co driver is 40' back & you can't start to go get him !
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tiz in the rules I think (used to be anyway) spare jack plug attached by cord, adjacent to socket.
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03-05-2005, 08:04 PM
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Traveling
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Location: Alderholt
Occupation: Aerospace
Boat name: T/T D2S
Boat make: Midas 27' Cat, Argo 16 Cat. Avon Rib Thingy
Engines: Merc 280-ROS -JSRE,65Xs, 75 Stinger, Yam 60
Cruising area: Any Seedy Bar
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Woz just a spare as in one in dee olden days. I always found it easier to have two on eash jacket along with a zip lock bag with two smokes & a waterproof lighter.
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03-05-2005, 08:28 PM
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Location: Great Stambridge Essex
Occupation: Director Paving company
Interests: Boating/Squash
Cruising area: Essex Marina/crouch southeast coast
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Location: Great Stambridge Essex
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Originally posted by BluFin
Woz just a spare as in one in dee olden days. I always found it easier to have two on eash jacket along with a zip lock bag with two smokes & a waterproof lighter.
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Least if you lose you can torch the boat with the lighter!!
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03-05-2005, 08:41 PM
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Country: UK
Location: Somerset
Interests: Ski Racing
Boat name: The Equalizer
Boat make: Ring 18
Engines: Suzuki 140
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Somerset
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"engine starting
i went to hunstanton on sunday to watch the ski racing.while the boats were on their trailers in the car park a lot of the guy's fired up their engines.ie while not in the water.as soon as they fired up they switched them off. is it ok to do this ie to check the engine will start prior to launching as long as it is switched off as soon as it fires?"
Will still shorten the life of the impeller though !
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04-05-2005, 02:43 AM
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Country: uk
Location: south west
Occupation: jumped up grease monkey
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Location: south west
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only 2 smokes?
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