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26-04-2005, 02:51 PM
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Registered User
Country: Essex
Location: Great Stambridge Essex
Occupation: Director Paving company
Interests: Boating/Squash
Cruising area: Essex Marina/crouch southeast coast
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I have loads if i knew how to get it on the computer
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26-04-2005, 07:24 PM
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Senior Member
Country: ENGLAND
Occupation: Prime Minister
Interests: Being Rude.
Cruising area: Kings Road
Join Date: Jun 2004
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Hi Silversurfer,
Sorry to see the pikeys were at that meeting.
Plush caravans though.
Did anyone loose anything during the event?
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26-04-2005, 07:42 PM
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Registered User
Location: hayling island
Boat name: snow monkey
Boat make: extreme 24
Engines: mercruiser 6.2
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Location: hayling island
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yeah a good nights sleep and about 400 quid
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26-04-2005, 08:23 PM
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Senior Member
Country: ENGLAND
Occupation: Prime Minister
Interests: Being Rude.
Cruising area: Kings Road
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26-04-2005, 08:52 PM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Thorpe Bay
Occupation: IT Director, www.lighthouseit.co.uk
Interests: Boats, Surfing & Snowboarding
Boat name: Isabella / Cool Runnings II / Bella / Sea Pup / Sea Dog / Speedy II / Bernico F3
Boat make: Colvic 35 Suncruiser / Bernico F3 / Phantom 16 / Zodiac 420 YL / RIB / Apollo 9
Engines: 2 x Perkins Sabre 225ti / Mercury Pro XS /Mercury Pro XS 115/ Tohatsu 2.5 / Mercury 25 / Mercury 50
Cruising area: Thames Estuary / River Crouch / Salcombe
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Thorpe Bay
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Quote:
Originally posted by Taz
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Ready to help
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29-04-2005, 10:11 AM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Thorpe Bay
Occupation: IT Director, www.lighthouseit.co.uk
Interests: Boats, Surfing & Snowboarding
Boat name: Isabella / Cool Runnings II / Bella / Sea Pup / Sea Dog / Speedy II / Bernico F3
Boat make: Colvic 35 Suncruiser / Bernico F3 / Phantom 16 / Zodiac 420 YL / RIB / Apollo 9
Engines: 2 x Perkins Sabre 225ti / Mercury Pro XS /Mercury Pro XS 115/ Tohatsu 2.5 / Mercury 25 / Mercury 50
Cruising area: Thames Estuary / River Crouch / Salcombe
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Location: Thorpe Bay
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Hi all some more pics and videos of the day
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29-04-2005, 10:12 AM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Thorpe Bay
Occupation: IT Director, www.lighthouseit.co.uk
Interests: Boats, Surfing & Snowboarding
Boat name: Isabella / Cool Runnings II / Bella / Sea Pup / Sea Dog / Speedy II / Bernico F3
Boat make: Colvic 35 Suncruiser / Bernico F3 / Phantom 16 / Zodiac 420 YL / RIB / Apollo 9
Engines: 2 x Perkins Sabre 225ti / Mercury Pro XS /Mercury Pro XS 115/ Tohatsu 2.5 / Mercury 25 / Mercury 50
Cruising area: Thames Estuary / River Crouch / Salcombe
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Thorpe Bay
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Boat running well above !
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29-04-2005, 10:13 AM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Thorpe Bay
Occupation: IT Director, www.lighthouseit.co.uk
Interests: Boats, Surfing & Snowboarding
Boat name: Isabella / Cool Runnings II / Bella / Sea Pup / Sea Dog / Speedy II / Bernico F3
Boat make: Colvic 35 Suncruiser / Bernico F3 / Phantom 16 / Zodiac 420 YL / RIB / Apollo 9
Engines: 2 x Perkins Sabre 225ti / Mercury Pro XS /Mercury Pro XS 115/ Tohatsu 2.5 / Mercury 25 / Mercury 50
Cruising area: Thames Estuary / River Crouch / Salcombe
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Thorpe Bay
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Retirement Due to engine failure
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29-04-2005, 10:14 AM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Thorpe Bay
Occupation: IT Director, www.lighthouseit.co.uk
Interests: Boats, Surfing & Snowboarding
Boat name: Isabella / Cool Runnings II / Bella / Sea Pup / Sea Dog / Speedy II / Bernico F3
Boat make: Colvic 35 Suncruiser / Bernico F3 / Phantom 16 / Zodiac 420 YL / RIB / Apollo 9
Engines: 2 x Perkins Sabre 225ti / Mercury Pro XS /Mercury Pro XS 115/ Tohatsu 2.5 / Mercury 25 / Mercury 50
Cruising area: Thames Estuary / River Crouch / Salcombe
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The damage
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29-04-2005, 10:19 AM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Thorpe Bay
Occupation: IT Director, www.lighthouseit.co.uk
Interests: Boats, Surfing & Snowboarding
Boat name: Isabella / Cool Runnings II / Bella / Sea Pup / Sea Dog / Speedy II / Bernico F3
Boat make: Colvic 35 Suncruiser / Bernico F3 / Phantom 16 / Zodiac 420 YL / RIB / Apollo 9
Engines: 2 x Perkins Sabre 225ti / Mercury Pro XS /Mercury Pro XS 115/ Tohatsu 2.5 / Mercury 25 / Mercury 50
Cruising area: Thames Estuary / River Crouch / Salcombe
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Location: Thorpe Bay
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And not to finish on a bad note some videos of us running well.
The Start:
http://www.stewartwatkins.com/downlo...s/DSCF0648.avi
Phantom Revolution Over Takes!
http://www.stewartwatkins.com/downlo...s/DSCF0649.avi
http://www.stewartwatkins.com/downlo...s/DSCF0650.avi
If you still want more I have put together the best of the photos in this pack here:
Feel free to post cant be bothered to resize all the images for boat mad.
http://www.stewartwatkins.com/downlo...llows/good.zip
Enjoy
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29-04-2005, 11:00 AM
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Do you know why the engine failed?
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29-04-2005, 11:15 AM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Thorpe Bay
Occupation: IT Director, www.lighthouseit.co.uk
Interests: Boats, Surfing & Snowboarding
Boat name: Isabella / Cool Runnings II / Bella / Sea Pup / Sea Dog / Speedy II / Bernico F3
Boat make: Colvic 35 Suncruiser / Bernico F3 / Phantom 16 / Zodiac 420 YL / RIB / Apollo 9
Engines: 2 x Perkins Sabre 225ti / Mercury Pro XS /Mercury Pro XS 115/ Tohatsu 2.5 / Mercury 25 / Mercury 50
Cruising area: Thames Estuary / River Crouch / Salcombe
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Looks like it ran lean, I have no idea, current theories range from depending on who you talk to:
- Fuel Oil Mixture ( I am religious about this so dont agree)
- Water Cooling - Seem alright to me
- Over Reving - Maybe I was bracing myself off the foot throttle at some points when offshore to stay in the boat! came out of my seat twice!
Its going to be repaired next week but I would also like to know why it failed - Old age?
Anyways costing loads to fix and even though I would really like to continue racing I simple can not afford it and dont want to screw up my pleasure boat.
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29-04-2005, 11:19 AM
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Registered User
Location: hayling island
Boat name: snow monkey
Boat make: extreme 24
Engines: mercruiser 6.2
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what oil are you using?
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29-04-2005, 11:19 AM
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Surely you could find a good, used, powerhead, or even complete motah for not too much?
Got any close ups of the carnage?
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29-04-2005, 11:22 AM
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Is most of the damage to the piston crown? Looks like a pile of mush in the cylinder?
What octane fuel were you using?
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29-04-2005, 11:48 AM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Thorpe Bay
Occupation: IT Director, www.lighthouseit.co.uk
Interests: Boats, Surfing & Snowboarding
Boat name: Isabella / Cool Runnings II / Bella / Sea Pup / Sea Dog / Speedy II / Bernico F3
Boat make: Colvic 35 Suncruiser / Bernico F3 / Phantom 16 / Zodiac 420 YL / RIB / Apollo 9
Engines: 2 x Perkins Sabre 225ti / Mercury Pro XS /Mercury Pro XS 115/ Tohatsu 2.5 / Mercury 25 / Mercury 50
Cruising area: Thames Estuary / River Crouch / Salcombe
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Oil is Mercury Premium Plus.
Fuel Shell Opimax
Dont really fancy seconf hand pistons to be honeyts bottom two each side head can hopefully be machined
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29-04-2005, 11:53 AM
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Wasn't suggesting 2nd hand pistons - just that there's enough complete, running powerheads around it'd probably be as cheap for you to get a complete powerhead as it'll cost to sort the current one out.
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29-04-2005, 11:57 AM
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Country: United Kingdom
Location: South
Occupation: none
Interests: none
Boat name: Leviathan
Boat make: Phantom 28
Cruising area: South Coast
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: South
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Most common problems used to be:
Poor water supply (motor too high/no remote pick-up)
Incorrect oil, merc high perf, a must.
Or most common, weak fuel/air mixture. I can't remember jet sizes as I'm very old, but make absolutely certain you're not running lean, it's a killer, and you aint going for a world championship!!
All just MHO.
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29-04-2005, 12:05 PM
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#119
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Registered User
Location: hayling island
Boat name: snow monkey
Boat make: extreme 24
Engines: mercruiser 6.2
Join Date: May 2004
Location: hayling island
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so in conclusion,i think you pulled to many revs with the wrong oil in. i would get your powerhead repaired,it will be cheaper than getting another one
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29-04-2005, 12:27 PM
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#120
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Thorpe Bay
Occupation: IT Director, www.lighthouseit.co.uk
Interests: Boats, Surfing & Snowboarding
Boat name: Isabella / Cool Runnings II / Bella / Sea Pup / Sea Dog / Speedy II / Bernico F3
Boat make: Colvic 35 Suncruiser / Bernico F3 / Phantom 16 / Zodiac 420 YL / RIB / Apollo 9
Engines: 2 x Perkins Sabre 225ti / Mercury Pro XS /Mercury Pro XS 115/ Tohatsu 2.5 / Mercury 25 / Mercury 50
Cruising area: Thames Estuary / River Crouch / Salcombe
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Thorpe Bay
Posts: 932
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Premium Plus is no good then?
I am getting the engine repaired Geoff is having it this weekend
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