LeoAsman97
Member
- Messages
- 16
- Reaction score
- 2
- Points
- 12
- Location
- Chula Vista
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2005
- Boat Model
- AR
- Boat Length
- 23
ALERT! NOVICE STORY! Bought a one owner boat a couple of weeks ago. Took it to the local Yamaha service dept to have them check it out and do a full service. Shop also changed out the steering lines, shift cables and a new scupper and said the engines checked out good. Well, we got to the lake and I THOUGHT I did everything right on my checklist. But I didn’t double check the cleanouts. So we launched and had almost no thrust. I’ve never driven a jet boat before, so I didn’t know what was not normal so I limped to the dock. Btw, the no make mode seemed to work. At this point, I hadn’t figured out the issue and so we “no waked” it to the edge of the no wake zone. I was frantically trying to look for something I missed on the throttle quadrant and gave it some more gas a few times and was getting no thrust (obviously). Then the overheat lights came on. So I shut down and pulled out the manual. At this point, I ran through everything another time and this time checked the cleanouts. They were not seated, but I got them in and then started troubleshooting. Once we started back up, thrust was available (limp mode) and we verified the 4 water spouts were fully flowing. So I very gently circled around on minimal thrust for a few minutes hoping this would cool the engine. No joy, so we limped back to the dock. We opened the engine compartment, but neither engine felt super hot. We sat there with the engines off for about 30 min and as I was checking online and saw a recommendation to reset the battery. We did and voila, the lights were out. Whether it was the rest or the battery, I’m not sure. But we got out on the lake, but after about 5 -10 min the light on the right engine came on again. It went into limp mode and shortly after the left did the same thing. So we got to a safe spot and anchored for lunch… Of course, no cell signal. But after an hour or so we started back up (lights were out) and headed back in at about 6000 rpm. 5-10 min later, lights come on again and we limped back to the dock at minimal power.
So, first off, I’m an idiot! No argument there, but once the engines cooled (assuming they actually overheated) should the verification of the water cooling spouts (pissers) kept them cool at the point we got everything situated properly? I’m not sure what my next move should be… Thanks in advance! Fire away!
So, first off, I’m an idiot! No argument there, but once the engines cooled (assuming they actually overheated) should the verification of the water cooling spouts (pissers) kept them cool at the point we got everything situated properly? I’m not sure what my next move should be… Thanks in advance! Fire away!
