Parker Yahoo Group Archived Messages
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641 | rangertimbo | Re: Leaky Lencos and pink fluid | 10/5/2005 22:33:00 | |
Surfrat2, I'm going to drain and replace my steering fluid with the Seastar stuff or perhaps the walMart mil spec stuff I've heard about. I think the pink stuff is what is causing my steering to be a bit stiff, plus I'm getting an uneven resistance in the wheel lately (air?). It should be fun working with the hydraulic system. I like to tinker with the boat -- that way I learn how to fix things when it's not an emergency on the water. One of the few benefits of keeping it on a trailer. I think I will take my bad actuator apart to see what did it in, just for fun. The horn that was working last before I sprayed Boeshield in it is now singing beautifully. Evidently the Boeshield spray needed to dry before it would do it's protective magic. It's louder than it ever was. Now I need to get the other one working. I tried taking it apart once but didn't have time to finish. I will try your tricks. I have enjoyed not having the splash board. It is no longer in the way and I'm not tripping on it while fighting fish. Yaay! When I wash the boat down with the raw water I don't have to wait long for the water to drain either. You always need to keep an eye on the stern; rogue waves will fill your boat whether you have a splashboard installed or not. Don't anchor in the stern and use a sea anchor off the bow if drifting. They really do the trick. Perhaps I'm less sensitive to water in the splashwell because of my last boat -- a Key Largo, also known as "that wet POS!" My feet were never dry in that boat. I had to use rubber stoppers in the scuppers and wear boots. Perhaps you should re-install the splashboard, just for piece of mind and comfort. Ranger Tim ------------- --- In <a href="/group/parkerboats/post?postID=yLBD28iHmxuM3jnJUbT9Fu3rsd0zP01Ig7tAFt0h0CqTAQ0Np-WJHz-Be0c16ZUTaJRdHrHP0FmyZQZoqyucETKGdw">[email protected]</a>, "surfrat2parker" <surfrat2parker@y...> wrote: > Hi Ranger Tim, > > Just to share: > > 1) I too have had pink fluid coming from helm pump ever since new > (2004 21'dvsc). What's up with that? > 2) My starboard actuator also failed this summer and Lenco had sent > me a new one (I have not installed yet, need to take the boat out of > the water). They said there were many problems with the actuators > and I received a new one in less than a week. > 3) I have factory Ongaro horns which failed to work this spring. I > had to take them apart and observed some rust around the center of > the diaphragm. I sprayed silicon on the diaphragm and inside the > horn and I adjusted the screw adjustment. so far so good on the > horn. > 4) After removing the splashboard this season, I do get water in the > boat from other boat's wakes. Really need to keep an eye out. > Fortunately, the drains fairly fast except when washing the boat. I > always have water pooled up in the rear corners, even with a full > tank. This was one of the reasons I tried removing the splashboard. > It only helped that I can squeegee the water through the scuppers. > > Surfrat2 > > > --- In <a href="/group/parkerboats/post?postID=yLBD28iHmxuM3jnJUbT9Fu3rsd0zP01Ig7tAFt0h0CqTAQ0Np-WJHz-Be0c16ZUTaJRdHrHP0FmyZQZoqyucETKGdw">[email protected]</a>, "rangertimbo" <kstreagle@e...> > wrote: > > Oops! trigger happy! > > > > Matt, > > > > I leak fluid from the fill valve on the helm pump, but only during > the summer heat. It gets > > right warm in the sport cabin when it's closed up tight. What is > the warranty on the > > Seastar pumps? > > > > I have a trim tab actuator on order from Lenco. I hope it's easy > to install with a minimum > > of four letter words. I don't have the gumption to switch to > Bennets. > > > > Ranger Tim > > --------------- > > > > --- In <a href="/group/parkerboats/post?postID=yLBD28iHmxuM3jnJUbT9Fu3rsd0zP01Ig7tAFt0h0CqTAQ0Np-WJHz-Be0c16ZUTaJRdHrHP0FmyZQZoqyucETKGdw">[email protected]</a>, matthew saunders > <unclematts@y...> wrote: > > > rangertimbo - > > > > > > I have a 2004 23SE and I lost my starboard side trim > > > tab today out on Cape Cod Bay. Made it tough and slow > > > going with the wind and waves today. I also noticed > > > pink oil leaking from the base of my steering column > > > on the console. My startboard side actuator failed > > > last year thanks to a hairline crack letting water in. > > > I'm not very impressed with the Lenco's. > > > > > > Matt > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > --- <a href="/group/parkerboats/post?postID=yLBD28iHmxuM3jnJUbT9Fu3rsd0zP01Ig7tAFt0h0CqTAQ0Np-WJHz-Be0c16ZUTaJRdHrHP0FmyZQZoqyucETKGdw">[email protected]</a> wrote: > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > > > --------------------~--> > > > > Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make > > > > Yahoo! your home page > > > > > > > <a href="http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/_0TolB/TM">http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/_0TolB/TM</a> > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > ---~-> > > > > > > > > > > > > There are 5 messages in this issue. > > > > > > > > Topics in this digest: > > > > > > > > 1. Re: Horns Dead on mine too > > > > From: "Richard M. Hatch" > > > > <fishdoc@d...> > > > > 2. Re: prop question for 2520xl with single > > > > f225 > > > > From: mike332382@a... > > > > 3. Re: Horns Dead on mine too > > > > From: mike332382@a... > > > > 4. Horn Adjustment? > > > > From: "rangertimbo" > > > > <kstreagle@e...> > > > > 5. Re: Horns Dead on mine too > > > > From: "rangertimbo" > > > > <kstreagle@e...> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > ___ > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > ___ > > > > > > > > Message: 1 > > > > Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 16:32:39 -0400 > > > > From: "Richard M. Hatch" <fishdoc@d...> > > > > Subject: Re: Horns Dead on mine too > > > > > > > > Rangertimbo..... > > > > > > > > What brand are your horns? They may just need > > > > adjusting...... Mine were not working properly and > > > > quit and all I needed to do was to take the back off > > > > of them and tweak the adjusting screw..... they work > > > > fine now. > > > > > > > > Richard Hatch > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: rangertimbo > > > > To: <a href="/group/parkerboats/post?postID=yLBD28iHmxuM3jnJUbT9Fu3rsd0zP01Ig7tAFt0h0CqTAQ0Np-WJHz-Be0c16ZUTaJRdHrHP0FmyZQZoqyucETKGdw">[email protected]</a> > > > > Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 11:52 PM > > > > Subject: [parkerboats] Horns Dead on mine too > > > > > > > > > > > > Okay, my horns finally died too. Has anyone tried > > > > pulling them apart and working on > > > > them? This is disappointing, they're less than two > > > > years old and the boat is kept 100 miles > > > > from the nearest salt water. > > > > > > > > I lost a trim tab actuator also. Hope they will > > > > get a replacement to me quickly. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------- > > -- > > > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > > > > > > a.. Visit your group "parkerboats" on the web. > > > > > > > > b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an > > > > email to: > > > > <a href="/group/parkerboats/post?postID=8Y21mVBBhaqmXJmqcoKTe3pAxYtOyNjP0pQyAoCUP2O93BNEFvPf3u4n-yfcDOcqcAOW6Yb4uCDoLhM1Ss3a-H5MZibro7h4BPyiCQi04iTg">[email protected]</a> > > > > > > > > c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the > > > > Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------- > > -- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > > > removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > ___ > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > ___ > > > > > > > > Message: 2 > > > > Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 22:32:49 EDT > > > > From: mike332382@a... > > > > Subject: Re: prop question for 2520xl with single > > > > f225 > > > > > > > > The numbers you are trying to hit in terms of RPM > > > > and top speed at WOT are > > > > possible with the standard black stainless prop > > > > under certain circumstances. > > > > How many people are on the boat? Is the tank full > > > > of 173 gallons of fuel? > > > > What are the sea conditions? Do you have a bimini > > > > open? Where is the engine > > > > trimmed to? Are your trim tabs down? As you can > > > > see there can be several > > > > things that affect performance. Must be glad as me > > > > to have single engine with > > > > fuel prices the way they are though! > > > > Mike.../ > > > > 2520 xl 2004, 225 4 stroke Yammi > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > > > removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > ___ > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > ___ > > > > > > > > Message: 3 > > > > Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 22:36:25 EDT > > > > From: mike332382@a... > > > > Subject: Re: Horns Dead on mine too > > > > > > > > I have the twin horns on my 2004 2520xl and they > > > > work fine. I always have a > > > > habit of spraying EVERYTHING shiny including in the > > > > horns with Boeing T-9. > > > > This product works great. If you spray it on > > > > something and let it dry it > > > > puts a film over what you ahve sprayed that can > > > > withstand some real abuse. By > > > > the way it is not the easiest to remove a year > > > > later. > > > > Mike... > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > > > removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > ___ > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > ___ > > > > > > > > Message: 4 > > > > Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 03:41:52 -0000 > > > > From: "rangertimbo" <kstreagle@e...> > > > > Subject: Horn Adjustment? > > > > > > > > I'm going to check out the horn adjustment. Last > > > > time I tried to get into the other horn > > > > (which quit working first), I couldn't get the back > > > > off completely. Any secrets? > > > > > > > > By the way, I called Lenco about the non-working > > > > trim tab. They are sending out a > > > > replacement actuator immediately. It was the most > > > > painless warranty call I've ever made. I > > > > will be posting a follow-up on the replacement > > > > process. Gotta be ready for striper season > > > > on Oct. 4! > > > > > > > > Ranger Tim > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > ___ > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > ___ > > > > > > > > Message: 5 > > > > Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 03:46:18 -0000 > > > > From: "rangertimbo" <kstreagle@e...> > > > > Subject: Re: Horns Dead on mine too > > > > > > > > " I always have a > > > > > habit of spraying EVERYTHING shiny including in > > > > the horns with Boeing T-9. > > > > > This product works great." > > > > > > > > Funny, that's the spray I used on the last working > > > > horn right before it died. Perhaps it was > > > > too little too late? Go figure. > > > > > > > > Ranger Tim > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > ___ > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > ___ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > ------- > > > > > > > === message truncated === > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________ > > > Yahoo! for Good > > > Donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. > > > <a href="http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/">http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/</a> |