imbatman

WOW your need for a sense of superiority is just amazing. Not only do you continue to try to belittle someone you yell at them while doing it. I bet dollars to donuts you would not do the same thing in person. Like i said before this is almost an integrity test when someone reacts as you do by yelling at people. The video you posted is of a 4 stroke now that I go back and look again. Please take the time to look and tell me if I am wrong. It is possible to pressurize a crankcase during a leakdown, heck that is one of the things you are testing for and the reason you use low PSI. In the perfect world the rings are fine but once again I say if the wall is scored or the rings are broken you will pressurize the crank case and pop the seals using 100psi. There is no reason to use a high PSI on a 2 stroke. 10 psi or 100 psi will show you a leak and why use so much pressure when it is not needed and can hurt the motor more. I know the mod on *** you speak of and he has given more good advice than most and has saved folks money and heartache. Seems you just try to crap all over anyone that has a diff idea to offer if it does not match yours. All I can say is you guys have google and can look this stuff up for yourself and see how folks are doing it.

The first comment in that video questions what they are doing. The second comment indicates it is not a 2 stroke by asking if this would apply to a two stroke. I tried to verify what they are actually testing but the link they supply does not work for the details on the test. The website is dead (boatinglocal.com) even. So help me then. If I am at TDC of a 2 stroke, have a broke ring and put 100psi to it you do not believe it will pressurize the crankcase and blow the seals? As far as "not having a clue". Did that make you feel better? Get some endorphins popping? It's kinda like crack to some folks. The internet amazes me because you find out how people really think about themselves and others. There is an old saying that integrity is about what you do when no one is looking. I have seen this in comparison to folks lack of manners and civility on the internet when no one knows who they are.

I am not here to argue over anything. All I can do is ref you to the link I supplied. If you have a link to pressure testing a 2 stroke with 100 PSI or more I would be more than happy to read it. I have an open mind as we all learn things most days. The issue using such high pressure is that if you have a scored rings in the piston or piston walls the leaked air goes into the crankcase where you have rubber seals on the end of the crank. To much pressure (ie 100psi) and the seals are gone. You can use 100psi on a 4 stroke because the crank case is not part of the fuel charge system as it is in a 2 stroke and if your rings are so far gone in a 4 stroke then you would have blow by and get fuel mixed into the crankcase oil. That is what happened with the first yamaha 4 stroke SHO's. You would go to change the oil and it would have more "oil" in it than was put in. Type into to google "yamaha outboard making oil". As far as the exhaust port being "wide a** open" that is why you have to plug them... as ref'd in the article.

Won't Leak down testing a 2 stroke pressurize the crankcase @ TDC as the intake port is not covered. You put 100 psi in a 2 stroke with the piston at TDC and you will blow the crank seals want you. The intake and exhaust valves are closed on a 4 stroke so it is sealed at TDC but not on a 2 stroke as it is still pulling the fuel charge at TDC. I have always done it at bottom dead center so the intake port is closed then you have the seal the exhaust port with a rubber plug or the like. I worked on more 2 stroke bikes than boats (plenty of boats) but the 2 stoke fundamentals are the same aren't they? " With all test equipment in place and the piston at bottom dead center, use the hand pump to pump 6 PSI of air pressure into engine. Never exceed 8 PSI of air pressure or damage to the seals and/or engine may occur. " https://www.motionpro.com/a/2-stroke-leak-down-tester-08-0071/ http://www.animatedengines.com/twostroke.html

For certain as there are no absolutes in fishing and this does apply at times but I would bet dollars to donuts matching the hatch out preforms over the long term by 2 - 3x. I had to get near the water anyway I could. The boat is almost done though!! My sister is a survivor and it is a tribute to her. She knows nothing of it. Just finished the paint and have to do the carpet next.

So I had to get out of the house this morning so I went down to Shearon Harris in NC to fish a little from the bank and see what was going on since it was a full moon last night. I did not get a bite but I get why. Well the Shad spawn was going so hard I could catch them in my had. Shearon Harris has huge fish for a couple of reason but the shad population sure plays a big part. There were literally millions of shad in the area of the lake I walked down to. It was a buffet!!! There were bass everywhere (my fake GoPro battery did not last) just trucking shad into the vegetation to gorge themselves. The BPT/MLF guys would have been fishing out there today, I would have loved to have seen that.

These are all just opinions but it comes from a lot of experience. Be careful doing leak downs on two stroke as you will blow crank seals. Very low PSI should be used with great care plugging the ports. For the compression maybe it is the gauge but I would have a 2nd gauge on it to verify. I would not trust a gauge that reads 90 on a cylinder that has 110. It would have been very easy for someone to have replaced those head gaskets at some point and used the wrong thickness. I was a really lucky guy for a while. I worked in a boat shop (Collinsboating.com) for a while doing service and rigging and got to use a bunch of bass boats. Basically if we got a used boat in on trade and it had a Yama or Rude on it I could take it out or if it had warranty left. I drove about every brand bass boat in a 20 or 21 and they all do 70mph with a 250. They all turned at least a 25 pitch prop. This is a Ranger Z521 I used a bit. It is one of the heaviest, if not THE heaviest bass boat hull on the market. Rangers are great riding but not know for their speed. It would run 72-74 all day long. We had a Triton Tr21 with the same motor you have and it ran 76mph. Something is not right. One thing is for certain with no doubt. The 250 Pro XS should bury that 22 pitch prop into the reve limiter without much problem, I am not saying do it but a correct running 250 on a 1500lb bass boat should spin a 22 off the darn prop shaft. This was out at Falls Lake in outside Ral NC a couple of years ago.

Alumicraft makes a 16' Jon boat with a livewell and trailer that is right @ 4k$ . It is very basic but it would be easy to build a little padded casting deck and mount a foot controlled trolling motor up front. You could add one on the back for more speed or get a little 9.9 that is easy on and off. It is exposed ribs in the bottom which makes adding a simple floor very easy. You should come in under 1000#s pretty easy. Boat and trailer might go 750 lbs which leaves plenty of room for batteries and a trolling motor or two. Even the Yamaha 9.9 is under 100#s. We have some guy here with some serious john boats. I was launching one morn when they were going our and one guy had three trolling motors across the back and another up front. That little thing was getting it done!!!

I doubt it. That is for sure one of the things that the SmarCraft stuff will fault on. V has to be between 10 and 16 according to the ref link above but I expect more like Way2Slow said... once running you will see mid 13v about like any car alternator also. Those motors need a huge amount of cranking amps for the starter and to get the pump spinning in the VST. That starter is a beast as it is fight 6 cylinders of very beautiful 2 stroke power. Total guess but from the looks of the plugs and intakes did the previous owner do a lot of idling or low speed I wonder? Looks like the saltwater two stokes from the coast down here. They idle and troll all day and wonder why they have carbon build up and run like crap.

Okay...woooh woooh.... Compression on that motor should be in the 105-120 range. I know you said you did not warm it up but I have never seen one gain 15-30 lbs once warmed up and some will say a two stroke should be done cold. I my humble opinion I would do both. When cold pull all the plugs at once and do each cylinder as you do not want the cylinder you are testing to be impacted by the others fighting compression. Put the plugs back in and warm it up on muffs. You don't really have to run it to long you just want the cylinder and piston good and warm which happens well before the exhaust/pee water gets warm or the thermostat even opens. In a perfect world you do this at the lake where you can get it to full operating temp. You do not want a huge diff in cold and hot compression. Really getting it hot is where shows or can uncover the old trick of squirting a little oil in a bad cylinder to get it to test good cold. The plugs really do not look that bad. Any idea how many hours on them? I really think any issue you would have had with the motor to cause this would have alarmed on your gauge. Those motor monitor everything from fuel pressure, to misfires, and about anything that can impact how it runs. It has a "Guardian" mode where it will limit RPM's if it senses an issue. This all works in conjunction with the SmartCraft gauges. If you get a single important engine sensor out of range it limits the RPM's. Those motors have some failures in the VST pump but again that will surely throw a fuel pressure alarm. https://www.perfprotech.com/blog/marine-outboard-motors/mercury-marine-smartcraft-and-guardian-system-warning-horn-alarms If you did not pull all the plugs for compression test do that and see what you get. If you get numbers like I would expect (110lbs */- 5) then get the 25p and run that prop to pad up to 3.5". Maybe @ 4.5 it was just terrible combo of slip and lack of bow lift. I would expect the 22p @ 3.5" would blowout. 22P push a lot more water up and around the prop than a higher pitch will. The higher the pitch normally the higher you can run the motor because the pitch pushes a greater volume of the water back. You will see guys with Bullits and Alisons running 2" but that also has to do with those being very light boats. I have a buddy with a Skeeter 21I with a 300 and he is at 2 1/4".

If it is a Smart Craft Gauge it is most likely correct as they tie directly into the ECM. They would be accurate or not work most likely. You did the correct thing with the vent holes in the prop, they just allow a little more air/exhaust around the prop at low RPM to help it spin up faster. They have basically zero effect at speed as that little bit of air is swept away at speed, not around the prop blades like when coming out of the hole. The soot is a little odd but could just be crap fuel used previously or running a little rich. As long as you are not getting any warning lights you kind of have to assume all is okay. If you had any kind of fuel delivery, over heat, low compression issue the SmartCraft should throw a warning. Here is a prop slip calculator. You can plug in your #'s and get the slip you have You should be in the 10-12% range and you are 15%. Prop slip is how far the prop should push you in one revolution vs how far it does. The more slip you see the more drag you have taking away from the forward travel. That goes along with those that say you are pushing to much water. https://www.mercuryracing.com/prop-slip-calculator/ Still you should be turning a 25 or 26 @ 70+ at about 3-5% less slip that you have with a 22 @ 5900rpm. Any chance you stand behind the boat and take a pic with the motor down? Take it from down low. It will tell us anything about the actual prop to pad measurements but maybe there is a miscommunication about something.

You know I didn't even think about it like...I guess none of us are.... siigggghhhhhhhh

If you come thru NC we might be able to get a day in. I am in the Raleigh area and you can choose from Falls Lake, Jordan Lake, or Shearon Harris. These are three really good lakes, MLF was supposed to be here now thru the weekend but COVID19 screwed that. Shearon Harris can be ridiculous. A few years ago this guy and his wife put together back to back weekends with 40+ lb bags (one was 46lbs). Just watch this video... They are culling 7lb fish....

That is odd. Normally floor drains do not have any kind of hose/piping. The water should just run back to the bilge. I would take the drain cover off and just get a better look. How much water are you talking about? like an amount that sloshes around or just some dampness?

Are you sure the tach is correct? Do you have any throttle left when the 22p is on it and you are in the recommended RPM range? The hiccup in this theory is you should have a lot of throttle left with the 22 on it if the tach is off (showing higher RPMs than it really is turning). You should be able to bury it in the rev limiter with a 22p on a charger with a 250 pro XS if all else is correct.

Really comes down to they don't only fish by sight and their feeding times. They are most active in low light conditions whether it be dusk or dawn so they are not hunting "in detail" they are using their lateral line / water displacement and hearing. We rarely have water clarity more than 3-4 feet at the best but have seen the wake of a bass chase my frog from 6-8 feet away and him hammer it. Coming way to fast to do a great evaluation of the bait. Shapes and silhouettes are what they see 75%+ of the time I bet. Stuff I have read says bass do not hear in a wide frequency range (very low and limited) so something with a bigger thump/thud. Soft paddle tail swim baits and Colorado blade spinner baits create that thump. The whole Hydro-wave thing is based on bass hearing what they think is bait fish and coming to investigate or getting turned on my the sound of bait. Now some of you guys in the super clear lakes up north or out west may need to go more real looking. I have a buddy in San Diego that fishes some of those super clear lakes and he thinks the line size being small is the most important thing with those fish. He fishes a lot of Drop Shot and is dedicated to the Robo Worms which don't look like anything to me they just have great action and good colors.

There are a few spots around Harris Lake and Jordan lake. If I was fishing from the bank for the next few weeks I would do to Harris and fish at and around the bridge on New Hill Holleman Road. Above the bridge is pretty much all spawning and that bridge is a choke point for fish on the way in or out. There is a deeper hole on the south side of the bridge you can reach from the bank/rip-rap that can be a natural stopping point. A drop shot with a little fluke is usually good out there. Jordan is harder to pin point with spots for me as it is so big. I would look around the camp grounds and may incorporate the Navionics mapping again looking for something with contour within reach or at least deeper water near by.

I love the Blues!!! Great song, don't we all wish cam audio was better! They have the camera's dialed in pretty much but the audio always leaves a little to be desired. I love mostly classic rock but something about a female metal singer really "blows my skirt up". This is a local band and she can flat out sing metal... Listen to her as she has some serious pipes!!!

Very nice. I have been at it since 2017 and really enjoy it. I run on the Road Racing side but will jump in one of the NASCAR series at times. I run mostly the Pro Mazda and the Forumula Renaults (2.0 and 3.5). It is amazing how accurate the tracks are. I spent 10 years road racing motorcycles and have been to 5 tracks that Iracing has scanned/runs and it is amazingly accurate. My moment of fame ..... before I spun out of a top 5 finish.

Man this all looks good!!! I have 8lb boston butt going on tomorrow over hickory.

I have three that are 30 to 45 miles for me. Bass Pro Tour / MLF is coming to them in 2 weeks (Raleigh, NC Stop) There is nothing closer really to get a boat into.

My dad got me started as soon as I was able to go. It was awesome as we would fish for bass until I got a little board then then dad would take me near the bank and catch a few bream then move back out. This is him. He grew up in a coal mining town in WVa and poor as dirt. He and his buddy had a great day but pictures back then were very very rare. They could only afford one so they had to cut it in half to keep. Look at that little wooden boat... As best he can remember this was about 1948 or 1949. My ears are almost as big!!!!!

One of the things I am most proud of in my life. I don't have kids so dogs are a big part of my daily life. This is Josie and her story is in the video.... All I will say is once she settled in I never locked my house, there was no need. She knew and no one was coming in!!!!!

Have always had dogs. These two came from some crappy people in a rental that just left them behind. Had them almost 10 years now and they are the best "hot mess" i could ever ask for.