Always turn your blower on before you start a boat with a motor in a hatch. Gas fumes build up and you'll blow yourself up

@user-fi3fx5my2s

10 ай бұрын

True, seen it happen at Lake Powell in 94.

@MT454

10 ай бұрын

Yep either pop that cover or fix that vent hose before you start the engine!

@allan9603

10 ай бұрын

​​@@user-fi3fx5my2s, better yet have Vinnie "christen" the boat by ripping hot gas into the motor hatch, which will destabilize the existing fumes😂😅😊

@GNX157

10 ай бұрын

Esysman just had a clip of a fumes explosion on his YT yachting news channel. It’s believed one of the guys on the boat above the explosion had his leg broken. In addition to venting the rear, I’d open the seat backs to the front compartment as well as a pocket of vapors could collect up there too.

@bradley7723

10 ай бұрын

Definitely want that blower repaired or you could meet Jesus in an instant.

I love you arent just fixing dirtbikes and quads! You are doing all kinds of things! Ive become addicted to this channel! Well done!

The fan on the switch is called a “blower” its used to evacuate fuel fumes from the engine bay before you start the motor its very important. If you don’t have the hatch open before every start let it run for a minute or so…..failing to do this may result in an explosion

@Joe_HamRadioGuy

10 ай бұрын

Exactly run that blower before starting 💥

@davidr6585

10 ай бұрын

What @mikedimarco4702 and @Joe_HamRadioGuy and Barnie Fife says... "B-L-E-W-Y" ! ! !

@GNX157

10 ай бұрын

And replace the vent hoses that were down there. No fumes will get moved out the way they are now.

@lucascady4992

10 ай бұрын

I guarantee you'll only do it once! 😂

@Gasgaspro

10 ай бұрын

@@lucascady4992 I don’t always avoid the blower switch but when I do I close my eyes tight

If you have not already fixed the bottom of the boat, I recommend some stuff called Marine Tex. It is a white or off white color two part system that will fix the bottom of the boat and will last. I had a friend actually saw through the bottom of his boat when he replaced the floor inside the boat. He used Marine Tex and never had any issues. It should actually hold up better than fiber glass and is easier to apply.

@JetSkiBuyFixPlaySellChannel

10 ай бұрын

Marine Tex is ok for small spot patches. Not ideal for larger areas. Properly done fiberglass patch is a better repair.

@chestypuller4591

10 ай бұрын

I restored the hull of a 27' Hunter Sailboat with the WEST Epoxy system. May take a little more time but the results if prepared and done properly will be awesome and last for the life of the vessel. You'll need glass mat for sure. Take a look at the west system.

@mwcar416

4 ай бұрын

I would check to see if the boat is fiberglass if it is like a lot of jet skis they are SMC Structural Molded Compound fiberglass resin will not stick to .

I love that you are always so cognizant of the camera angle and shot.. Excellent work. Love this channel.

Im just looking out for you buddy, that fan with the ripped hoses is for bilge venting and for safety reasons always have them functional and turn on BEFORE YOU START the boat it also helps to open the engine hatch when the boat has been sitting a while to help eliminate fumes. Thats also why the engine air cleaner on a boat is called A SPARK ARRESTOR. Safety first then enjoy.😊

That boat is equipped with a Morse MV Throttle Control Box. These were used on a lot of inboard ski boats. You can pull the silver colored knob out which disengages the shifting operation and lets you just use the handle to control the throttle. Push the button back in operate it with the shifting controls as normal. BTW, an RPM gauge is called a Tachometer.

As I replied to another user down in the comments, I worked for Polaris of Texas years ago. The first thing we always recommended to customers who got the two stroke watercraft and 4 wheelers was to disable the oil injection and just pre-mix the gas. Too many engines came through the shop that were damaged by lack of lubrication due to the oil injection failing. On the watercraft there were two lines coming from the gas tank. Your main and reserve. Just two pipes at different heights in the tank. We would recommend plugging off the main fitting and hooking the main line to the reserve fitting. The taking the reserve line and connecting it to the oil tank. The oil tanks held just over a gallon. So you got a full size main tank with a one gallon reserve. All with just swapping a couple of lines around.

@kradios09

10 ай бұрын

I've owned 8 polaris jet skis, they're the only brand I recommend NOT to block off the oil injection. None of mine failed and I've never heard of one failing.

@kencramer1697

10 ай бұрын

@@kradios09 To be fair this was back in the late 1990's. All I know is that we had a large number of engine issues stemming from failed injection pumps. Specifically on the SL700 and SLT700. The mechanic that was there started the recommendation and since we were yard boys pressed into service we did not argue. So my experience may be different than other peoples. But by pre-mixing you never have to worry about it failing.

@timjordan3671

10 ай бұрын

How come the oilers work good on bikes but always crap out on boats?

I have that same boat only with the omc turbojet 115. Can get 38mph out of it. Very fun boats. high speed donuts are a blast. Great find!!

@lucascady4992

10 ай бұрын

The twin is a Monster!!!

You need to replace the blower vent hose and use it before starting. Maybe a clothes dryer vent hose will work. As far as the hole in the bottom, fill the void with expanding foam, let it dry, sculpt it, and then do the fiberglass repair. I had a similar situation and that method worked for me. Great video, cool boat.

When I used to part out jet skis and some boats I would always received them with full tanks of gas so I bought an electric fuel pump from the parts store for like $30 bucks (the higher capacity the better) and attached like 5 foot of cheap5/16 or 3/8 fuel line to each end and ran like 15 ft. of electrical cord off it and used alligator clamps that would fit battery posts and had myself a fuel/oil transfer pump for cheap. Just run the hose into the tank or whatever and pump out retched gas or whatever. Worked great. It would even pump warm engine oil. Something like this would serve you well for future projects in your line of work.

im so glad youve been doing boat videos helps me out with alot of the boats ive been buying

Your energy and skill level is top notch ! If I was 30 years younger I’d be hanging out with ! Of course I’m on Maui so you might have to come hang out with me?

Turn blower on if it gets too smoky 😂

@timjordan3671

10 ай бұрын

😅

8 / 31 / 23. 2 am. I like watching your videos, you do an amazing job on explaining everything. This video spanked my interest because I dragged a mid 90s northstar rogue 10 months ago and haven't done anything yet with it. It also has a hole in the bottom under the driver's seat about 2 inches round

Awesome as always.Thanks for sharing and taking us along

Pretty sure we know what those cut Penzoil bottles are for! 😁 I’ll also chime in on the blower. Replace all that broken blower hose and definitely turn it on at least four minutes before starting the motor if you have the hatch closed. Agreed on pre-mixing the fuel. Those oil injectors are not always reliable. There’s more reasons to delete it than there are to keep it. With the motor working fine, hopefully the jet drive works just as well! A can of SeaFoam in the tank wouldn’t hurt to perk up that old gas and give the motor a cleanout. That’s probably a standard 28 gallon tank. Looking forward to the next video!

I heard you mention Fondulac I'm from Manitowoc Wisconsin. I live in Las Vegas but the rest of my family is in Manitowoc and Two Rivers. I watch a few boat channels just ran into yours this morning. Good luck on your channel I'll be Watching. Take care.

I remember people driving those back in the day. They were always a bit grumpy because everyone else had toys ( waterski, tube, hotdog, disk) and storage in their boats and room for all the stuff that keeps you happy out on the water. The people in the jet boats had nothing but a maxed out credit card 🤣😂. It truly is just a fat jet ski. But it’s well worth it for under $1000.

blower to vent out gas fumes so it doesn't blow up. All inboard boats have them.

Dude, Buy a Inline Spark Tester already.

Fishing boat, Fun Boat and now a Funner Boat. What scores! I had a couple Seadoo Speedster Twin Jet Boats and you literally couldn't flip it at full speed and a sudden tight turn. Had many of my passengers on the floor, lol. That exhaust fan is to remove fuel fumes from the engine compartment "before" trying to start the motor. Very important to do this or only start with the compartment cover open. Fuel fumes and a spark will make a big BOOM.

Loving the boat content Joe! Love the recent variety. Keep it up!

Looks like you scored on this one. Even if the pump's jacked they're easy to work on and usually not too expensive for parts. For the price you got the boat for you have some money to play with. If that boat is anything like the Yamaha "Exciter" of the same type they are a ton of fun but the Yamaha had twin 135 HP motors. I think polaris may have made something similar back then as well, can't remember.

He's got the boating bug!! Another cool looking vessel man! Diggin everything you do brother!

Great video and diagnostic method. Love your dog too!

Admiral Webb, a great addition to the Lake Winnebago fleet. ARGH! tracking down all the lines and wires. Looking forward to the rebuild. Vinny says "at least I have a place to lay down and get some sun."

It doesn't get much easier than than. I could tell by your giggling your satisfied. Vin looking forward to a day at the lake

1. Really good detail inside and out. 2. New paint exterior. 3. New seat cushions to match new paint. 4. Sell or keep, done.

Think of it like a JetSki. Or any jet pump driven vehicle. They can pull water from anywhere inside the nozzle area on the positive side for engine cooling. Just like the JetSki's do. Positive side of the impeller. Usually hooked up in either the stater vein area or coming off the side of the reduction nozzle.

Great job on diagnosing and repairing the engine 👍👍. You stole that boat !!! Hopefully there's no cavitation when you throw the throttle to it, good luck 🤞

you got super lucky, i have a jet boat i got just like you did. spent a bunch of time diagnosing the no spark before compression. found out it had a deep issue causing no spark and then found cylinder 1 blown. sourced out used engines, got a bundle of them for a couple hundred bucks and each had 1 cylinder blown. issue is carbs and ethanol fuel result in melty engine parts. you should just be happy you found that one lottery ticket laying in the road that was unscratched and was a winner. these jet boats are cheap for a reason.

@JetSkiBuyFixPlaySellChannel

10 ай бұрын

A lot of them are Seadoo or Yamaha engines. The Seadoo ones with a single 720 engine are underpowered. With the dual engine Seadoo ones you have four carbs to clean and get properly setup as well as dual jet pumps / impellers to maintain. On the Yamaha Exciter dual engines ones you have six carbs to worry about / get properly rebuilt / adjusted. Royal nightmare. Not to mention dual electrical systems on the dual engine setups.

@LygerTheCLaw

10 ай бұрын

@@JetSkiBuyFixPlaySellChannel not just set up properly after cleaning, a lot of people can get an engine started after sitting but once on the lake they are trapped, so they push an engine with one cylinder running lean and smoke it. thats why 2 stroke jet boats litter people's yards.

so nice project what a find!!! pressure washed to purrrrfection, neat !! well done love every second -

😊 Happy you found an interesting cheep boat. Now you will need a lake that won’t run you off. Following again of course. 😊😊

Makes me wonder if once they damaged the hull, they didn't try to do anything to fix it and just let it sit. That would explain why nothing was wrong with anything else. Wish I could find a deal like that. Looks like a fun little boat.

If u push in the key switch it will choke the carbs and squirt gas into the carbs.👍 And the swimming platform on the back to sit on comes in handy on the beaches.

Pretty cool project, now you need to grow a mullet and your wife needs to get a perm to keep in theme of the colors of the boat…very cool find tho

Love the boat and watercraft content keep it coming Joe! 😀

For the cleaning get a bit of bleach mixed with water it will take all those dark spots off i know your probably worried about your dog getting into it but water the bleach down use it sparingly its the best cleaner for boats love your channel..i grew up in wautoma

Do your reaserch on mine it took about 15 to mins a side to get the impellers out. I always went with a aggressive intake and and a solas impeller. Never did have to do a sleeve. Its got reverse so it not to antique. Thats a keeper

A friend of ours had a sea doo jet boat and it sank after heavy rain. They are awesome for flat lakes but on open sea they are backbreakers.

What you have is actually a re- branded Force engine. Mercury bought Force and updated these engines with Mercury ignition etc. I worked on a lot of these when I was a marine mechanic in the 90s.

That's funny at 40:10 when you're asking Vinny about the boat. I think he likes the boat, but he's looking at you like "To hell with the boat right. Gib mor snacks hooman.... NOW"!!!! 😂😂😂

I have the same boat. Be careful first time out. Mone loses spark after a little bit of running. Still trying to figure out the issue with it. But dropped one plug at a time till it dies. Then 15min later it will fire rite back up like nothing happened, just to do it again once warmed up.

Joe that boat is awesome what a score. Can’t wait to see it on the water. All in boards have a blower to get rid of gas fumes

I haven't seen one of those in years. This will be a neat project.

This guy reminds of myself get running make decisions if it's worth restoration. How do you find so many deals. Love watching.

@joes.7536

6 ай бұрын

Gotta be location. I look for used 2 stroke dirt bikes in my county. And people are asking 1500 for blown up 20 year old 250’s with broken plastics.

@2vintage wondering what booster pack you use on your projects? keep up the good work

Awesome 👍 I can't wait to see it zoom around the lake. You should take Vinnie for a ride.

Invested! Great Find! The colour Scheme brings me back to 1987! WHOOO!

got lucky there, resin and kitty hair open up the crack a touch, great to see you run her

Can also get it sharpened and fixed or even new for dirt cheap. Also the sleeve can get damaged. Thats cheap also

Awesome work! Awesome deal! Hope she floats and scoots!

Noticed the lack of seats, great start up. Was thinking this product, Flex Steel? They make sheets of it now, in black, and White, to maybe do a patch on the hull? For they state they made a whole boat of this material, and they also make some adhesive plastic applique for the front of boats, and canoes for friction bump protection?

I like your videos. One thing I would like to see at the beginning or end of each one are the specs of each machine including the original MSRP.

Had damage to my fibreglass hull similar to on this boat. Instead of repairing with glass, the place I took it to repaired it with epoxy. No issues 8 years later. Not sure how they did it, but it worked.

These old 2 stroke mercs run so well. I resurrected a 93’ 150 XRI. She just needed fuel and a battery.

I’ve never seen another one of these before. I bought one of these around 8 years ago for $100, same colors except it had a 175hp v6 in it. I was going to rebuild it but the whole thing was rotten. I had a feeling that’s how it was going to be but at the end of the day it came with a 2013 galvanized trailer which is why I bought it in the first place. That 120 sport jet was a pretty decent engine that I had on a different jet boat. Only went around 40mph but it was reliable

Good reversing!

Nice work! 🎉

Awesome, Joe. 120 HP that thing is gonna fly!

Good methodical work. Cute cute Dog.

Bilge vent should always run for 4 minutes prior to starting engine to remove gas vapors to prevent fires and explosion in enclosed engine compartment. Replace that bilge vent hose. Those cut up oil bottles are how they added oil to injector pump tank.

The fan is to get rid of any gas vapours before you start the engine so it doesn’t blow up the boat.

Great find, good looking boat. Looking forward to this project, and seeing what you can do. Nice to hear it running, that's half the problem

Great find brother 👏

Sandpaper glass and resin and elbow grease. U can test the impeller before going on the water.

You turn on the blower for a minute or so before you start the engine to make sure there are no gasoline fumes that could blow up, once you start moving you can turn blower off.

Hi joe another cracking buy mate well worth the time 👍👌❤️🔧🔧🔧

They sell a keel protector strip....id patch the glass and add the stick on protector....its a good insurance from stopping further beach landing damage

Looks like fun to me, and a good buy.👍

I was waiting for you to blow the ride plate off cranking it without any water running, for future reference NEVER try to start a sportjet 90,120,or 175hp without running water into that large black hose! You can make an adapter with simple Home Depot plumbing fittings that threads into a garden hose on one end and that black hose on the other which is a tapered fitting. These boats use part of the hull as the water box / muffler and gas fumes can accumulate in that cavity when you're cranking it if it's not starting and then when it does finally start it can ignite all of those fumes and blow that black ride plate right off the bottom of the boat.

Score of a lifetime, right there, if jet pump, prop, wear ring are good, but even then, huge lucky score. If you can get to the crack from inside, and grind sand, layer with fiberglass Matt, then that be better, to do both inside and outside area , hull crack. My jet ski's, that's what I did. I did 6 layers of Matt, with resin, each layer, 1st layer small, just a tad bigger then crack, then went 1 inch bigger each layer. I sanded each layer, make sure get dust off good and out of pits, each time. Before next layer, hard part 4 you, is its gonna wanna fall off, before it cures. I ripped my ski on its side, that helped. You may have to hold each layer, and use fast cure resin, and several pairs of gloves.

how do you find these so often?!?! Great video as always!

That is your blower motor for gas fumes that build up under the hatch !always turn on when fueling at a marina or after you shut the boat off on the lake before restarting.

You got a really good bargain there buddy. Good luck with the rest of it.

If you can get a oil injection delete kit, I'd do it a.s.a.p. and just mix the oil and gas in the main tank. Anyone will tell you those things go bad with no warning and you will destroy the engine before you know it. I did it to my mercury outboard and never looked back. Good luck!

Bilge blower. Oh, I and " without further ado" Your welcome! Capture LOL! I Also not sure where you launched at but the rear light and the bilge is a requirement. Where I live you can get ticketed for not having them.

Great video….what a good find.

That's the first thing I said when you opened the latch: "And it comes with a free wrench".

Looking forward to seeing it on the water joe!

Question for you? What do you do with the bikes you fix up. Look like sometimes you will keep one. But mostly are you selling those? I use to have an 86 YZ 250 and after a couple back surgeries I did not think I would ever ride again so I gave it to my nephew I wanted to see it giving someone else the joy I had this was around 2003. I really miss it do you ever come across any 86 CR 250r’s if so and you fix it up and sell it I would be interested in it. The 1986 CR 250 or 86 YZ since I had that bike are of my favorites we use to go out to sand mountain and those 86 Cr 500 with a paddle tire could wheels up the face of sand mountain

Great video as always

What a great score and vid, thank you my friend and be safe :)

You need a new vent tube for that blower Motor. You run that before you start it if the lid is down to vent out any gases so you don’t blow up

Hey. Man. I like your content and pup's! What's your opinion of putting a 2stroke V8 in a car? I know they Rev high. Specially with a turbo or supercharger

I like atf to free up piston rings but appears yours were good with 150 plus psi.

It was a blower you need to run before starting and while running incase of spark that could blow up the closed engine compartment because of gas fumes.

I had a 93 Searay Searaider jet with the 90hp Mercury sport jet engine. The boat itself was great and a lot of fun but the 90 and 120 engines were pure crap. In two years, I had to replace the stater, CD, broke a piston ring (rebuild) and the crankshaft broke at the fly wheel (picture a frisbee with teeth, spinning at 3000 RPM in the engine compartment). It also continually leaked oil between the engine and the impeller housing. Another problem with these engines was when you leave the water and then come back down, the sudden water grip would torque the crankshaft to a point of braking. After the third rebuild, I threw my hands up and sold it.

I'm a bike guy, but your boat content is great.

You definitely stole that one HAHA Your gonna have to direct inject the water into the hose. And like a few others said your fan is a blower for the motor bay to remove gasses before starting. Fix the flex hose for it. Nice ride can't wait to see it on the water.

There is always easy access to a water hose. No special nothing. I had a twin 120hp and i could loose everyone in the boat if they didnt know. Sandals amd drinks stay in boat. Sooo much fun

Nice score. I wouldn’t trust that oil injection system. Those systems are notorious for failing on these engines.

Always hook up the negative before the positive!

What a lekker boat, you're accumulating a flotilla. Clean, fix the crack, some seats, hope the impeller still is and off you go.

Build seat wood and foam and material but u may have to replace all the material on it so it matches good luck finding the original materials.

that crack is from launching or loading in rough conditions and slamming the boat down on the trailer. i had a similar crack in a deep V. lake Michigan boat.

Love the videos. Not everything is junk if people make an effort. Too much disposable mentality these days.

@ebaystars

9 ай бұрын

totally agree with you !!

300 bucks and the motor runs, great deal

I'm loving the run of boats at the moment.😊 sweet