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I will keep this long story short. As some of you may recall, my boat sunk in my lake after Hurricane Irma. I got it up the next day, drained it with the bilge pump (it worked!!), and then spent a long time figuring out what to do. I posted on here about my situation. When listers offerred to buy my boat, i decided i could not let it go. So SkiSafe totaled it, but let me keep the title (??), I live in the boonies, but I have a good mechanic. He said everything could be repaired, since it was fresh water, and the boat had not been started. So he disassembled the intake, cleaned everything up and finally I got all the surface oxidation buffed out, so from a distance it looks great. But we had numerous delays. He finished his work long before the homeowner insurance company decided they would give me a few pennies for my destroyed boathouse. I do not mind saying it was American Integrity. The money they gave me for my dock/boathouse covered the cost of demolition of the old thing and the price of the clay tile roof it had on top of it. So anyways the boat ended up sitting at the mechanics place for a long time.
Flash forward, and the new dock is ready. Then problems start with the boat. First, the gas has gone bad, so all that has to be cleaned out of the fuel system. Then I get the boat back and it practically strands me in the middle of the lake. So I take it back in and he replaces all the injectors. He says everything is fine. So today I go out in the lake. For about 5 minutes, everything is fine. Then engine starts losing power, erratic surging, then it dies. When I re- start it it runs for a minute or two, then dies. I barely make it to dock. This AM I get the bright idea it is probably bad gas. So I put in a can of MOLY injector cleaner plus a can of Purple engine cleaner. Same thing happens. I leave the dock with good power, several minutes out, engine sputters and dies. I can only get it to restart in blips and take forever to get to the dock. So then I figured i will let it idle in the dock until the tank is empty or at least the cleaner has had a chance to work. I come back an hour later and the engine is off. I start it up, back out, again have a good run for several minutes, AND SAME THING HAPPENS. Ideas anyone? Do I need to take it to a dealer??? No check engine light, just a barely running engine once it warms up!
Also I have a few other questions----where can I get replacement storage containers- I noticed the 2 under the back cushions are gone.
Also as my boat is a 2002, the dash gauge surrounds are fading- can they be refurbished?- maybe some magic cleaner and elbow grease?
Any help appreciated- I really cannot afford a new boat but I am getting the feeling my engine is shot!
Flash forward, and the new dock is ready. Then problems start with the boat. First, the gas has gone bad, so all that has to be cleaned out of the fuel system. Then I get the boat back and it practically strands me in the middle of the lake. So I take it back in and he replaces all the injectors. He says everything is fine. So today I go out in the lake. For about 5 minutes, everything is fine. Then engine starts losing power, erratic surging, then it dies. When I re- start it it runs for a minute or two, then dies. I barely make it to dock. This AM I get the bright idea it is probably bad gas. So I put in a can of MOLY injector cleaner plus a can of Purple engine cleaner. Same thing happens. I leave the dock with good power, several minutes out, engine sputters and dies. I can only get it to restart in blips and take forever to get to the dock. So then I figured i will let it idle in the dock until the tank is empty or at least the cleaner has had a chance to work. I come back an hour later and the engine is off. I start it up, back out, again have a good run for several minutes, AND SAME THING HAPPENS. Ideas anyone? Do I need to take it to a dealer??? No check engine light, just a barely running engine once it warms up!
Also I have a few other questions----where can I get replacement storage containers- I noticed the 2 under the back cushions are gone.
Also as my boat is a 2002, the dash gauge surrounds are fading- can they be refurbished?- maybe some magic cleaner and elbow grease?
Any help appreciated- I really cannot afford a new boat but I am getting the feeling my engine is shot!
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