Super User BrianinMD Posted January 14, 2017 Super User Posted January 14, 2017 Sorry for all the stupid questions, first time running the boat and running into things I do not know so asking.... This one is really stupid, the oil reservoir on the front of my 2015 115hp Pro XS has a cap which does not screw in it has a rubber gasket and just pushed in. Took it out to fill up the tank and now cannot get it back in. The rubber gasket does not want to fit back in. Can someone tell this moron the secret... Quote
Super User BrianinMD Posted January 14, 2017 Author Super User Posted January 14, 2017 Okay, found the answer. You have to twist the yellow portion of the cap assembly to counter clockwise to release the pressure on the o-ring. Then to reinstall you push the assembly in and turn the yellow portion to clockwise to tighten it. This was not explained in the owners manual, only says to remove cap and reinstall cap. Yes I still feel like a moron for asking this one but leaving it up just in case others run into the same concern.... Quote
Super User iabass8 Posted January 14, 2017 Super User Posted January 14, 2017 There's no dumb questions in boat ownership sir. It's an expensive hobby. Better to be safe than sorry. 2 Quote
Super User fishwizzard Posted January 14, 2017 Super User Posted January 14, 2017 This is the most intimidating part to me when I think about getting a boat. It's like learning to drive and maintain a car all over again, but with vastly more expensive towing fees if I mess something up. I do like to think I am smarter now than I was at 17, but then again, I am thinking of buying a boat. Quote
Super User Way2slow Posted January 14, 2017 Super User Posted January 14, 2017 Kinda like something saying, "INSTRUCTIONS ARE ON THE BOTTOM". You flip it over to read them, and they are in a little pouch. You pull them out and the first line says, DO NOT TURN UPSIDE DOWN. 3 Quote
Super User BrianinMD Posted January 14, 2017 Author Super User Posted January 14, 2017 Bunnielab, one of the biggest concerns I had before buying was not being mechanically inclined. Goofy issues like this will drive me nuts until I get thru this learning curve. As long as I do not blow it up before I get to that point.... Quote
Super User fishwizzard Posted January 14, 2017 Super User Posted January 14, 2017 My plan this summer is to get my MD boating card and do a bunch of rental days at the spots that rent. I know Loch Raven rents battery powered jon boats and SPSP rents small power boats. The cost is pretty low and I want some on the water time, especially in the smaller jons, before I even think for real about buying. Quote
Super User Way2slow Posted January 14, 2017 Super User Posted January 14, 2017 The biggest one suggestion I can give you is, Learn how to use the trim. So many people I see don't have their boats properly trimmed. Start off with the motor trimmed all the way in. Once you get comfortable with the boat and used to the way it feels, you may find it doesn't need to be all the way in/down but for now, trim it all the way down. Once I go full throttle to get on plane, I also start trimming out at the same time. Unless the boat is sluggish and slow to get on plane, it should come up a lay over about the same time you want to quit trimming, but make sure you have not trimmed it all the way out. Now is when you really want to start paying attention to how the boat feels, what the tach is doing and how the motor sounds. Each speed you drive and the number of people in the boat greatly affect the trim. Regardless of the speed you are cruising at, trim the motor so the hull feels the lightest, there is minimum torque on the steering wheel and the tach does not gain rpm and the boat does not gain speed. Basically, the motor will gain a couple hundred rpm but you don't notice any change in the boats speed. That is over trimming and creates a cavitation in the prop. You should learn to hear and feel this condition and trim back in just slightly when you do. Just before cavitation is usually the best trim. How the boat feels is what you need to pay attention to, some hulls just don't like very much trim and it's very easy to over trim, especially on a the riveted aluminum hulls. You will find you are regularly bumping the trim because even the amount of chop on the water affects your trim setting. You should also make it a practice to ALWAYS trim down a little when crossing boat wakes, at any angle, and when turning. A visual indicator of running with the motor over trimmed is to look at the prop. Before long, it will develop a spot about the size of a quarter/fifty cent piece on the lower face of the blades that looks like someone sanded it. Painted aluminum props show it pretty quickly, stainless takes a little longer. Quote
Super User fishnkamp Posted January 14, 2017 Super User Posted January 14, 2017 Bunnielab another good place to go is Piney Run in Carroll County. If you purchase your own battery and 12 volt trolling motor than you can run all over that body of water with their rental boats. It is good enough fishing that you will actually see big fiberglass bass boats in there running only on their trolling motors. Also if you have time I would be happy to get together and help you learn some of these spots. Brian if you run into any questions with that boat do not hesitate to ask for help. There are lots of us in MD that can help. Quote
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