WinkBuilt
Active Member
- Aug 1, 2018
- 189
- Boat Info
- Sorrento S230 SXL 1987.
2007 Jeep Liberty.
- Engines
- 5.7 Mercruiser w/Alpha I
Have had the boat on out Lake Erie 5 times now.
Other than our first voyage where we discovered the coil was shot and got towed back, the 5.7 Merc has run great.
Temp dead on at 170. Easily cruising at 25-30.
Have some things left to do still.
But my biggest issue is vapor lock at this point.
Love this boat and the motor is quiet when running do to it being so well covered.
Sun pad, back rest for bench seating, bench seat, carpeted storage deciders under pads.
Fires right up at launch ramp.
Run for a bit. Anywhere from 30 mins to an hour and a half straight with no issues.
(RPM will surge at times, but, I think that’s due to prop condition and inability to trim st this point)
Soon as we anchor though, she just won’t start up until it’s sat with engine cover open for 45-90 mins.
This has stricken major confidence issues into my wife....She missed out on a beautiful ride to Put in Bay last week.
I’ve seen everything from insulate gas lines to 12v fuel pumps to force the fuel out of line.
I have tried the letting engine idle for several mins after running, tried the leave a football between the sunpad and frame to vent. Ran bilge vent etc.
Any one else with this boat have the same experience?
Anyone beat vapor lock?
Other than our first voyage where we discovered the coil was shot and got towed back, the 5.7 Merc has run great.
Temp dead on at 170. Easily cruising at 25-30.
Have some things left to do still.
But my biggest issue is vapor lock at this point.
Love this boat and the motor is quiet when running do to it being so well covered.
Sun pad, back rest for bench seating, bench seat, carpeted storage deciders under pads.
Fires right up at launch ramp.
Run for a bit. Anywhere from 30 mins to an hour and a half straight with no issues.
(RPM will surge at times, but, I think that’s due to prop condition and inability to trim st this point)
Soon as we anchor though, she just won’t start up until it’s sat with engine cover open for 45-90 mins.
This has stricken major confidence issues into my wife....She missed out on a beautiful ride to Put in Bay last week.
I’ve seen everything from insulate gas lines to 12v fuel pumps to force the fuel out of line.
I have tried the letting engine idle for several mins after running, tried the leave a football between the sunpad and frame to vent. Ran bilge vent etc.
Any one else with this boat have the same experience?
Anyone beat vapor lock?