TikiTease
New Member
- Mar 2, 2019
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- Boat Info
- 1992 330 EC
- Engines
- Twin 7.4L Mercruiser Straight Drive
Greetings!
My wife and I purchased our '92 330EC (photos below) back in March from a member of the Vallejo Yacht Club. Then named "Mudd Slinga," she had been in the club for a while and we heard from fellow members that she was an outstanding boat. Old timers of course told us we were crazy for buying a powerboat (VYC is primarily a sailing club) due to fuel costs but whatever, I like the kind of crazy we are. Though I grew up with bass boats in the family (down in Louisiana), boat ownership is new to us...and this boat felt REALLY big at first!
Now renamed "Lagniappe," (a cajun french term for 'something extra' or 'nice surprise) and comfortably settled in a nice covered berth I'm now planning a few winter projects. I've used the search feature here to try to gain insight to some of this but have had limited success. I'm hoping perhaps someone here has some knowledge to share, or can point me in the right direction.
Some background: I had a bunch of engine work performed in April to ensure she was good-to-go (With under 700 hours on the big blocks I feel she has a lot of life left in her) following our taking posession. The work performed involved installation of new exhaust manifolds, risers, hoses, etc, new distributor cap/rotors as well as a new port-side carb and stb. side raw water pump and a few other minor things. Expensive, yes, but she's running great. Even so, a few questions...
1. I'm getting a bit of vapor out of the port-side exhaust and it seems that she burns a bit more fuel on that side. From reading the forum here I thought at first it might be the mechanical choke not working properly and causing the engine to run a bit rich, but that's the side that has the new carb. Have any of you encountered anything similar to this? Could it be as simple as a carb adjustment?
2. I'm in need of two windshield wiper arms and motors (center and stb). I saw somewhere here that Sea Ray used wipers and motors from a truck for some models but haven't been able to chase down what I need and where to find. Any ideas?
3. Interior under cabinet lights in the galley which were working perfectly suddenly do not illuminate. I'll be working on this after the holiday - perhaps the switch went bad.
4. Some of the trim around the windows is beginning to fail and would benefit from replacement. Is there a source for this sort of thing?
Other things on the list for winter:
Thanks for listening...
JV
Vallejo, CA
My wife and I purchased our '92 330EC (photos below) back in March from a member of the Vallejo Yacht Club. Then named "Mudd Slinga," she had been in the club for a while and we heard from fellow members that she was an outstanding boat. Old timers of course told us we were crazy for buying a powerboat (VYC is primarily a sailing club) due to fuel costs but whatever, I like the kind of crazy we are. Though I grew up with bass boats in the family (down in Louisiana), boat ownership is new to us...and this boat felt REALLY big at first!
Now renamed "Lagniappe," (a cajun french term for 'something extra' or 'nice surprise) and comfortably settled in a nice covered berth I'm now planning a few winter projects. I've used the search feature here to try to gain insight to some of this but have had limited success. I'm hoping perhaps someone here has some knowledge to share, or can point me in the right direction.
Some background: I had a bunch of engine work performed in April to ensure she was good-to-go (With under 700 hours on the big blocks I feel she has a lot of life left in her) following our taking posession. The work performed involved installation of new exhaust manifolds, risers, hoses, etc, new distributor cap/rotors as well as a new port-side carb and stb. side raw water pump and a few other minor things. Expensive, yes, but she's running great. Even so, a few questions...
1. I'm getting a bit of vapor out of the port-side exhaust and it seems that she burns a bit more fuel on that side. From reading the forum here I thought at first it might be the mechanical choke not working properly and causing the engine to run a bit rich, but that's the side that has the new carb. Have any of you encountered anything similar to this? Could it be as simple as a carb adjustment?
2. I'm in need of two windshield wiper arms and motors (center and stb). I saw somewhere here that Sea Ray used wipers and motors from a truck for some models but haven't been able to chase down what I need and where to find. Any ideas?
3. Interior under cabinet lights in the galley which were working perfectly suddenly do not illuminate. I'll be working on this after the holiday - perhaps the switch went bad.
4. Some of the trim around the windows is beginning to fail and would benefit from replacement. Is there a source for this sort of thing?
Other things on the list for winter:
- New water heater element
- Professional detail (she needs it!)
- Installation of new VHF (of course the radio I purchased is smaller than the hole cut for the radio being replaced...I have to make a blank).
- And hopefully...new canvas (and perhaps cockpit carpet?)
Thanks for listening...
JV
Vallejo, CA