Fore! Golf ball removal

[GiddYupJoe]

It's been said numerous times. Now that I have done it once I can do it again in confidence in about half the time! I can now worry a little less.

 

[Big Shasta]

Awesome...I really is amazing how simple it is to get the pumps off.

 

[txav8r]

I am still perplexed as to why some guys have to pull them with a vehicle and some just come right off.

 

[cbus]

@GiddYupJoe Awesome news! Glad you got it out. I can't believe how much crap I see floating around.

Those pontoon boats don't have to worry about the stuff we do. The life of a Jet Boater I guess...

 

[Big Shasta]

I am still perplexed as to why some guys have to pull them with a vehicle and some just come right off.

Tell me about it!!! I had to pull it with a vehicle and I still can't see how it was possible that I needed to.

 

[Big Shasta]

I'm debating uploading the video but it's pretty crappy.

 

[txav8r]

Tell me about it!!! I had to pull it with a vehicle and I still can't see how it was possible that I needed to.

I read that! Glad you got it out and are on down the road!

 

[Bacchus_fl]

@GiddYupJoe, Glad you got it out! I learned allot from this thread as well. Having something lodged in one of the impellers that I can remove is one of my biggest concerns. I can now fix it with confidence. I also noticed you had the most important tool on your work bench...a Silver Bullet

@justason any chance you can post an amazon link to the products you added. I like to do the same thing but want to know what exactly to get, not at all familiar will those products or brands.

 

[Bruce]

Glad you are back on the water!

 

[Scottintexas]

I'm debating uploading the video but it's pretty crappy.

@Big Shasta I think you just don't want us to see your red neck friends standing around while you say "ya'll watch this, hold my beer while I hook strap this to my bumper"

@GiddYupJoe good job doing it yourself and glad to see your hat is true to your avitar

 

[GiddYupJoe]

Tell me about it!!! I had to pull it with a vehicle and I still can't see how it was possible that I needed to.

@Big Shasta As I was pulling my impeller I was telling my buddy about your story. Luckily mine did not give me the same trouble.

 

[justason]

@GiddYupJoe, Glad you got it out! I learned allot from this thread as well. Having something lodged in one of the impellers that I can remove is one of my biggest concerns. I can now fix it with confidence. I also noticed you had the most important tool on your work bench...a Silver Bullet

@justason any chance you can post an amazon link to the products you added. I like to do the same thing but want to know what exactly to get, not at all familiar will those products or brands.

@Julian has created a good collection of punch list items here:
https://jetboaters.net/threads/faq-reference-thread-for-forum-content-check-here-for-your-answer-first.81/

Its mostly items from his list, combined with the grease/thread locker mentioned here, throw in a A0 cooler, sunbrella and stereo Mel has educated me on and thats it. I started to paste them in here but took pause that some of the parts were for my waverunner........didnt want to mislead you with unchecked information. Let me send you a PM I think you may enjoy.

 

[beachbum]

righteous effort and great result. I fear my first attempt at dislodging anything... so far so good.

Came across one of those magic lanterns that you light and let float into the sky... HOT AIR BALLOON ? ... While coming into our bay, I saw this semi floating thing... big ole pile of paper and wire just waiting to wrap itself around someone's business.

I want to know what kind of RPMs are running to suck up something as big as a golf ball... I go about idle in 3 ft of water... is anything possible?

 

[Julian]

righteous effort and great result. I fear my first attempt at dislodging anything... so far so good.

Came across one of those magic lanterns that you light and let float into the sky... HOT AIR BALLOON ? ... While coming into our bay, I saw this semi floating thing... big ole pile of paper and wire just waiting to wrap itself around someone's business.

I want to know what kind of RPMs are running to suck up something as big as a golf ball... I go about idle in 3 ft of water... is anything possible?

Unfortunately it doesn't take anything more than idle speed to suck something like this golfball up! I idled over a rock pile in my old LX210 and suck up a baseball sized rock into the intake. It was so big it did ZERO damage as it didn't enter the impeller

 

[itsdgm]

I sucked up a full plastic bottle of water into the pump once. I knew exactly where it came from, just had no idea that it would get sucked up in there at idle when the wife overthrew it.

 

[Britboater]

Glad your all sorted and back on the water.

Not a coincidence that you gave the golf ball "the finger" in two pictures, surely??? Funny, I like your sense of humour …...

 

[Big Shasta]

Video of the extraction posted. https://jetboaters.net/threads/impeller-bearings-trashed-pics.2822/page-5

 

[justason]

Video of the extraction posted. https://jetboaters.net/threads/impeller-bearings-trashed-pics.2822/page-5

I think I'm a little late to the party on this one......a vehicle was used to pull the impeller-shaft from the boat?...pulling the spline connection apart?

 

[Big Shasta]

Yes, that bad boy was JAMMED. Still don't know why. The splines were lubed and looked perfect. but I tried every other method I could think of before going to that as my last resort.

 

[Big Shasta]

@Big Shasta I think you just don't want us to see your red neck friends standing around while you say "ya'll watch this, hold my beer while I hook strap this to my bumper"

LOL..I edited that part out.