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  1. RedBarron55

    A brief insane moment and $300 purchase of 1994 Regal Rush

    I bought a Regal Rush 90 hp. Sport Jet boat the other day, mostly for spare parts for my Hobie Jet Skiff. I figured that just a few parts would cover the cost. The engine feels like it has good compression (by turning the engine over by hand) and the wear ring I have already built up with JB...
  2. RedBarron55

    Depth finder transducer winterization

    If worried about the trapped water freezing fill the void with some silicone grease or oil. Pull the transducer every ten years to check
  3. RedBarron55

    Depth finder transducer winterization

    I don't have one of these, but if you were to do something like fill the cavity on purpose with RV antifreeze it would preclude water entry and not freeze either. Since the o'ring is at the bottom and top put the transducer almost all the way in, leaving room for addition of RV antifreeze, pour...
  4. RedBarron55

    1996 Regal Rush XP 120 jet boat - Broken Control/Shift Cable

    You had good luck getting the broken parts out. Sometimes it helps to heat the heck out of the boss. Now just some waiting. You could just buy a rubber stopper of the right size, drill an off center hole and go if the stop is delayed.
  5. RedBarron55

    Hurricane Florence Prep

    The idea is that if you touch the equipment and are standing on the ground you and the equipment will be at the same potential and no current will flow through YOU. Also if something shorts the voltage to the equipment case the short will trip the breaker, clearing the circuit and protecting the...
  6. RedBarron55

    1996 Regal Rush XP 120 jet boat - Broken Control/Shift Cable

    The Service Bulletin is about positioning the bucket SEVERE VIBRATION/REVERSE GATE ADJUSTMENT There is some normal vibration from idle up to planing speeds. Severe vibration, at all speeds, was found to be the result of the reverse gate interfering with the rudder water flow. The reverse gate...
  7. RedBarron55

    Hurricane Florence Prep

    Safest and code requires that the frame is grounded and there is a ground terminal on all generators for this purpose. If everything is OK then OK, but.... If you were using the generator to supply power to the house a good idea would be to attach to the ground where the power company feed...
  8. RedBarron55

    1996 Regal Rush XP 120 jet boat - Broken Control/Shift Cable

    Looks good! There is a SB on the location of the bucket in forward. The lip should be 1/8 " or a little more above the top of the nozzle. If you pull out the fast idle button on the throttle you can run up the pump in "Neutral" to see what happens there. You can also tie the boat firmly to the...
  9. RedBarron55

    Hurricane Florence Prep

    The "redundant" ground is to help keep from killing you or others. The neutral is the same AT the entrance. Think of the ground as an equipment ground, grounding the metal equipment cover and if there were a short inside then the breaker would trip and perhaps not kill you when you touch it. The...
  10. RedBarron55

    Winterizing a two stroke merc jet engine!?

    Here is a link to the annual service for the sport jet. I didn't think of this as winterization, but it's not a bad time to do it. https://www.outlaweagle.com/forum/files/sjannualservicev1.1_190.pdf
  11. RedBarron55

    1996 Regal Rush XP 120 jet boat - Broken Control/Shift Cable

    Looking good! I have heard that making the front level with the hull is important and yours (can't see well) looks like it is a little low, but it could be the camera angle. Great job using the board to pry if into place.
  12. RedBarron55

    Winterizing a two stroke merc jet engine!?

    Fog the engines. They are self draining of cooling water Hook the battery(s) to battery maintainers. Give the engines a light spray with WD40 or such. Others will give some good ideas as well.
  13. RedBarron55

    Hurricane Florence Prep

    Make sure your insurance is paid, in force and up to date
  14. RedBarron55

    1999 2000 sea raider f16xr NEED REPAIR MANUAL

    A lot of parts in a boat. Engine, Hull, Windshield, seats? I assume you need an engine/drive manual. Is that right? If that is correct then what engine do you have in the boat?
  15. RedBarron55

    1996 Regal Rush XP 120 jet boat - Broken Control/Shift Cable

    Great! A little liquid soap helps get the ride plate and gasket in place. Sometimes getting one set of screws in and using a 2X4 and a heavy object to bump it into place.
  16. RedBarron55

    Work assigned me some camera duty

    Very interesting, but open to misinterpretation due to the emissivity of the various parts. What does that mean? It means that the Infrared reading needs to be factored by the emmissivity of the surface. For example the shiny chromed surfaces are not good at emitting heat, but dull black...
  17. RedBarron55

    1998 sea rayder f16 xr throttle problem

    First thing is to check the compression to verify that it is OK. You could try turning the flywheel by hand and feeling the same resistance on each cylinder. After that you can check the plugs firing on each cylinder by clamping the pickup over each plug in turn. Then check the fuel pressure...
  18. RedBarron55

    Sportjet 175 surge

    Check the fuel pump pressure. A gauge in the line to the carbs. My 90 did that and a rebuild on the pump fixed it. Actually it would die and if i backed off on the throttle it would run.
  19. RedBarron55

    Cleaning products

    Starbrite hull cleaner on Scum OFF! Thanks for the heads up. A few minutes and the hull looks great.
  20. RedBarron55

    Cleaning products

    Who has a good cleaner for waterline scum buildup? I have crud along the sides of my Hobie Skiff jet that polishing compound doesn't want to cut.
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