Pull the Jet Pump?

[JSchneider]

Sucked something up in the right engine. I shut it down when it started to vibrate and got it on the dock with the left one. Checked the clean out port and it feels like broken plastic and foam peanuts wrapped around the impeller, but I can’t get it out so I am going to put it the back on the trailer tomorrow and pull the pump. Never done this before, any pointers? We have friends coming tomorrow and want to get it fixed before they get here. Do I need silicone and lock tight to put it back on? Guessing metric tools? It’s a 2023 222SD. First season with a jet boat. They actually handle well on one engine with the bucket open on the dead one.

 

[drewkaree]

Get a hawksbill knife, and use it to cut the plastic off. See if that's enough to allow the plastic removal.

Run your phone in there and see if there's anything else.

If you're not prepared for pulling the pump, manage everyone's expectations, and tell them ahead of time that you haven't done this before, so this will be stressful, and it may cut into "fun time", but rushing it could cause you more problems down the road, possibly on your excursion with the friends.

I would consider the Loctite to be non-negotiable, and the silicone (for where or what?) to be something that could be left off until you get the proper materials - count on redoing this after your outing, at a slower pace, to add a proper gasket material (another Loctite product, see a manual for the correct number.

The hawksbill knife is the easy possible solution, I would try that first, and pull the pump if that fails

 

[Cambo]

They actually handle well on one engine with the bucket open on the dead one.

Did you go over 10mph with one engine? If so that’s a risky move if you didnt clamp the hose to stop the cooling water from back flowing. Even with the gate open the water can be forced in. As mentioned above using a knife lay down under the boat and reach up I have had good luck with a serrated steak knife, also a hanger bent with a hook can help pull junk out. If you do need to pull the jet drive be carful with the bolts back them in occasionally if they seem to bind up as they are coming out, I had one snap sheared the bolt head off. Drilling and tapping is a pain

 

[VitaminSea]

also a hanger bent with a hook can help pull junk out

Now that you mention it, I completely forgot I keep such a tool onboard, as it saved me once from pulling the pump - had an aquatic plant’s thicker stem stuck in the pump. Worked like a charm!!

 

[JSchneider]

Thanks guys, I will try to get whatever is in there out before attempting to pull the pump off. If I get a pliers in there I might be able to get ahold of it and rip it out. It’s just jammed between the Impeller and housing or ring.

No, I didn’t go over 4 mph with the right side shut down so I am not really concerned about that.

 

[Cobra Jet Steering LLC]

Yes remove the intake grate under the boat and you can usually remove the trash in the impeller a lot easier

 

[JSchneider]

Got it out through the clean out port. It was a ground up turtle…not what I was expecting. But it’s fixed.

Drewkaree, you are just down the road from us, we are in the Sheboygan area. My parents always had boats on Winnebago when I was younger but haven’t been out there in probably 25 years.

Thanks again for the info!