thought this one manfred mann...blinded by the light?

temp didnt get over 200, could just hear it drop off and start to suck air and I shut down quick, then put in reverse. What i did learn was not to turn off the motor once the bag is free, just let it start to circulate cool water, if not then you just have a dry block staying hot....


And I was GLAD it came off very quickly

yup yup

Nah, it was the loose nut behind the wheel running thru crab traps...

I hope it's a paper one, when you use plastic the chick turns blue after a few minutes....

Ahhhhhhh reminds me of the single life way back when....

Yep,
I sucked up a bunch of Sea grass that was floating in the Barge Canal yesterday. Going in reverse in a jet boat doesn't clear it out. Had to jump into the water, dive under the boat and I pulled 2-3 Hands full of seagrass out of the jet intake grate!
Jumped back in, started her up and off I went.
Dean

Actualy you should shut it down and let it cool slowly . Pumping cold water through a very hot cast iron block = cracks

If you're up on plane get her going as fast as you can, shut the motor down and pull the shift into reverse as quick as possible. Usually get the water flowing through the pump backwards enought to clear things out.

Last year I sucked a plastic bag in through the low water pickup. Temp. Skyrocketed so I shut it down and checked the sea-strainer. It was clear but I still wasn't pumping any water. I had to get towed in and when we pulled the boat out of the water there was a 1" piece of bag sticking out. I ended up pulling a whole plastic grocery bag out of the pickup
After that episode I installed a water pressure gauge.

Unfortunatley, I was in a Manatee zone! But one of the many cool things about this little Seaddo jet boat is we can run along the outside of most of the Manatee zones, because it'll run in 2 feet of water!
Dean