well i got my new RIB on Friday morning..looked very good, i was very excited..
Saturday morning, went to work on the mooring early, since i intend to moor it infront of the house..i had the weights in the water from my last RIB so only needed new line/pendant etc... anyway after some dives (good practice) everything was in order, the float was secured, had enough slack to account for tide, had a back up line in case this breaks all good !
Fueled the RIB, and added the oil for break in etc... and decided to try the motor out n dry land before i launch (of course with fresh water running through the engine)...i didnt want to try that at the ramp as the ramp we have is treacherous...its not protected from surf, so actually the waves break on the ramp as you launch and retreive !!!
all looking good, engine started immediately..tried the manual trim mechanism as i have to adjust it to shallow drive when launching...
it was a bit choppy at the ramp but i decided to give it a go anyway...
i launch and as soon as im off the trailer..into the surf..the engine cuts F$%K!!! i try to raise it but the mechanism for manual trim is not working as it shouldm the engine could only be fully down now..so be it, tide was high....i try to start again, it stats, tried to put it in reverse..the gear shift woudnt lock...egine dies again,...i have to act fast in a few seconds ill be washung on the ramp again and damage is imminent.., i start quickly, put in forward and make a sharp turn to get out of danger..it works..phew...
anyway i go to the other side of the pier which is much calmer, then went to remove my car from the ramp...
got back to the rib tried to figure whats wrong, with the manual trim...its not locking as it should
so i decide ill just take it for a little spin and then back out of the water,,.
when i took it out i was happy, it went smooth, its spacious, and that 40HP is packing a lot of power...
10 minutes and i feel the sea is rising still, waves are getting bigger...i decide to take it out before conditions become impossible at the ramp...
gear gave me trouble again, so decided to just lift the engie and pull ity on the trailer...waves didnt make it easy...once it was on the trailer it was riding low, and waves were breaking in and filling it up woth water...PROBLEM: trailer too short!!!
anyway i got it out of the water and opened the engine box to see whats wrong with the gear and i found that something is broken...thank god im out of the water,,,
i called the guy up and he agreed to replace the engine and was very apologetic..seems we got a bad engine, my bad luck...
so now im bummed but hopefully well get this sorted soon and be back on the water having fun...
heres a few pics:
Saturday morning, went to work on the mooring early, since i intend to moor it infront of the house..i had the weights in the water from my last RIB so only needed new line/pendant etc... anyway after some dives (good practice) everything was in order, the float was secured, had enough slack to account for tide, had a back up line in case this breaks all good !
Fueled the RIB, and added the oil for break in etc... and decided to try the motor out n dry land before i launch (of course with fresh water running through the engine)...i didnt want to try that at the ramp as the ramp we have is treacherous...its not protected from surf, so actually the waves break on the ramp as you launch and retreive !!!
all looking good, engine started immediately..tried the manual trim mechanism as i have to adjust it to shallow drive when launching...
it was a bit choppy at the ramp but i decided to give it a go anyway...
i launch and as soon as im off the trailer..into the surf..the engine cuts F$%K!!! i try to raise it but the mechanism for manual trim is not working as it shouldm the engine could only be fully down now..so be it, tide was high....i try to start again, it stats, tried to put it in reverse..the gear shift woudnt lock...egine dies again,...i have to act fast in a few seconds ill be washung on the ramp again and damage is imminent.., i start quickly, put in forward and make a sharp turn to get out of danger..it works..phew...
anyway i go to the other side of the pier which is much calmer, then went to remove my car from the ramp...
got back to the rib tried to figure whats wrong, with the manual trim...its not locking as it should
so i decide ill just take it for a little spin and then back out of the water,,.
when i took it out i was happy, it went smooth, its spacious, and that 40HP is packing a lot of power...
10 minutes and i feel the sea is rising still, waves are getting bigger...i decide to take it out before conditions become impossible at the ramp...
gear gave me trouble again, so decided to just lift the engie and pull ity on the trailer...waves didnt make it easy...once it was on the trailer it was riding low, and waves were breaking in and filling it up woth water...PROBLEM: trailer too short!!!
anyway i got it out of the water and opened the engine box to see whats wrong with the gear and i found that something is broken...thank god im out of the water,,,
i called the guy up and he agreed to replace the engine and was very apologetic..seems we got a bad engine, my bad luck...
so now im bummed but hopefully well get this sorted soon and be back on the water having fun...
heres a few pics: