Summer ended shortly for me :( Resto begins.

[Jetlink]

Just have TitanTN come and drive your boat for about 30 minutes... This never gets old for me Rob, sorry, had to do it.

[inair]

Sorry didn't mean to imply that you should run it in gear. My prop turns slowly and makes a growling noise while in neutral. I don't know how fast it might turn at 2500 rpm.

[wotan2525]

My prop also sometimes turns slowly while in neutral. It's very slow. And I have a dripless shaft seal that uses water to cool it -- so no groaning.

wspeedin -- For the coupler, this just came up in another thread, but the easiest way to do it is to put a socket over the end of the shaft and then bolt it up to the transmission so that the socket "pushes" the shaft out of the coupler. You may need to use longer bolts to make this work and for the love of god, make sure you've pulled out any set screws before you try!

[Salty87]

Sorry didn't mean to imply that you should run it in gear. My prop turns slowly and makes a growling noise while in neutral. I don't know how fast it might turn at 2500 rpm.

the growling is the shaft rubbing on the strut bushing. it's made of hard rubber and wants water as a lubricant. soapy water will last longer if you need to run it longer.

my prop doesn't spin out of gear either.

[wiatowski]

Yea, I dont plan on having the boat in gear while on the trailer. For some reason, lol, that doesnt seem like a smart idea, lol.
Actually, right now my prop shaft isnt even connected to the transmission. I have a new OJ Dripless Sahft Seal to install so it isnt connected. Speaking of that, any ideas on how to get the coupler off the shaft? I have taken the nut off but cant seem to get the coupler to budge off the shaft.

Use heat. If you have a torch heat up the coupler all around, not like glowing red, but enough to get it to expand a little, and (with gloves on) pull it off. It should slide right off that way. You can use the same method to put it on. Or i have seen some guys heat it in an oven for like 1/2 an hour. Torch is the quickest way to do it though. Even a propane one will do, but it will take longer.

[rideevol]

Growling noise might be transmission related. Check transmission fluid for signs of water. It should be translucent, not milky.

[inair]

The noise is what Salty87 said, the prop shaft turning slowly inside the plastic/rubber strut bushing. The trany is fine. Had it checked when it was at Bennett's Boat Repair in Maryville TN a few months ago. As far as that goes Donny also checked the bushing for me then as well.

[wspeedin]

So I tried to start the boat last night with no success!
Im not sure what is happenning but maybe you guys can help me out. When I crank the engine over it doesnt turn very fast which makes me think that the batttery is low. However I have been charging the battery and used a jump box and nothing is giving it enough power to turn it over quickly.
Second, When I turn the key to start and try to turn it over, 5 seconds at most, the pwoer wire at the starter puts out a few puffs of smoke. I know that this cant be normal so Im not sure whats going on there. I took a plug out and grounded it while turning the engine over to check for spark. Im getting spark but it seems to be intermittent.
Any ideas?
BTW, there is no gas in the boat. I have only been trying to get it to crank using starting fluid for now. If I can get the baot to want to start then I was going to add gas.

[TitanTn]

It definitely sounds like a starter, or starter solenoid issue. Seeing that it had water in it, it's definitely worth taking to a starter/alternator shop and have them bench test it. They'll be able to tell which part is bad and if the starter can reasonably be rebuilt or if you need a replacement. This is all assuming that the engine has been broke loose.

[wspeedin]

yeah, i was able to get the engine free. Only took an entier day of lubing and small movements, lol.
Arent these starters rebuildable?