[jlyalls]

Hey Jeff I was curious if you received my emails with those pics. I sent quite a few I was concerned perhaps the emails were too large. Thanks again. Josh

[jlyalls]

Pic1 – FrontPic2 – MotorPic3 – Side View FullPic4 – Engine Cover Off Pic5 – Steering WheelPic6 – Trolling MotorMore Pics on Flickr Site Last edited by jlyalls on March 14th, 2012, 4:41 am, edited 2 times in total.

[jlyalls]

Yeah I have been tearing into it some getting the floor ripped out and I have discovered the stringers are pretty much rotten in some spots. I am curious if this can be pieced out and scabbed and epoxied and fiberglassed to last me a few more years until I can afford another cat….. Ill post pictures soon.

[jlyalls]

Hey guys I had a buddy help me diagnose the issue. Basically the negative wire going to the fuel pump had a connector that was loose and this caused the resistance to go up and pull more amps. This caused the wire to get hot and cause the female end of the plug to become open and kill the connection. To fix this I cut off the bad connector and installed a new one. I then hooked it up to the hose and let it run about 1000 rpms for 30 mins to test and it was successful. Thought this might be helpful incase anyone else has issues. Below is the picture of the wire burning up due to the loose connection.Last edited by jlyalls on July 24th, 2015, 4:36 pm, edited 2 times in total.

[jlyalls]

I wanted to post some pics and show that this cat is ready to go again! I had a good buddy help with the repairs. We cut out the bad rotten section of the strings back to solid wood and reinforced with composite stringers. We then fiberglassed it and encased it all including the floor. I will show the before and after. BeforeAfterNow to re-carpet and ready to go!

[jlyalls]

Well bad news for me again. For some reason the engine is still cutting off after a while on the lake. I have checked the amperage from the fuel pump at 1500 rpm on the hose and it reads avg 2.8amps. I am somewhat confused. I can mess with the new connector going to the negative terminal on the fule pump and its like it is getting loose again and I can squeeze it with pliers and it starts back up for a little bit. I also noticed that my battery is no longer charging. I am curious if the stator or one of the regulators could be causing issues. Anyone have any tips on where and how to troubleshoot this? I have a fluke meter to test with but I am not familiar with checking a stator or a voltage regulator. Thanks ahead for the replies and if you need more information I will gladly let you know. Troubleshooting so far…Motor is a 1995 Mercury Black Max XRI and is Fuel injected. I have cleaned the battery terminals and re crimped all the connections to the starting battery.Made new connection to neg terminal on fuel pumpFuel pump reads -2.8 amps at 1500 RPMBattery Not charging when motor is running

[jlyalls]

Yes sir I will get you more pics this weekend.

[jlyalls]

Yes sir I will get you more pics this weekend.

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