Thick water??

[sumdig]

Quick question for ya fellas. I was out on the susqy today and had a strange experience. I was crusing mid river (water temp 33.7), I was heading upriver toward the east shore and noticed the boat bogged a bit (hardly noticeable but evident none the less). The boat drove like I had a passenger along. I looked at the depth finder and the water temp dropped to 32.5. I was wondering if the chemical properties of the water as it was approaching the freezing point caused the boat to slow just a tick. Once I got back in the balmy water HAHA (33.7) boat drove as before. During this time I didn't change throttle postion or anything. Thought this was interesting and was just wondering if this ever happened to anyone else.

Thanks.
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[Tom Boyd]

I'm not an OB mechanic and do not even think I know what I'm talking about here... So here goes... I see a possibility of several things happened:

1. Sucked something into the boot and it worked it's way through... leaves, gunk, small pebble(s), etc.

2. Ice formed in boot and your jet became a slushy machine for a few seconds.

3. Fuel issue... etc. water in line and it made it's way through... I use dry gas and now have a water separator.

4. Something I am unaware of totally and OBJet can answer... guru of OB Jets!
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[sumdig]

Thanks TB, There are a bunch of things there to think about that I didn't even consider. My simple mind just figured that the colder water was slightly more dense causing a little more resistance, as the hull moved over the water, enough to slow the boat just a bit.
Although it was pretty cold, maybe my mind was frozen enough to make me think the boat slowed and it never really did. HAHA.
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[Tom Boyd]

sumdig... I know that whenever I turn around, I'm learning something new about my rig and motor. This past year I had a leak in the aluminum tubing drain that runs under the gasoline platform. Through the process of elimination, I knew which drain side the leak was on. I just had no idea of where or how it was leaking. Lakeside Marine figured that out but had no explanation as to why it would happen.

Since it is physically impossible to remove that leaking aluminum drain to fix it, we decided to create a whole new drain under the boat. It works fine. The old drain is now just plugged up and is no longer an issue.

It's amazing that after 20 years of running jet rigs on the rivers and lakes, I continue to see and learn about new things each and every year about my rig.

As for the brain freeze in winter... I'm right there with you. I look like a bundled up Eskimo when we fish in this weather. Looks mean nothing... warmth and dry do.

dad
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