Hard time planing out and cavitation on acceleration

[Aslockcuff]

Hard time planing out with 2008 AR210 unless lots of weight in the bow.. Cavitation on acceleration and really hard time pulling tube/wake board. Is this normal for the AR210. Seems I should be able to pull better.

 

[tdonoughue]

Nope.

Recommend you pull the pump and see what is going on. See the FAQ for instructions. It could be anything from debris in the pump to a chewed up impeller to missing caulk in the jet pathway. Any of those will cause you cavitation issues like that.

 

[Scottintexas]

how long has this been going on?
has it gradually gotten worse or was it a sudden change ?

do you keep the boat on a trailer, in the water or on a lift?

many times members will suck something up, it doesn't go through the impeller and just floats causing problems, when you load the boat on the trailer it falls out with the water and everything looks good and the problem magically goes away,


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[fatboyroy]

Are you sure the clean out plug is sitting correctly?

 

[Aslockcuff]

Are you sure the clean out plug is sitting correctly?

Yes. They are seated correctly. Will blow out if not.

 

[Aslockcuff]

how long has this been going on?
has it gradually gotten worse or was it a sudden change ?

do you keep the boat on a trailer, in the water or on a lift?

many times members will suck something up, it doesn't go through the impeller and just floats causing problems, when you load the boat on the trailer it falls out with the water and everything looks good and the problem magically goes away,


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It's kind of always done this. I keep it on a lift

 

[NoFla21]

Take a picture of the grates under the boat. I bet you have a gap somewhere missing adhesive, which is causing the bad cavitation.

 

[Scottintexas]

how long have you owned the boat ?
how many hours are on it ?
have you ever looked at the impellers ?

you really need to get underneath, make sure the intake grate is clear,

my first guess would be your impellers, as mentioned above pulling them is usually an easy 15-20 minute job (sometimes mine are hard to get back in trying to get the shaft splines lined up)

I've had missing silicone in the jet pump but the cavitation it caused was loud and shaking the engine and boat, in my case the silicone even though it was still there had lost adhesion and I (or the suction of the jet) could easily pull it away from the hull allowing air in,