New jet boat owner T. R. N.J

[piper84]

New owner of A 2000 Yamaha LS 2000 Jet Boat. Lots of work to do but all in all the boat is in good shape needs some eng. work steering cables replaced and a few odds and ends. Looking forward to summer.

 

[Seadeals]

Congrats and welcome aboard! The work you put into it will be rewarding and so will the time on the water when done.

 

[Stevepro172]

Since you are in NJ where will you be using your boat the most?

 

[Sbrown]

Since you are in NJ where will you be using your boat the most?

On the water.... Sorry, couldn't help myself.

 

[Julian]

T.R.N.J.?

 

[Scottintexas]

Be sure to upgrade your oil lines or go prefix
Many 2 strokes have been lost because of the lines

 

[piper84]

Since you are in NJ where will you be using your boat the most?

On the Toms River and the Barnaget Bay in and out with a trailer.

 

[Julian]

On the Toms River

Ah....am I correct in deciphering your code that T.R.N.J = Toms River New Jersey?

 

[piper84]

Going to upgrade a few things replacing exhaust sys. Port eng. Has a lower comp. cyl. about 20 psi. Using penetrating oil to hopefully free rings. Don’t want to do a top end job if I don’t have to. Also Want to mod the jet clean out plugs with a pin to hold them from popping out under pressure.

 

[piper84]

Be sure to upgrade your oil lines or go prefix
Many 2 strokes have been lost because of the lines

Did not think about premixing the oil good idea! Fail
Safe. Will Same fuel filters work?

 

[piper84]

Ah....am I correct in deciphering your code that T.R.N.J = Toms River New Jersey?

You are correct

 

[the MfM]

Did not think about premixing the oil good idea! Fail
Safe. Will Same fuel filters work?

Premix isn’t fail safe either. If a carb plugs or fails while underway with premix you’ll be running on two cylinders and you could melt a piston. With injection all cylinders would still be getting oil.

 

[piper84]

Did not know that thanks for the information. But if an oil injection pump fails may lose the whole motor? Can a low psi oil shut down be installed?

 

[the MfM]

Did not know that thank for the information. But if an oil injection pump fails may lose the whole motor? Can a low psi oil shut down be installed?

There is already a low oil alarm. But it’s in the injection oil tank. And a lot of people have unplugged them because of false alarms due to an oil soaked float that doesn’t float anymore.

The oil pumps are generally considered reliable. I think a lot of fear of these boats is because people started losing relatively new engines ... due to the using zip ties as hose clamps. So they have a bad reputation.

When I got my boat I replaced all the oil lines in a couple evenings for peace of mind. But yes if the pump failed you’d damage all three cylinders. I figure if I ever have to do one I’d replace all three pistons anyways while I’m at it.

Plus I’d rather have the variable oil injection over pre mix. The engines get more oil when they need it and less when they don’t. Though others are happy with premix.

 

[Farmdog267]

Good luck with the new boat! Lots of great information and people on here!

 

[PeterB]

Good luck with the boat! I used to live in Toms River, and boated on those same waters as well as the Metedeconk. Barnegate bay was great, but can get pretty chopped up, and I remember some hair raising trips through the Point Pleasant canal on busy summer weekends! It's a great area to boat, fish, ski, etc. Have fun!

 

[jeff_s]

Welcome!
We live down in Tuckerton and boat in the Great Bay/ Barnegat Bay/ and up the rivers.