Scarab 215 ID Loose Reciprocator hose

[Lendwaym]

Took delivery of my 2019 215ID and on the maiden voyage the reciprocator hose came of the inlet. This hose is located in the port engine bay area. Is this a common thing to happen? And 2nd question is there a manual that shows diagrams of all the plumbing for exhaust and engine?

Thanks in advance

 

[Luc Lafreniere]

Everything I have, including various manuals can be found here: *removed for possible copyright issues*

As for does this happen often, yes. lol Clamps MUST be checked regularly. Vibrations, thermal changes, etc. make clamps get loose over time. I highly recommend you check them yourself each year (I tighten them once in the fall and tug on all the hoses mid way through the summer myself). The dealer forgets to check these, I guarantee it. It's an easy job and well worth doing since hoses get loose.

From the manufacturer, it seems to happen a lot as well. Clamps aren't fully tightened or forgotten. I recommend you double check all clamps now. Again, easy job to do and can save you a lot of hassle. The dealer should be doing this, but again, I wouldn't trust anyone to do that. It takes time which they don't usually take at the dealer unless there's a problem.

 

[Gozills]

Took delivery of my 2019 215ID and on the maiden voyage the reciprocator hose came of the inlet. This hose is located in the port engine bay area. Is this a common thing to happen? And 2nd question is there a manual that shows diagrams of all the plumbing for exhaust and engine?

Thanks in advance

Whats a recipricator?

 

[Luc Lafreniere]

I assumed be meant the resonator. Or water box. Lol but same solutions otherwise. Haha

 

[Lendwaym]

My dealer called it that but it is the hose that supplies the water to the exhaust system. This caused a check engine on my starboard engine because most of the water wasn’t getting to the exhaust system but rather accumulating in the engine bay/bilge. Is that the resonator?

 

[John P Jones]

Everything I have, including various manuals can be found here: *removed for possible copyright issues*

As for does this happen often, yes. lol Clamps MUST be checked regularly. Vibrations, thermal changes, etc. make clamps get loose over time. I highly recommend you check them yourself each year (I tighten them once in the fall and tug on all the hoses mid way through the summer myself). The dealer forgets to check these, I guarantee it. It's an easy job and well worth doing since hoses get loose.

From the manufacturer, it seems to happen a lot as well. Clamps aren't fully tightened or forgotten. I recommend you double check all clamps now. Again, easy job to do and can save you a lot of hassle. The dealer should be doing this, but again, I wouldn't trust anyone to do that. It takes time which they don't usually take at the dealer unless there's a problem.

Wow, good to know - Thanks. I have a 2014 Scarab 215HO. We bought it as a leftover at the end of the 2015 season, so did not get to use it until 2016 for the first time. This is our 5th year on the water with it (fresh water lake only). So far, the only issue we've ever had is the occasional 2 inch stick getting jammed in the jet drive. The boat will eat weeds with no problems - though we still do our best to avoid them. But those little stray 2" sticks are the boat's nemesis. Since the boat stays docked in season, it's a royal hassle - we have to take the boat out of the water to fetch the stick, which is not always an easy task.
Have not had a problem with any hoses, knock on wood. I'll have to start checking them.

Ant advice on perhaps a different inlet grate to keep those pesky 2" sticks out of the jet drive?

 

[Luc Lafreniere]

No replacement intake grate recommendations. lol Sorry. If the stick is just sitting in there and not jammed, you can sometimes flush it out with the spin trick. Essentially, accelerate a bit, get a good wake going (so not too fast), then turn hard to port or starboard, when the boat starts to spin, kill the engine and let the boat spin around. It will start to move backwards into the wake moving opposite to the boat. This flushes water back through the nozzle and OUT the intake grate, often removing any debris caught in there. Try it multiple times in either direction before attempting to go under the boat. It will often flush out objects, weeds, etc.