'74 22-2

[gran398]

Glad you got it out. Five gallons in the bilge is nothing to sneeze at.

Set it up like the guys have been doing lately...fiberglass strips on the bottom, chocked in on the corners and top, no foam, let the air circulate. Several threads here for guidance.

We have a fave aluminum tank supplier on the Vendor forum....CAS members receive a discount. But shop and compare, keep us posted.

 

[love2fish]

Mine still has the aluminum straps that are anchored to the side of the coffin are still solid so I was gonna leave them and re-use.
Threads seem to be 50-50 on coating vs leaving bare. Guess I'll ask the builder and see what they recommend.

[love2fish]

Picked up my new tank from Mattson yesterday- got it installed this afternoon.


Also received a box of accessories I've been waiting for- new LED anchor light, GPS antenna, and bungee cargo net for a lifejacket storage setup.


Bright spot of the day: my new seat cushions for the front seat of the console got dropped off late today.


Bad part- boat has been sitting in the driveway since I got home from the Keys August 10. I didn't have any problems with it while down there- flushed it before I left there and also flushed it when I got home.  Have not noticed anything weird until today- about half way thru my tank install- I noticed a blue puddle around the skeg- just started today.  Pulled the prop- no line or debris around the shaft- clean and grease still from when I checked it mid-July.  The blue (guessing/assuming) lower unit fluid is dripping out of what looks like the exhaust ports that are around the hub cavity.
Clean fluid- prop is solidl- when I spin it when the controls are in neutral: all is smooth.


Any ideas?

[love2fish]

Also built a hatch/door for the console:




Didn't get a pick with the latch on it. Top part hinges out for access to the top shelf area of the console, and then the whole door can slide up & out for access to batteries, oil tank, wiring harnesses.

[gran398]

Picked up my new tank from Mattson yesterday- got it installed this afternoon.


Also received a box of accessories I've been waiting for- new LED anchor light, GPS antenna, and bungee cargo net for a lifejacket storage setup.


Bright spot of the day: my new seat cushions for the front seat of the console got dropped off late today.


Bad part- boat has been sitting in the driveway since I got home from the Keys August 10. I didn't have any problems with it while down there- flushed it before I left there and also flushed it when I got home.  Have not noticed anything weird until today- about half way thru my tank install- I noticed a blue puddle around the skeg- just started today.  Pulled the prop- no line or debris around the shaft- clean and grease still from when I checked it mid-July.  The blue (guessing/assuming) lower unit fluid is dripping out of what looks like the exhaust ports that are around the hub cavity.
Clean fluid- prop is solidl- when I spin it when the controls are in neutral: all is smooth.


Any ideas?

Assuming you're still running the two-stroke 140....looks like 2 cycle lube based upon color and viscosity.  The stuff gets everywhere, especially after the engine has been cocked and sitting awhile. And the drip always seems to run in a streak  from under the pan straight down the LU. No biggee IMHO, good to go.  

Our respected MM's will hopefully advise the same.

Love the new additions...gotta be getting excited

[CLM65]

Looking good Chris .  It must be the time for console hatches - I spent most of yesterday making one too

Is that a custom cover on your upper console?  Where did you get it?  And can you post pics of your lights on the tower?

BTW, I agree with Scotty - I've only seen amber-colored LU oil.  That blue oil looks more like 2 cycle oil.  Can't say whether that much leakage is a concern or not - it does seem a bit excessive.  Do you have an oil injection system?  I would inspect the block and hoses for any sources of leaks.  Otherwise it may be coming out the exhaust.

[love2fish]

It's a 99 Yamaha 150 vmax.  Could the leaking have anything to do with pressure/lack of pressure in the system as it has been sitting with no tank(lines disconnected)? Also replaying the tank install and I had to move the wiring harness while pushing the tank in, maybe that forced some of the gas/oil down thru the exhaust?

No custom covers yet,,, just found some grill covers that happened to fit. Still debating between a full cover and just a "bag style" that will cover the tower.

[Aquasport Commodore]

That is 2 stroke oil, start it up and run her. She will burn it off in no time

[fitz73222]

Chris,
Instead of guessing what it is, crack the drain/fill screw open for the lower unit and see if the oil is amber or blue. There are lots of blue, violet, green gear oils out there. Next, take your finger and wipe some and smell it. If it smells like ammonia/gasoline its two stroke oil. If your gear oil is blue, smell the drip and see if it smells like gear oil. The concern here is that your engine runs at 80-1 gas/oil ratio at idle and oil injected outboards rarely drip like this unless there is a problem and if it is unburned fuel from excessive idling the drip is usually black. This oil appears to be unmolested from gasoline so it point towards a system leak. The weird thing is that if you have a system leak, it should show up in the lower engine pan or be dripping out of the front of the engine when you tilt it up or dripping down the sides of the exhaust housing. So do the visual and smell test first and see if it points you in direction. Let me know your findings.

[love2fish]

Heading out to work on it as we speak. Thanks for the tips and direction!

[love2fish]

Could this laying in the bottom pan of the motor have anything to do with it?

[love2fish]

Leak is definitely fuel/oil.
Lower unit has amber colored oil.

[fitz73222]

I'm not sure what the part is. It looks like a plunger that would connect to linkage, almost like an old electric choke plunger from the pre-oil injected, pre-mix days. Is there oil laying in the lower pan? Can you see where that plunger may fit?

[fitz73222]

Chris,
What is your engine model number? 1999 had a lot of different models.

[love2fish]

99 150hp vmax carborated
TLXR model