Re: [OMC-Boats] Horn and blower

Everything that Scott & Lee said except I'll add that you should also run the blower anytime you are below cruising speed...so off-idle, but prior to planing, you'd still want it running.

Andy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Justin DeSantis" <duc1098desmo@...>
To: "Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's" <omc-boats@...mate.com>
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 4:55:27 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Horn and blower

Yunz guys are so smart! Thanks for the replies. I haven't had much
time to explore the boat since I got it home. I have the battery on
the charge now. I plan to go out in a bit and look it over. I want to
know where everything is, check some out of the way areas for rot, and
maybe put some fuel stabilizer in the tank and run it through the
carb. I'm not sure how old the gas is, and I want to be on the safe
side until I can get it filled up, probably next week. I don't want to
trailer it to the gas station until I get the trailer title
transfered. Which won't happen until next week if I can't get to it
tomorrow. I'm anxious to get it on the river for a test run, but it's
been a few years since I launched a boat, so I want to do it on a
weekday when there won't be as many people at the ramp to witess my
hi-jinks. ;-)

On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 4:14 PM, Scott Veazie<scottveazie@...> wrote:
> Here's my pre-start procedure:
>
> 1. While in line at the ramp, open the engine cover, remove stern tie
> downs, bow safety chain.
> 2. As get closer to it being my turn to launch, start blower, run at least
> a minute or two, with hatch open.
> 3. Back trailer and boat until trailer fender are submerged, hop in, lower
> drive, ensure gear is in neutral.  If I'm by myself, I usually will unhook
> the boat from the winch before I hop in.  The boat usually just stays on
> the trailer until you either physically lift the boat off or back out
> gently.
> 4. Keep blower running at idle if you're not moving.  This is usually the
> time I move to the queue area and tie up, keeping her running.  You can
> close the cover.  Since you're not moving, air is not forced through the
> vents and out.  Use the blower to do this.  Once you're off, turn off the
> blower.
>
> Always run the blower after the engine has been shut down.  A minute or two
> is enough really, and again, opening the cover allows any slight but
> potential spark to escape.
>
> ~Scott
>
>> Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:07:51 -0400
>> From: duc1098desmo@...
>> To: omc-boats@...
>> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Horn and blower
>>
>> As always Lee, thanks for the wealth of info. Ok, educate a first time
>> I/O owner on blower use. Mine does work, by the way. So does it need
>> to run at all times the engine is running? Or do I just run it a few
>> min before starting? And as long as you're in a question answering
>> mood, let me ask another newbie I/O question. What should my cold
>> start routine be? I've read on some boats, the trick is to move the
>> throttle to several times to prime it. But being as this boat is so
>> old and quirky, I wondered if it didn't have a completely different
>> procedure.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 2:57 PM, Lee Shuster<Lee.Shuster@...>
>> wrote:
>> > Looking at you picture, you have NOT ONE but TWO, flexible 3-inch hoses,
>> > both connected to external vents mounted high on the transom to reduce
>> > the
>> > likelihood of them taking on water. It you follow them under the engine,
>> > one
>> > of them may be connected to a blower.
>> >
>> > So now you're asking -- Why two vents? Think of one as a supply or
>> > intake
>> > and the other as an exhaust. The INLINE Blower should push air out the
>> > exhaust and draw vapors and air from the lowest point under the engine,
>> > where you may or may not find a working blower, depending on how
>> > DANGEROUSLY
>> > the last owner/user liked to live.
>> >
>> > Sorry for sounding "PREACHY" but don't operate the boat without
>> > providing
>> > proper ventilation. AND BE ESPECIALLY on the alert for any possible oil
>> > or
>> > fuel leaks, which can easily occur at fittings, near or around the carb,
>> > filters, fuel pumps, and cut-off valves.
>> >
>> > And once SERIOUSLY consider the installation of a Vapor Detector alarm.
>> >
>> > The horn is also an important safety device, but it could temporarily be
>> > replaced with a whistle or hand held air horn. Over the long-haul an
>> > electric (compressor-less) horn might be an affordable, easy solution.
>> >
>> > Lee
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ________________________________
>> > From: omc-boats-bounces@...
>> > [mailto:omc-boats-bounces@...] On Behalf Of ANDY PERAKES
>> > Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 6:04 AM
>> > To: Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's
>> > Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Horn and blower
>> >
>> > It looks like the fresh air inlet -- you need to bring air into the
>> > engine
>> > compartment so the blower can suck out the gas fumes....not to mention
>> > allow
>> > the engine to run.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Justin DeSantis" <duc1098desmo@...>
>> > To: "Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's"
>> > <omc-boats@...>
>> > Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 1:41:01 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
>> > Subject: [OMC-Boats] Horn and blower
>> >
>> > Hello gang. So I'm beginning the task of cleaning up my 67 Surfer a
>> > bit and making it ready for the water. Today I noticed something odd
>> > with my horn. When you hit the button, you can hear an air compressor
>> > fire, then a few seconds later you'll get a short blast. Or not.
>> > Depends on how it feels I guess. I haven't started really looking, but
>> > the compressor sounds like it's in the bow somewhere. How do I access
>> > it? And how should it function? Should there be a lag while the
>> > compressor builds up air, or should it be pretty instant? I've never
>> > worked with an air horn before. I'm thinking of replacing it with an
>> > electric one.
>> >
>> > And while I have your attention, I have a white hose laying in my
>> > engine compartment on the left side. It's just laying in there, with
>> > one end open and the other leading up and out the transom. I assume
>> > it's the blower? Is that how it's supposed to be routed? You can see
>> > the hose in question here:
>> >
>> > http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee285/nitsujcbr/good%20ship%20lollypop/IMG_1455.jpg
>> > The flexible white hose on the left side of the motor in the photo.
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