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I had a friend that had a Berkley jet boat powered by a newly rebuilt 396 from Jack Merkle on LI. He spent $4000 on the rebuild and was told to "take it easy" for the first 10 hrs. Well he lasted about 45 mins and could not contain his excitement any longer. With the throttle nailed he was able to get the boat to about 60 mph. Within 15 mins we noticed the boat getting faster. I was on my brothers Donzi 18' that did 60 mph and my friend with the jet boat passed us like we through the anchor out. Well, this burst of speed did not last. About 1/4 mile ahead we noticed him dead in the water. Seems an engine runs real strong just before it blows, as he wiped out the $4k motor. We pulled the motor apart to find he threw two mains and four rod bearings. Morale: If you're told to break a motor in slowly there is a reason.
Edited by HarleyFXDL on 03/06/10 - 6:55 AM
Kevin
1988 11' Super Sport, 1987 Johnson 15hp.
If you think education is expensive, try ignorance
"Vegetarian - old Indian word for bad fisherman."
At my dock there was a guy named "Bumper Ben" (also known as "Captain Crash" ), a crowd would always gather to watch him back into his slip when he would return to port, always an adventure, always something crunching, smashing, or breaking.
