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Re: Stubbed my foot
« Reply #15 on: January 23, 2015, 11:35:00 AM »
I still need to work on the water pump housing for mine. It's not peeing like it should. I replaced the impeller but I think the housing is worn too.
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Re: Stubbed my foot
« Reply #16 on: January 23, 2015, 11:47:38 AM »
Mike, are you looking at Travis' intake?
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Re: Stubbed my foot
« Reply #17 on: January 23, 2015, 03:41:08 PM »
No, I've just forgotten what one looks like....
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Re: Stubbed my foot
« Reply #18 on: January 23, 2015, 05:54:38 PM »
Quote from: TFTN Admin on January 23, 2015, 03:41:08 PM
No, I've just forgotten what one looks like....

Glad to see you here. Miss ya brother.
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Re: Stubbed my foot
« Reply #19 on: January 23, 2015, 07:41:19 PM »
Run that line through the pee hole.  That was the problem with mine.  A dirt dopper or something like like was the problem.  AS for a longer note---check out the AT, I heard it cures a lot.  Keep grinding, the light is a not alway a train as I have learned lately.

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Re: Stubbed my foot
« Reply #20 on: February 17, 2015, 08:30:04 AM »
Update??
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Re: Stubbed my foot
« Reply #21 on: February 17, 2015, 08:50:40 AM »
I've gotten it packed up twice. I keep bolting it back on and going fishing. I guess now might be a good time to get it shipped off for reals.  8)
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Re: Stubbed my foot
« Reply #22 on: March 29, 2015, 08:59:50 PM »
In hindsight, bolting it back on was a really, really, really stupid idea.

I've been trying to get caught up on grading, but after spending the whole day yesterday not fishing, and piddling away most of this morning, I figured I needed a fix. 

I ran up through a bit of sketchy water, tagged a boulder and started losing thrust. Crap, this isn't good… I managed to get the boat up into the next pool and beached it to have a look. The jet foot was cracked almost in half, with a gap roughly 1/2" wide all the way across the intake and the housing. I've got no good ramp nearby, and have to get back down through a couple interesting rapids -- I don't want to do that without power. After considering my options, I pulled the foot off, hammered the crack shut on a rock, and wrapped the entire thing with duct tape. Man, I hope this works…



Cranked it up and she jumped on plane. Awesome! I sure wasn't NOT going to fish after this, so I started working my way back downstream. Third cast, looked down to see TWO fish following, one nice and the other just massive. The nice fish ate, I got it in the net and was able to get a bank fishermen to snap a quick pic.



Two other follows over the next hour or two, but couldn't convince either to play. The 7mph wind that was predicted turned into gusts to 25-30+, and I decided to just make the run back to the ramp.

I suspect the foot is beyond welding at this point, will order a new intake assembly tomorrow morning.
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Re: Stubbed my foot
« Reply #23 on: March 29, 2015, 09:39:41 PM »
NOTE TO SELF

Duct Tape & big rock in boat ;)

Glad you found a fish.
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Re: Stubbed my foot
« Reply #24 on: April 01, 2015, 11:50:17 AM »
Nice fish Dave---a good day Muskie fishing requires a sacrifice.  Hope the new Jet Foot works out better than this one.
My net got knocked out of my boat a couple weeks back...I'm still waiting on my redemption fish.

Btw--I'll be sure to bring along some extra duct tape and JB weld if I go fishing with you.
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