On Wednesday, July 23, 2014 10:35:56 PM UTC-7, Lew Hodgett wrote:
Somebody wrote:



I acquired a 1971 Tri Sonic, Tri-Hall Open Bow. It has a Mercuiser

165hp inline Chevy 6, in very good condition garaged most of its

life and well cared for.

I was hoping to find a group or information on this type of boat

or at least the power train. Currently after adding a new

manifold, tune up, re surfacing

the head and oil change she purrs like a kitten. We took her out

on our 1st break in cruise, just such a pleasant experience. I

have had many boats in my

day, even sunk a couple. I never had a boat run like this on its

1st cruise especially one this old. But when I pulled into the

dock and shut her down to

unload, I tried to start her back up to move her to the boat

trailer and the starter just spun. Sounds like the the starter

would not engage, just this

winding noise, like something spinning in the starter. I don't

know what might have caused that since the starter looks like new.



Thank You in advance for anyone that can shed some light on this.

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Wayne B wrote:



You might want to ask this question on "rec.boats" instead of

"rec.boats.cruising" there are some knowledgable engine guys over

there if you can attract their attention. Just ignore the

political

and personal BS. It sounds to me like the starter gear (sometimes

called a Bendix) is not engaging properly and it may need to be

replaced or rebuilt.

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"H*a*r*r*o*l*d" wrote:



Might just need cleaning and lubricating. Never seize sometimes

works well for this.

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Back in the '60s when I was involved in the design of heavy duty

cranking motors for the over the road diesel fleets, the Bendix

salesman

told me it was common practice to pull the cranking motor complete

with

Bendix drive assembled, and stick it in a gallon bucket of kerosene

for a

few days to free up a stuck drive.



These days, can you still buy kerosene in bulk?



Lew
Nice to see you Lew!