Holy Cra###

Somehow, I tweaked my right knee last Tuesday and it has been painful for over a week. Finally, yesterday it seemed about 80% OK. My "new" boat appears to not be pumping water so this morning I decided to run it up to the lake just to make sure the ear muffs I was using were not the problem. When I went to step up on the ramp, about 16" high, without thinking I stepped up on my left foot, leaving my right leg to support me. Something popped and now I can hardly walk.

Headed to the Dr. at 2:30 to get it looked at. Never had any kind of joint problems and no family history so this is a mystery to me. In the middle of trying to swap over from one boat to another, climbing in and out, garage a mess of tools and stuff and now I can't walk. On top of that we got a sink out in the guest bathroom hoping to get it replaced before the grandkids come for a visit at end of month.

Fun times at SeaRay's house.

Dang what a day!
Take care with that knee or you'll be getting some expensive repairs done to it.
For you water pumping thing check the outlet Mud Daubers are bad about filling the hole with mud. Easy cure just take a small drill bit and screw it into the mud a little at a time till it's cleaned out

Grady,
I've had a run it with the dirt daubers before so I know what you mean.
This is the stick steer boat I just bought. I took it to my mechanic to check everything out. He said the water pump was fine when I picked it up Monday, but I could not get it to pump water yesterday. I am taking it back to him Monday. He has been pretty good taking care of my other Yamaha, matter of fact I bought it from him, so I don't know what happened. We will see. I thought I was good to go and was planning to take it out fishing this morning until I discovered the pump issue, then tweaked my knee at the ramp.
We'll see what the Dr. says.

take care of that knee Ray hope its nothing too bad !!! hope you heal quick !!!

Sorry to hear about the knee Ray. One of God"s speed bumps....Hope it's nothing major.

My buddy Stanley's boat motor quit "peeing" out of the indicator. We had to disassemble some of the small cooling hoses that feed the indicator. There was a plastic tee in the lines that had clogged with sand and debris, probably from running motor in sand/mud when he beaches boat on shore and cat fishes out the back. Anyway, just because indicator is not peeing doesn't necessarily mean engine is not being cooled. Are you getting high temp buzzers or alarms as well?

dang Ray some them fun time getting old thingies. some of um ouches really good -- or maybe that should be really bad :dono
I know I have um a lot == wondering iffin that 250 lb. I tote around daily has much to do with it :biggrin
sorry to hear you tweaked your knee hope its no biggie and you back up and running soon
take care my friend --- Robert

Well, I guess it is good news of a sorts. Knee still hurts like crazy but no bones broken and the Doc does not think it is any more than a severe sprain with swelling. A touch of arthritis thrown in for good measure. Did not know I had that in my knee but apparently he thinks I do.
Have to stay off it as much as I can. Most of you remember that my wife broke her foot last November, so I got a pair of crutches to get around on left over from her mishap. Got some anti inflammatory and some pain pills so I am set to ride it out for a while.
I can still drive and move around, just takes a lot longer and a PIA also.
Boat will have to wait until I can manage hooking it up and pulling it to the shop to get it looked at.
Doc wants to see me in 2 weeks and if not quite a bit better, time for an MRI.
SeaRay

Ray did he tell you to ice the knee to reduce the swelling?I spent a lot of time icing both knees. Got one fixed cannot they both seem better
Good luck

Yes, ice for 10 minutes 4 times a day until Sunday then heat and ice. Mainly rest it. That is the hard part, I've been blessed with good health for 70 years and I am not use to just sitting around. I do love to read, so time to catch up on that I guess.

Ray, good that you got it checked. Follow instructions and get well. Glad it's not messed up.:biggrin

Take care of it! I hurt mine over a month ago fighting a shark at the beach, it's still not the same!!

Ray, sorry to hear of your misfortune,take care of yourself,the boat and the fish will wait untill you're better.

Ray take care of that knee.
If you motor is a Mercury it may be just the way the motors water output is working. On my 1996 40 hp that came on my panfisher it never looked like it worked right as it just spit water out the back instead of having a stream of water. I even changed pumps after I was told it was alright because it just didn't look right to me.

Thanks guys.
Hey Dave, still got your heater waiting to bring up in July if not before. Good news is I found the owners manual while looking for something else in my shop.
Ray

On the water pump issue guys, there is definately something not working. Mechanic told me let it run to see if the thermostat would open up. Well before it did the temperature alarm came on. Scared the &$## out of me, never had one go off before.
Even if there was something else wrong, I figured I fried the impeller by letting it run dry that long. My mecahnic told me it was working Monday when I picked it up, so that is why it is going back to him.

An old impeller is like an ole tire, it can come apart very easy. A new one you have to turn it the correct way when you install it to flex the vanes or it will run against the direction and do the same. And....and ya gotta hook a water hose and foot cup to the motor to test it, if the alarm went off and you had that on there the impeller for sure is not functioning.

As for that leg, get two boards and some duct tape, place boards on leg and wrap with tape, then you can hop right along. :biggrin

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... I do love to read, so time to catch up on that I guess.

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Good for you Ray, take care of yourself.

Hate to hear about the knee Ray.......... I tweaked my right knee a few years back Doc pulled a bunch of fluid out, sure felt better at the time, but still ain't right.

I'm a little surprised your mechanic didn't recommend you replace the impeller when he checked out the motor, Did you tell him it sat for 18 months?

Ray,I'm not worried about the heater,it's in good hands,I won't need it for a few months.Take care of the knee.

Ray that sucks, but welcome to what they call "OLE AGE".. I was going to call and see if Steve and I could come by Sunday afternoon, but... what can I do to help. Take your boat to the shop, come and help on the bathroom... let me know.

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Ray that sucks, but welcome to what they call "OLE AGE".. I was going to call and see if Steve and I could come by Sunday afternoon, but... what can I do to help. Take your boat to the shop, come and help on the bathroom... let me know.

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Gerard, thanks for the offer. My son is hooking it up and I will take to shop Monday. We are waiting on a part for the sink and I have someone helping me put it in. My knee is better today. Still on crutches but does not hurt as much to put weight on it. You can help put fish in the boat when I finally get it running. How about that?

Sorry to hear about your knee Ray, I hope you heal soon. Also I hope nothing serious on the boat issue.

Sounds like a speed bump for sure! Hope your knee continues on the path to recovery and no surgeries are needed. Hope that mechanic can fix that boat quick too. If you can manage to get in that stick steer with a bum knee, you won't have too move around any to fish :)

SeaRay , If your doctor recommends any surgery on your knee visit a chiropractor first . After 30+ years walking around with left leg 1 1/2 inches shorter than right leg I've had plenty of back, knee, ankle and foot pains . You might be surprised at what a chiropractor can do I was . I go to a chiropractor near spring valley I'll give his number if your interested. TB :twocents

TB, I have a chiropractor on retainer (LOL). Every so often my back starts to bother me, and usually one trip and I am good to go. Might go 2 years without a problem or might be 6 months, but he always gets me going. A friend of mine once said the last chiropractor on earth would draw his last breath before he let them cut on him.
Turns out from the X-rays that I have a bad sprain and inflammed joint. I am taking an anti-inflammatory to help clear up the swelling and it is much improved, but still a ways to go. Just have to rest it for couple of weeks.
Thanks for the support.