Restoring a 1990 Cobalt Boat... Part 3! First Time Floating in YEARS!

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2 ай бұрын

Welcome back to Ben's Boats!
In this video, work continues on this Cobalt from 1991; at the lake this time!. First run on the water in years! From leaks to engine issues, nothing seems to go right.... Stay tuned for more!

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@nickg7205 Ай бұрын

It was obvious from your very first video of this series that there's a carb issue (notice the black smoke from the first time you got it running, AND the black sooted spark plugs). Rebuild it, should be easy as it's just a marine-grade Quadrajet. And the cylinder(s) that were seized are giving a lot of blowby. That block is on borrowed time LOL.

@nicholashaynes1982 2 ай бұрын

Ahhhhh...the true side of boating! That feeling of OMG whats it doing now even though it did everything correctly on the drive at home!

@bensboats 2 ай бұрын

lol do first lake tests EVER go as planned?

@nicholashaynes1982 2 ай бұрын

@@bensboats spent the day today with Mrs wife paddle boarding and me on the dinghy being safety guy...all went well till we tilted the outboard to eat lunch. Carb strip down to follow!

@christianwalker7313 2 ай бұрын

I always look forward to your videos! Thanks for another great one !

@bensboats 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@AchikSarih 2 ай бұрын

Merci beaucoup ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@z1catfish Ай бұрын

Caleld quadra junks for a reason... REgardless, there is a tension screw in the underside of the shaft for the secondary, how you slow down the opening of the second butterflies. They get wear and loosen up, and create the quadrajunk bog....

@scottsmith2869 2 ай бұрын

Great video. Make sure you add Zinc oil additive when using conventional oil to older flat tappet lifter engines like that one! My engine rebuild guy always reminds me of this! Keep up the great work with the Cobalt boats. I have a 1985 CM9 and a 82 CS7 that have 5.7L MerCruiser engines. Also check the shift cable below. They are bad to crack. And of course the u joint below’s.

@bensboats 2 ай бұрын

I'll be replacing all the bellows soon! Thanks for the info on the zinc

@melvinrawlings1457 2 ай бұрын

Great content Ben. Keep up the hard work and dedication towards the channel. Much love to ya from Maryland❤❤❤

@bensboats 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@jeffwalker7640 2 ай бұрын

Was that fuel in the oil? FYI I love this project older Cobalt boats are my favorite. Great video as usual.

@bensboats 2 ай бұрын

Yep! that was fuel, lots of it.... Carb issues for sure

@davidhilyer7490 2 ай бұрын

Ben! What part of Lanier you launching at just kinda restored a 93 searay BR. I could help out with those restorations! lol I usually launch on the south part of the lake. But I have a friend who owns a house on the north end. Great videos btw

@bensboats 2 ай бұрын

I use many ramps on the north end lol they're all convenient Thanks for stopping by! glad you enjoy the content

@adventuresofaboatguy 2 ай бұрын

I'm curious to see what those compression numbers are. It almost sounded like you had a busted valve spring and the engine had to "carry" that cylinder. I wouldn't even bother trying to fix that carb. New marine carbs from Summit will save you a lot of time and frustration. Looking forward to the next video!

@bensboats 2 ай бұрын

Compression is there.... exactly where is the question lol. I'll test that soon, thanks!