Happy Birthday KC

[PUMP 'HER']

Happy 98th birthday. Thats what it says, 98.

[titties and beer]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KC WE HAD KILLER TIME AT YOUR NEW PAD LAST NIGHT ,EVEN IF E-TOW ME HOME-502 WAS A LITTLE DRUNK http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif J/K MIKE http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif .I MYSELF MIGHT HAVE HAD 1 TO MANY http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

[kevnmcd]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (titties and beer @ June 06 2004, 2:06 pm)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I MYSELF MIGHT HAVE HAD 1 TO MANY http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif Â*http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif Â*http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
Ya think? http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rolleyes.gif Thanks again, KC. Had a great time and Happy Birthday. http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Music to my Ears]

Happy B-day, KC. Had a blast at your new pad last night. Thanks again!!! http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[KC_Nelson]

98 sips of 99 Bananas and your perspective starts to change, so does your vision!!

Thanks everyone - I really like my new furnature, makes all the difference in the place.

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[digginfordollars]

Happy Birthday KC!

[B-Rad502]

Happy Birthday!! http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[dicudmore]

happy birthday KC (yesterday)
was nice meeting you.
The garage is awesome http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[ex cracker]

Happy B-Day. Congrats on the new pad.

[kevnmcd]

Pics....We want pics! http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif Check your camera, KC...I think there are a few on there. http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

[KC_Nelson]

pics = tomorrow morning

[just another payment]

KC,
Happy birthday brother , awesome home, great food thank you for all the hospitality, and if I do sya so myself after a couple of shots of 99 bananas the furniture was actually comfortable, and we are sorry about E-TOW ME HOME -502, but remember he means well even if he can only blow a 72 on db meter.
Bob

[Essex502]

72 was without really trying! I can do much, much better in the proper circumstance! http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

[just another payment]

Keep us informed , and we want to see pictures of the reading on the meter.Everyone has to have goals you now have one.

[E502.5]

Trust ME! etowmehome is telling the truth! http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif

[dicudmore]

I don't think we need to see that.....
your word is fine by me

[Essex502]

The meter doesn't lock on a reading like a GPS so you have to be pretty agile to "take care of business" and hold the meter and snap the pic all at the same time! http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

[just another payment]

Ok if E502.5 tells us what it says we will believe her . http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[digginfordollars]

I want to know why it's E-towmehome-502? Give it Mike, what happened?

[kevnmcd]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (digginfordollars @ June 07 2004, 9:41 pm)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I want to know why it's E-towmehome-502? Give it Mike, what happened?[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
He broke down at the Sandbar and had to call Vessel Assist to tow him home. http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[digginfordollars]

Good thing it wasn't a Nordic or Eliminator towing him home............. http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/ohboy.gif

[Essex502]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (digginfordollars @ June 07 2004, 9:48 pm)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Good thing it wasn't a Nordic or Eliminator towing him home............. http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/ohboy.gif[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
Vapor Lock is the best determination by Mercury Marine and Savage Marine. Both said the same thing...502's are prone to it. There's a tech bulletin about the problem. The good thing is there is a booster pump kit that will be retrofited when I get back to LHC.

[kevnmcd]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Essex502 @ June 08 2004, 07:20 am)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">The good thing is there is a booster pump kit that will be retrofited when I get back to LHC.[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
E502 - Can you give me some details on this? I have only had this happen once but would like to avoid it in the future. http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rolleyes.gif

[Essex502]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (kevnmcd @ June 08 2004, 12:36 pm)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Essex502 @ June 08 2004, 07:20 am)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">The good thing is there is a booster pump kit that will be retrofited when I get back to LHC.[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
E502 - Can you give me some details on this? Â*I have only had this happen once but would like to avoid it in the future. Â*http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rolleyes.gif[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
Mercury Marine's Tech Support cited a Technical Bulletin (which btw is posted on OffShoreOnly) that talks about the booster pump. Apparantly, any authorized Mercruiser Service Facility can order it for you as Mercury told me they won't sell it directly to a consumer. The 502 does NOT have a fuel cooler like the 496's and 525's. This vapor locking in a known problem.

here's a couple of threads I found yesterday:

http://www.powerboatmagazine.com/teague/archives/2003/06.php

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums....ck+long (http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32222&highlight=vapor+lock+long)

[kevnmcd]

Thanks for the links. One of the suggestions to reduce vapor lock is to let the engine idle for 3-5 minutes after a long run.

I had a vapor lock situation when we were at Lake Powell last summer. BH, KC, and I went from Wahweap to the Escalante Arm (70 miles one way) pretty much none stop at about 40-45 mph. When we got up there, we stopped and went for a quick swim. I didn't let the engine idle long and shut it off. When we went to leave it wouldn't start....vapor lock. I tried starting it for a minute or so and it fired up. Ever since then, I always let it idle for a few minutes prior to shutting it down, especially when we just finished a hard run. Haven't had that problem again while doing the cool down dealio. http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Essex502]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (kevnmcd @ June 08 2004, 2:30 pm)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Thanks for the links. Â*One of the suggestions to reduce vapor lock is to let the engine idle for 3-5 minutes after a long run.

I had a vapor lock situation when we were at Lake Powell last summer. Â*BH, KC, and I went from Wahweap to the Escalante Arm (70 miles one way) pretty much none stop at about 40-45 mph. Â*When we got up there, we stopped and went for a quick swim. Â*I didn't let the engine idle long and shut it off. Â*When we went to leave it wouldn't start....vapor lock. Â*I tried starting it for a minute or so and it fired up. Â*Ever since then, I always let it idle for a few minutes prior to shutting it down, especially when we just finished a hard run. Â*Haven't had that problem again while doing the cool down dealio. Â*http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
Usually when we are at LHC we hang at Steamboat....I idle all the way in with the hatch cracked open about a foot and the bilge blower on to help cool. Then, while parked, I leave the hatch open for an hour or two just to let everything cool. In our haste to get settled at the Sandbar I idled up the far right side lookin for anyone I recognized the around the main channel...didn't open the hatch though. Was just enough heat to cause the problem I guess.