Miss geico Water issue.

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  • HYDROJERRY
    Fast Electric Addict!
    • Jan 2010
    • 2503

    #16
    here's mine..
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    • maxmekker
      Senior Member
      • Jul 2010
      • 412

      #17
      So that's how you did it , it just sits between the washer and the strutt, not 'inserted' in any way. ? Also, doe's it have to be a nylon washer :--l I lost mine and found a metal washer the same size.
      Drammen rock City

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      • HYDROJERRY
        Fast Electric Addict!
        • Jan 2010
        • 2503

        #18
        I probly wouldnt use a metal one but i also have a vhull and only have the rubber oring on it, no nylon washer and come to think about it when i put the heat shreink over the stuffing tube and strut they say not to glue it but mine kept loosening up and coming off so i put some clear silicone on the stuffing tube and tip of the strut and then i put on the heatshreink so when the heatshreink is heated to tighten down thenwet silicone kinda glued it on and that helped also..

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        • CHIEFY_44
          Senior Member
          • Nov 2010
          • 254

          #19
          Hmm I changed my bushing for lead teflon ones and I'm using a 187th flex and I get a tiny bit of water just like a spray on the inside, I think mine is coming up the flex as the strands spiral up into the boat. Just my 2 cents worth. As to the gap between the dog and strut u need it to be as wide as you flex to stop binding. I'm waiting for the new blackjack to hit the stores as its hardware is better than both the mg and the mystic and is a straight swap onto the mg, and that came from Darin Jordan when I spoke to him at the nationals last month.
          Socal Fe member, miss gieco castle 1515 1y t-180, blackjack29 stock,insane FE30 p sport castle 1515 1y t-180, insane FE30 p spec ul-1 motor t-120, insane 34"mono neu 1521 1.5d t-180

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          • justin08
            Junior Member
            • Apr 2014
            • 7

            #20
            same thing with me. Just ran numerous of times over the weekend. It seems like water only comes in at 3/4 to full throttle. Lower than that nothing seems to come in. i hope someone figures out the cure since i cant even use it without bringing it in every few seconds and wiping everything down.

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            • Fluid
              Fast and Furious
              • Apr 2007
              • 8012

              #21
              Two-year-old thread, I'm sure someone figured it out.....




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              • 96motorhead
                Member
                • Apr 2013
                • 38

                #22
                I'm also having the same problem with my blackjack 29. If anyone has a proven solution I'd love to hear it.

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                • tlandauer
                  Fast Electric Addict!
                  • Apr 2011
                  • 5666

                  #23
                  Originally posted by 96motorhead
                  I'm also having the same problem with my blackjack 29. If anyone has a proven solution I'd love to hear it.
                  That is pretty much the solution, have you greased the stuffing tube really well? How is the condition of the bushing in your strut, and how well is the front of the strut mated to the curved stuffing tube ?
                  Too many boats, not enough time...

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                  • 96motorhead
                    Member
                    • Apr 2013
                    • 38

                    #24
                    I grease my flex shaft with marine grease thoroughly after every run, my strut is butted up to the stuffing tube and the bushing i'm not sure, i'll have to check it out tomorrow.

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                    • tlandauer
                      Fast Electric Addict!
                      • Apr 2011
                      • 5666

                      #25
                      Chances are that your bushing is fine, I mentioned that because if there is an unreasonable amount of free play, it is conceivable that water that is "rammed up" by the drive dog could go up the stuffing tube. It is a known issue with a certain stinger that has a gap between the stinger barrel and the back plate, although water in that case is not "rammed up" by the drive dog but rather "scooped up" by the gap. This is particularly an issue with Pursuit mono boats.
                      Do you use a large white nylon washer between the drive dog and the back of the strut?
                      Too many boats, not enough time...

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                      • 96motorhead
                        Member
                        • Apr 2013
                        • 38

                        #26
                        No I do not use the white washer. It fell off in the pond about a year ago. I got the ose flex shaft but it didn't come with the washer.

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                        • justin08
                          Junior Member
                          • Apr 2014
                          • 7

                          #27
                          I am still not sure how water is coming in. I upgraded the strut,flex shaft, and redone the stuffing tube fully greased with marine grease, but it all just comes out when the water comes inside the hull for some reason. Any things i could do to fix the problem would be much appreciated.

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                          • revoltrunner
                            Senior Member
                            • May 2014
                            • 646

                            #28
                            water was coming in mine through the cooling jacket o rings.

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                            • justin08
                              Junior Member
                              • Apr 2014
                              • 7

                              #29
                              ya, i think mine comes through the stuffing tube since i see a nice pattern of water on the plastic hatch cover....

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                              • ray schrauwen
                                Fast Electric Addict!
                                • Apr 2007
                                • 9471

                                #30
                                Post #9 pic 1 shws the bushing looks to have comeout with the flex shaft. Just FYI, Octura 3/16" bushngs do not fit the Geico strut. if they are expanded to fit the strut, then there is slop for the stub shaft that will allow lots of water up the shaft.
                                Kintec sells a special brass bushing that fits just right. The other solution is to replace the strut with one that is far superior such as a Speedmaster. Other struts work too like a a TFL strut. I'm sure OSE sells them. This would be an inexpensive way to help fix the problem.

                                Max is also using a modified motor that spins much more rpm than stock motor, this itself will cause early breakdownof lubricant making water comeup easier again.
                                Nortavlag Bulc

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