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Chef Lefty
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 Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 8:06 pm Post subject: Boat Lift Motor Maintenance |
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OK fellas,
Would like to tap into the vast helpful database here.....
Dropped my boat this afternoon before the rains came.
Ran around the Backyard. Returned home. Lifted the boat out of the water (high enough for motor flush, rinse, etc.). No problems.
After maintenance, went to raise to "bedtime" height above the water, and....hummmm sound from the motor.
Would not raise, or lower. The motor only made a humm noise. Almost like the gears to raise/lower the boat were in need of relief of pressure? Weird.
Anyone have a service provider recommendation?
Thanks in advance!
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JimSA
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| Call Hank at Padre Island Maintenance |
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ironmanstan
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Sounds like something was still on. Good question for my electricians at work who work on motors. Sounds like it's time for a new motor what is the hp on it? How old is it?
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Chef Lefty
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| ironmanstan wrote: | | Sounds like something was still on. Good question for my electricians at work who work on motors. Sounds like it's time for a new motor what is the hp on it? How old is it? |
I'll have to look up the HP. Not really sure how old it is, as I purchased it second hand from a corpusfishing member that used to live on the Island.
I plan to take the cover off the unit and take a closer look. The rain came down yesterday, putting an end to things.
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Chef Lefty
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| JimSA wrote: | | Call Hank at Padre Island Maintenance |
I assume Hank is mobile?
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| Chef Lefty wrote: | | JimSA wrote: | | Call Hank at Padre Island Maintenance |
I assume Hank is mobile? |
Yep
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Rebecca of Sunnybrookfarm
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Chef, no reason to call in the calvary....it's just hung up a little....while it's turned off, just grab the flywheel with your hands and move it back and forth a little, then fire it up and it will work.....it just needs some grease....
becky
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Chef Lefty
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| Rebecca of Sunnybrookfarm wrote: | Chef, no reason to call in the calvary....it's just hung up a little....while it's turned off, just grab the flywheel with your hands and move it back and forth a little, then fire it up and it will work.....it just needs some grease....
becky |
Thanks Becky, that will be the initial game plan!
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| Chef Lefty wrote: |
Thanks Becky, that will be the initial game plan! |
it's just "high centered".....if you don't want to touch it, use a broom handle to spin it....
becky
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Chef Lefty
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| Rebecca of Sunnybrookfarm wrote: | it's just "high centered".....if you don't want to touch it, use a broom handle to spin it....
becky |
And greasy. Not that regular kind of greasy....but that....won;t come off your hands greasy. 
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ironmanstan
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I'm assuming you killed the power to it and did not leave it humming overnight? One of my electricians says it could be age and salt air taking a toll on the windings. If you are able to get it moving again and it happens again....time for a new motor, it just happens. It could also be corrosion on the connections.
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| Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 1:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Hank Svoboda - 361-877-4510 (mobile). |
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Chef Lefty
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| ironmanstan wrote: | | I'm assuming you killed the power to it and did not leave it humming overnight? One of my electricians says it could be age and salt air taking a toll on the windings. If you are able to get it moving again and it happens again....time for a new motor, it just happens. It could also be corrosion on the connections. |
Never left it humming more than a second or so. I always disconnect the power to it when not in use. My lift builder Blue has told me some horror stories about them being turned on and unattended. Regardless which direction, what goes down, always goes up!! 
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| Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 10:04 pm Post subject: |
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| RPool wrote: | | Hank Svoboda - 361-877-4510 (mobile). |
Hank has a crew and he charged $75 plus parts last time I used him. |
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