Clogged inlet grate ?
Was running the upper Allegheny over the weekend with the Tracker 18 jet. Bad move on my part,I idled through some weeds and clogged the inlet grate with weeds. I couldn't talk the GF into swimming under the boat and pulling the weeds out. Didn't have a weed rake with me either. Had to pull boat out and remove weeds. Any suggestions on how to remove weeds from my Tracker Pro 18 Jet /120 HP inboard jet while in the water?
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Trout About
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RE: Clogged inlet grate ?
2010/08/16 13:14:59
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Ya pretty much have 3 choices. Get wet, do what you did, or run without the grate & chop some salad. Problem with #3 is the risk of sucking up a rock.
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RE: Clogged inlet grate ?
2010/08/16 14:33:59
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Sucking up a large rock will definitely ruin your day. Been there did that even with the hydro-surge grate. Switched over to a closer tine grate with no spring and no rocks. Looks like I'm going to have to mfg a grate rake to pull weeds from grate. ORIGINAL: Trout About
Ya pretty much have 3 choices. Get wet, do what you did, or run without the grate & chop some salad. Problem with #3 is the risk of sucking up a rock.
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RE: Clogged inlet grate ?
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RE: Clogged inlet grate ?
2010/08/16 15:30:03
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get wet...water should be warm enough this time of year
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RE: Clogged inlet grate ?
2010/08/16 22:09:15
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See my post re: 90HP update!
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RE: Clogged inlet grate ?
2010/08/17 02:07:04
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I could only go back to 8/8 posts ORIGINAL: jon_e_si
See my post re: 90HP update!
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RE: Clogged inlet grate ?
2010/08/18 19:15:25
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Click the back button, from where you are now. Toward the top of the page, just above where it says thread starter it will say ( display topics from ), then some number of days. You can click on the arrow, and then choose how many day you want to go back.
post edited by spoonchucker - 2010/08/18 19:17:58
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RE: Clogged inlet grate ?
2010/08/19 02:28:00
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I went back 365 days and couldn't find. I must be some kinda dumb @#$% ! ORIGINAL: spoonchucker
Click the back button, from where you are now. Toward the top of the page, just above where it says thread starter it will say ( display topics from ), then some number of days. You can click on the arrow, and then choose how many day you want to go back.
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RE: Clogged inlet grate ?
2010/08/19 04:49:25
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RE: Clogged inlet grate ?
2010/08/19 23:01:21
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seriously, 2+ days? its a typical jet. get in the water and remove the weeds. just sayin'
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RE: Clogged inlet grate ?
2010/08/20 00:27:50
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I did you can't reach them. Grate is mounted under hull and fwd. Besides what I'm supposed to due come Nov and Dec dude? Jump in the frickin water? Looks like I'll make a rake. ORIGINAL: **commander**
seriously, 2+ days? its a typical jet. get in the water and remove the weeds. just sayin'
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RE: Clogged inlet grate ?
2010/08/20 01:52:03
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weeds will be dead and gone "come Nov and Dec dude". get in the water and get 'em now. just sayin'
"I'm sick of all the fairytale stories of how this is destiny and how the saints have rebuilt new orleans.Sorry but you can write the script anyway you want but the actors(sean payton and crew)do not have the talent to step on the stage."---Logan Wade
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RE: Clogged inlet grate ?
2010/08/20 04:19:34
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There are a ton of leaves in early winter, much worse than weeds....'just sayin' ORIGINAL: **commander**
weeds will be dead and gone "come Nov and Dec dude". get in the water and get 'em now. just sayin'
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RE: Clogged inlet grate ?
2010/08/30 22:05:55
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Go to Weigel Brothers and buy a rake. I was up the Allegheny in Kennerdale this past friday the weeds are horrible! I have a stainless fold up rake that reaches under and pulls the weeds out. We use it often this time of the year through the winter. If you arent running hard alot of times if you kill the engine the weeds will drop back out of the grate. My Tracker jet had a 185 and I sometimes could turn left or right in reverse while goosing the throttle a couple time and it would clear up enough to run again. Good luck and be careful in "The Skinny"
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RE: Clogged inlet grate ?
2010/08/30 23:59:04
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Hey thanks, I going to when I get a chance and they are open. For now the GF bought a "Dora the Explorer" plastic kids rake and attached to a piece of PVC. Works pretty good, LOL
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RE: Clogged inlet grate ?
2010/08/31 07:45:53
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If you suck the weeds up while running hard the plastic rake probably will not work. They get pretty tight in the grate. Good luck and I'll probably see you sometime if you fish from Brady to Oil City. We run a 21 foot blue Jetcraft with loud exhaust.
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RE: Clogged inlet grate ?
2010/08/31 15:08:52
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Yeah, It's only temporary.
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