Take a skinny plastic wiretie and wrap it around the impeller to compress it. It will slide off as you insert it. Be sure to lube the shaft at pack with waterpump gease for startup. Wish my impellers were that accessible.
Great video , pro tip don’t use a screwdriver with a snap in bit to pry the inpeller out of the housing , if the bit falls out you’ve got one more thing to chase with a magnet getting the bit back ( ask me how I know lol)
Hey. Thanks for the great advice. I’m going to replace the impeller again since we’ve put a couple hundred hours on and I’ll take your excellent advice. I can’t afford to lose more screws.
So…. I did a thing. I pick up my, new to me, 2013 21ec. I am really exited. I have watched most of your vids, and some by others. I would like to know if you could share some details, Mainly like what you have extra for the boat and in general. Lastly thing like the strapping down of coolers and etc. Thanks Ps . I really like your excursions… great work and fun.
Welcome aboard! I am sure that you will really enjoy the boat. I am planning on a new spring series and some other videos coming out soon. Ill cover the boat and where stuff goes too. If you have any questions feel free to reach out! Im sure that you have discovered Tugnuts.com too. You can email me though our website littleredtug.com - safe travels - lets get in touch!
Great video! But I am looking at the exhaust water discharge, and the flow is way less than what I have on mine. Might want to pull the covers and core on your heat exchanger and be sure it is clean. Your "raw water" is way cooler than mine, heck I am sucking up 90F sea water right now , so flow is paramount for me. At idle, my exhaust coughs out a 1/2 pint per second, FYI.
Hey - thansk for the heads up. We arer going to do some work on the boat before we head up to the Trent Severn next month and looking at the cooler is on the list! Its cooler water for sure but still hope that its isnt clogged. The engine temps are in spec on the Garmin but always worth a look! PS Love your videos !!!
Hey. I always use original Volvo parts for my boat. You can get an aftermarket impeller, but I think it’s worth spending the small amount of money to get a real one. I get them at a Volvo parts authorized dealer. There are a number of places online. This is definitely one thing that I have in my boat that I keep a spare one of.
Wow! That’s probably the most easily accessed raw water impeller I’ve seen on an inboard boat. 👍🏼😎
It sure is! The best thing about working on the Ranger 21 is no skinned knuckles trying to access the motor.
Take a skinny plastic wiretie and wrap it around the impeller to compress it. It will slide off as you insert it. Be sure to lube the shaft at pack with waterpump gease for startup. Wish my impellers were that accessible.
great advice! we will be doing the impeller soon again and will try it!
Very entertaining and informative. A really cool boat!
Glad you enjoyed it! We have fun making these videos and even more fun on the boat!
Great video , pro tip don’t use a screwdriver with a snap in bit to pry the inpeller out of the housing , if the bit falls out you’ve got one more thing to chase with a magnet getting the bit back ( ask me how I know lol)
Hey. Thanks for the great advice. I’m going to replace the impeller again since we’ve put a couple hundred hours on and I’ll take your excellent advice. I can’t afford to lose more screws.
super easy. Gotta lay down that towel before removing/installing dem screws!
I knew we forgot a step! lesson learned ...
Great Video!
As the star you rocked it!
So…. I did a thing. I pick up my, new to me, 2013 21ec.
I am really exited.
I have watched most of your vids, and some by others.
I would like to know if you could share some details,
Mainly like what you have extra for the boat and in general. Lastly thing like the strapping down of coolers and etc.
Thanks
Ps . I really like your excursions… great work and fun.
Welcome aboard! I am sure that you will really enjoy the boat. I am planning on a new spring series and some other videos coming out soon. Ill cover the boat and where stuff goes too. If you have any questions feel free to reach out! Im sure that you have discovered Tugnuts.com too. You can email me though our website littleredtug.com - safe travels - lets get in touch!
Sweet!
Thanks! Its a fun boat - even fun to work on
Great video! But I am looking at the exhaust water discharge, and the flow is way less than what I have on mine. Might want to pull the covers and core on your heat exchanger and be sure it is clean. Your "raw water" is way cooler than mine, heck I am sucking up 90F sea water right now , so flow is paramount for me. At idle, my exhaust coughs out a 1/2 pint per second, FYI.
Hey - thansk for the heads up. We arer going to do some work on the boat before we head up to the Trent Severn next month and looking at the cooler is on the list! Its cooler water for sure but still hope that its isnt clogged. The engine temps are in spec on the Garmin but always worth a look! PS Love your videos !!!
Where can you get the proper impeller part?
Hey. I always use original Volvo parts for my boat. You can get an aftermarket impeller, but I think it’s worth spending the small amount of money to get a real one. I get them at a Volvo parts authorized dealer. There are a number of places online. This is definitely one thing that I have in my boat that I keep a spare one of.
Hi is the ranger tug 21 all composite construction?
Hey. There is no wood product at all in the hall of the boat. It’s totally composite. It’s a fiberglass hole with a gelcoat cover.