From what I have read, you are correct. There are nuts on the other side. You have to take the top hull off to access the nuts.
yeah I have learned over the last month it is very easy to just remove the pump having the proper tools. Two weeks after the first piece of wood sucked up I got another tiny twig stuck in it at a no wake zone. Pulled to the side and removed it. Wear ring isn't as bad as the last time but I feel like acceleration has decreased slightly. I wish these wear rings were cheaper, the CT river always has so much crap in it everyone is always complaining about the same thing.
Yes you have to take the top off to get to those bolts, hopefully you don't have to remove much stuff to get to them.
Yes the CT River has quite a bit of debris (Its Getting better each day) from Rocky Hill to Hartford Especially. I usually go Rocky Hill to Haddam Meadows which is a Nicer area.yeah I have learned over the last month it is very easy to just remove the pump having the proper tools. Two weeks after the first piece of wood sucked up I got another tiny twig stuck in it at a no wake zone. Pulled to the side and removed it. Wear ring isn't as bad as the last time but I feel like acceleration has decreased slightly. I wish these wear rings were cheaper, the CT river always has so much crap in it everyone is always complaining about the same thing.
Yes you have to take the top off to get to those bolts, hopefully you don't have to remove much stuff to get to them.
The no wake zones in the river have caused me to remove debris from the impeller three different times. (With less than 10 hours on the skis). Fortunately, I was able to use a long wrench to reach inside the grate and gently tap out the small pieces of wood. I have since learned to keep the throttle somewhat depressed to better avoid this problem.yeah I have learned over the last month it is very easy to just remove the pump having the proper tools. Two weeks after the first piece of wood sucked up I got another tiny twig stuck in it at a no wake zone. Pulled to the side and removed it. Wear ring isn't as bad as the last time but I feel like acceleration has decreased slightly. I wish these wear rings were cheaper, the CT river always has so much crap in it everyone is always complaining about the same thing.
Yes you have to take the top off to get to those bolts, hopefully you don't have to remove much stuff to get to them.