Just picked up a 17' Renken tri-hull Fiberglass that has been sitting up for about 3 years outside.
The motor is an i/o: 1979 4 cycle GM, 140hp MerCrusier engine.
I pulled the dipstick out and it looks like chocolate milk/muddy sludge. The oil pan is full of this stuff. It is about 3 inches...
Anybody know the model and type of Mercruiser this is? Alpha or Bravo outdrive? Type of motor. GM or Ford?
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Thanks
Hey guys, This is my second boat and it was give to me for free..Yes FREE> It had been sitting up for a year at a friends house and he just decided that he no longer wanted it. I drove out there, towed it out, and cleaned her up.
It took a couple of hours to get all the crap out and wash the...
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I have recently purchased a 15 foot fiberglass vessel that is in need of major repairs (transom, stringers, floor, and paint). I know how I am going to replace the majority of the stuff thanks to this site, but painting is where I am stuck on. I do not...
I am new to the boating world and recently purchaced a 15 foot fiberglass fishing vessel. The boat came with a 1972 50HP Johnson Hydro-Electric motor. I was told that the motor had been garaged for the last 20+ years. I decided that it was to much trouble and too big to put back on the boat...
