Sorry, if this is in the wrong forum, but I can not post in the General FAQ forum.<br /><br />I have an Evinrude engine that has a water hose connector to flush the engine. I was told by someone that I did not have to start the engine to flush with this type of coonector. Is this correct...I...
How difficult is it to replace the tilt/trim motor? The motor worked just fine two weeks ago, but over the weekend...it would not lift or drop the motor. I looked at the electric T/T motor and it is rusted to the point that the housing has holes in it. I am guessing that the motor is my...
Did Hewes use wood in their 1995 boats? I know that everything that Maverick makes today is wood free, but when did they start doing that?<br /><br />TIA,<br />Brian
I am thinking about buying a boat from a guy down here, but I am concerned about stress cracks on the the gunwale where it meets the back deck. the crach is about 1/8th in width and goes completely across the gunwale. I noticed that there were hair line cracks on the front deck too.<br /><br />I...
I am having problems with the low speed idle and was wondering if you had any advice.<br /><br />Prior to putting the boat into the water I was able to drop the start lever to a low idle and the motor would continue to run. But when I put the boat in the water, I could not drop the start lever...
I just received a 1979 Johnson 175 from a friend(?) and tried to start the motor, but no luck. I thought the battery was too weak and my neighbor brought over his charger, but that did not seem to help. I bought a new battery and hooked up the leads to the new battery, and when I tried...
