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I have a 2000 Four Winns with a 5.7 GL-C engine in it. I just put new manifolds and risers on this season, Barr brand.
When I start up my engine, and then kill it, I can hear a hiss noise for 2-3 seconds after I kill the engine. I traced it down to my port side riser, and a hold on the inside of...
All - I have a Volvo Duoprop outdrive that is pitting quite a bit. I actually sanded it down last year to metal, prepped the surface, and painted it with Volvo outdrive paint. I guess I thought the outdrive paint had anti-fouling properties, but I'm not sure I believe that anymore. When I took...
Quick question... I was winterizing, and when I went to dump the carb for the layup, the "flap" (I'm sure that's a technical name) was stuck open. It was due to some rust. I actually noticed towards the end of the season a little trouble starting up, and this appears to have been my problem...
Hey All,
Looking for some troubleshooting advice. Bought a boat last year, and the refrigerator was not working. I'm pretty certain the original was cooked, as it wasn't working on 120v even at home. Anyways, I threw that one away, and bought a new 24v/120v fridge. When I plug it in (shore...
Hey All,
I am considering adding a GPS/Fishfinder to my 2000 Four Winns 248 Vista (26' cabin cruiser, I/O).
I don't know what I'm looking for, but know I primarily am looking for a GPS unit to take trips around Long Island Sound with, and secondarily as a fish finder unit. I have gone to a few...
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I just completed an outdrive reconditioning project (detailed at the below linked post), and now I'm anticipating connecting my outdrive to my hideous transom assembly, which is not refinished. I don't mind the look, as it's all underwater, but I did the aforementioned project to...
Hey all,
Just entering my first spring with my 2000 Four Wins 248 Vista, and I need to put the Volvo Penta DP-SM drive back on the boat after I cleaned it up over the winter. I believe the previous owner did not know what an anode was, so the drive was in rough shape. After the paint job, it...
Can anyone give me some thoughts on an issue I've run into with my swim platform...? At one point this fall, I heard a pop while a friend was on the platform, and I determined that it must have been the last screw head holding in the support to the transom snap off. So there were 4 screws in...
Hey All,
Took the swim platform ladder off my boat for the winter as I'm considering doing some repair on it. I believe it's a powder coat that is basically cracking and chipping off the ladder, leaving a lot of exposed metal by itself. In the linked photo below, you can't really see much of...
Hey All,
Looking for some advice on cleaning up my Volvo DP outdrive. I took it off for the winter, and now want to clean it up a little. Below is a picture of the drive a few weeks ago still on the boat, and I think it's clear here it could use a nice coat of paint.
So if I'm going to do this...
Hello all,
First post, relatively new to boating. Coming up on my first winter with my new (to me) 2000 FourWinns 248 Vista, and trying to complete my basic maintenance steps. I have identified my engine by the tags as a VP 5.7GL-C. I'm not so lucky with my drive... the metal plate w the model...
