Yes. I have a parts boat that sits uncovered all year round. The seats still look ok at least the Vinal does, the wood is shot. On my newer pontoon the vinal needs to be replaced. Wish they still made good stuff.....
Yo much grease on the o-rings can do that. It basically causes a hydro lock situation.all you need is a light coating just enough to lube the ring and not get it into the groove. It’s not going to hurt anything to try a mercruiser kick at this point. If you already have the drive back off, clean...
How long are you charging the battery? Usually it takes a deep charge after being low.
As a side not my friend always put new batteries in his camper every spring as they wouldn't hold a charge. He left it at my place for a week once and just for giggles I charged them up for him. He asked me...
is it totally rotted or bad cracks in it? I’ve repaired some that were in a bit of rough shape. As long as you can snug up the screws, if not drill out where the screws go and put in dowels and re-attach. I’ve gently pressure washed it and it comes out fairly good, and a bit of sanding.
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No kidding! We used to go to a carp o Rama carp shoot. You used a fishing bow. Down by Madison Wi we launched and worked our way acr to the shallows where the carp were. zig zag between the mess, some were fishing, water skiing, and jet skiing. What a mess. At least the shallows were calm!
Took me awhile to find the transducer. From what I see ahead of the prop, it should be more upright. The instructions should tell you what if any angle is a no-go.
Be sure the line is still attached to the bottom of the resivoir and to the drive. It’s possible that someone replaced the drive and it doesn’t need it anymore. Or you have a leaky drive, or it wasn’t filled properly before. Seeing it’s a new to you boat, you should do the drive service and...
Yeah, I’ve towed a couple over the years. Those were just unfortunate breakdowns. One I towed just happened to be a guy that pulled me out of a snow bank a couple years before. Favor returned!
