I have a 1987 Four Winns Horizon 170 with a 165HP Mercruiser 470.
The trim motor stopped working this season, and I have diagnosed the issue as a failure of the motor itself. The problem is, the motor is badly corroded, and I cannot locate any identification numbers on the motor to facilitate...
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Put the boat in the water recently, and she started up great. When I put it into gear, the engine died. The engine absolutely refuses to restart. It cranks and cranks, but it doesn't even try to fire up.
I suspected a fuel delivery problem, so I rebuilt the carb. Same...
Last year while boating, the gimble ring cracked on my 1987 Alpha One outdrive. Because of the extensive saltwater corrosion to the drive, I purchase the following item on eBay which is a complete gimble assembly:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130003042267
My...
Not entirely, but almost.<br /><br />Went to the lake this weekend and noticed almost immediately that the drive wasn't sounding normal. Put the boat back on the trailer, and saw that the Gimbal Ring had broken, thus allowing the drive to drop.<br /><br />The boat is a 1987 Four Winns with a...
