After trolling for kingfish all morning at about 800-1200RPM I kicked my motor up 2500RPM to go through the inlet. The motor revved up to 3500RPM with no increase in speed. It ran fine at 1800-2000RPM so it made back onto the trailer without having to bother anyone. As soon as the motor hit...
I have a 1988 Johnson 140 the VRO is disconnected. I only use 93 octane in it. Last trip out I would be running at 3rpms and it would sort of bog out or power down a little bit. I could throttle it back up but it would gradually bog out. When I put it back on the trailer I couldnt drive it up...
I just read a thread with the advice pointing towards cutting the old transom out from the inside. It said you could risk warping the hull if you cut the whole transom out and replaced it.
My question is.. if you were to cut the whole transom out, or the transom out to deck level say.. how...
Im still debating on doing the I/O to OB conversion. Ive been reviewing this forum alot and making various phone calls. Im still on the fence. Im sort of just brainstorming here... but if I were to replace.. not rebuild, my transom could I completely remove what is there and replace it with...
Im trying to search for old threads on patching an I/O "hole." Hopefully someone has some links with pics.
I plan on taking my OMC out and throwing an outboard on the back. Is this possible? Any advice on what to used for the patch? Will the stern be "structural" enough to support an outboard...
For any of you who have seen my other posts you know what I got. It is a 1970 OMC 800 with a 198-? GM 350 engine. I have a couple questions: What can I expect to sell the I/O for? Would it be better to sell them seperately?
Also, Im still having troubles getting this thing running. I know this...
Right now I got a mid 80's Chevy 350 OMC 1970 outdrive. I like the engine ok but this outdrive... geez louis. I try to work on it and every nut and bolt is frozen and it seems like water is getting through every seal. Im thinking it may be cheaper, easier, and less stressful just to replace the...
What kind of sealant would be best suited for making a gasket for my tilt mechanism clutch housing? Its on the port side of the stern, 4 screws and one 1 fill screw. Can I get away with permatex? If so which color is best? The grey used for pumps/thermostats?
Drove over to my recently purchased and recently broke boat today. I brought the batteries fresh charged from home. One read 8.0VDC so I charged it to 12.4VDC when I got the boat it was at 9.4VDC. Must have a bad cell? Anyways, I hooked the one up and gave it a crank with my fingers crossed...
I want to check out my cooling system on my 1970 OMC Chevy 350. I found a diagram for a 1985 and have read a couple other posts. I want to look at my impeller and see if it is all there. How can I verify that water is getting pulled by my impeller?
I also want to check my water pump and...
Just got back from the most humbling experience of my life. For all who havent seen my other post I update you real quick, shopped around, took some advice bought a good-fair boat, got it home and found it wasnt what it was.
So I decided to take it for a little trip today. Came off the trailer...
Hi guys, let me start by saying thank you all so much for talking me out of the last boat I was gonna purchase.
I think I found my vessel. This time it is 1972 24' John Allmand cuddy. Very thick heavy Florida boat and alot less money than that beat up renken. Everything looks sounds. Nice...
