I just bought a 16 ft. Polarkraft jon boat with a 1995 Mariner 30hp. The prop is damaged and I need a new one. The current prop is a 10x14P. The rig does not have a Tach. I think the 14P might be too much from previous experience with other boats I've owned. Does anyone know if this size is the...
Has anyone had any experience with tilt assist evinrude outboards? I haven't heard of this until now. I found a 1996 40hp evinrude with this feature. I understand there is a lever that you push down then you can lock the engine angle at a given point by pushing the lever back up. You have to...
I have a 16ft Polarkraft jon. It was originally a 20" transom. The previous owner notched out the transom to make it 15". I want to rebuild it back to the 20". What is the best way to do this?? I can have a piece fabricated to fit over the notch. How do you get the plywood to fasten in securely...
I've always used Johnson/Evinrude, but am considering a new Nissan 40hp. What is your opinion of Nissan?? Do they have a good track record? I can buy one with tilt/trim for a lot less than the others. I will use this motor for both summer for fishing and fall for duck hunting. Thanks
I tow my boat with a 97 Pathfinder. It keeps blowing fuses. I use an adapter to go from a 6-pin round plug on the trailer to a flat 4 pin on the vehicle. I tow another boat with a flat 4 to flat 4 and never have any problems. I don't know where to start to fix the problem. How do you find a...
I purchased a 1990 Rinker 206 Captiva towards the end of last season. It has a Mercruiser 5.7 350 engine. I am disappointed with its ability to get on plane. Currently I have a 3-blade 13.75x21 ss prop which gets me right on target with RPM range. I am considering going to a 4 or 5 blade prop...
I have a 1990 Rinker 206 Captiva that I purchased at the end of last season. It has the 5.7 350 mercruiser engine. I am disappointed with its ability to get on plane. What would be the best and easiest way to plane faster? I've considered going to a 4-blade prop, installing a hydrofiol, or...
I have a 1990 Rinker 206 Captiva with a 5.7 litre mercruiser and alpha 1 outdrive. I have a Quicksilver 13 3/4 X 21 prop now. It gives 54 MPH at 4500 Rpm which is right at the recommended range. I would like to plane quicker to tow skiers and not sacrifice a lot of top end...Any suggestions on a...
I'm having trouble with engine slipping when on plane...Thought it might be slipping gears at first...but then thought about prop out of water... it does not happen going out of the hole...only when up on plane and 3/4 to full throttle...the transom on the jon-boat has been cut down by previous...
