Out in the lake ...motor starts to sputter a little...stop and check gas...almost empty, change tanks. Motor starts back up...stalls after a minute. Can't get it restarted. Finally battery wears down. Stuck in middle of lake with the kids. Tried recharging battery....tried new battery. Just...
Hi folks,
We are downsizing into a smaller apartment from a home we were renting and now I'll be storing my boat at a garage I'm renting out. The most inconvenient thing is when I use the boat in salt I have no access to water to flush motor and rinse everything off. I have a '71 merc 135hp...
how often do you suggest replacing the water pump? gets used once or twice a week during maine's short summers. what should i expect a mechanic to charge and also how much should i expect to pay for a complete re-sealing of the lower unit? i contemplate these questions as i wait for another foot...
for a 1971 135 hp. it's probably the motor but i'm not sure. it still makes noise but doesn't lift. i'd like to find maybe a reasonable rebuilt or something. any ideas where to check would be appreciated
I have an old 71 merc 135hp. Recently the power tilt has slowed and now barely moves. It has always bled down but now it sounds like the motor might be shot? Or is there something I'm missing to get the power back up. It still lifts up but it takes a real long time. Could it be a fluid problem...
Hi, we live in Maine and there is some great little islands that we'd like to explore and camp out overnight. I'm wondering what the best way to anchor the boat (17' tri-hull) for an overnight stay on an island. Some of them are hard to beach at because of rocks and other obstacles. I was...
Just got back from fishing, everything running fine, aand just noticed no peeing from the tell tale when I flushed the motor with the muffs. I shut her down after a minute but was wondering if maybe there isn't enough water pressure from my garden hose cuz I noticed this once before. Should it...
after awhile on the water started to smell something like plastic or wire burning...then noticed I had left the manual bilge pump switch on..it was maybe on for at least 20 mins with nothing to pump, and of course now it does nothing. Did I fry it leaving it on and should I just get a...
was having a hard time docking, moving the steering wheel back and forth, and lost the steering. something must have disconnected(the cable?). i think it might be at the motor end but not sure. it's an old boat so it's not a fancy system. any ideas how much to repair or should i replace the...
hi folks, started right up after a long winter. that's the good news. bad news is it won't shut down with the key! had to disconnect the fuel line & choke the hell out of it to stall it out. maybe it's the key switch, i don't know, but i don't want to spend anything to fix it. i'm just...
supposed to hit 95 degrees here tomorrow, i was gonna tow the boat to the lake about an hour away, but i'm concerned, not so much for the truck, it's equipped with a towing package, but the wheel bearings getting too hot. what do you think?
i have a boat with plywood flooring covered with indoor/outdoor carpet. is it ok to leave outside uncovered in the rain? i know it sounds stupid because it's a boat. will it dry up ok?
can anyone give me info on this motor? i think it's late-70's early 80's. what kind of motor was this? reliable? where can i find parts, and controls for it? thanks for any help. sea star
can anyone give me info on this motor? i think it's late-70's early 80's. what kind of motor was this? reliable? where can i find parts, and controls for it? thanks for any help. sea star
ok, thinking of replacing my motor(again). anyone have any experience with 88 johnson 110hp vro? how will that push my 17" tr-hull? also considering a 72 125 hp evinride hyro-electric. thanks for any info.
