I took my motor out and fired it up a few weeks ago and it seems to create a lot of oil on the water. I noticed that the 2 holes above the prop seem to be leaking oil (at least they did when I took it out of the water). Is this normal for these motors or is there something I should be looking...
I've been trying to read up a lot on batteries, but I'm pretty new to the outboard motors with batteries. I've purchased a Chrysler 55 HP motor, and the guy I bought it from was using a 12 volt battery. So I've been reading about batteries that are used mainly for startup, and batteries for long...
I'm going to be fiberglassing my deck and trasom soon. I just bought my polyester resin, and was about to buy the fiberglass, but I want to make sure that I'm doing this right. So I will be applying a layer of resin over the plywood on both the deck & transom that I just built, and then will be...
I have a 14' Glass Magic currently being restored, but I don't have a motor. I came across a Chrysler 55 HP motor that I'm looking at purchasing. But I have 2 questions:
1- The rating on the boat says 50 HP max for the boat, so I'm a bit nervous if 55 HP is too much, or if it will be ok.
2- Are...
I am going to be getting ready to repair a 14' 1958 Glass Magic transom & deck pretty soon. I've been reading a lot about waterproofing the deck's plywood using epoxy ( the entire floor had rotted, so I'm replacing the entire floor). So I was looking at mertons.com for pricing & the types of...
