The boat has a transom mounted hummingbird depth finder. The previous owner must have hooked the wire with something - it?s been hanging loose from the transducer since I bought it. I figured it should be easy enough to rewire - just pull it apart and find where the wire the wire was right...
Does anyone have any stories of VRO systems going out and screwing up the motor?
I've had a couple of people tell me I should just disconnect it, but I want to make sure
I'm not just buying into collective paranoia.
Thanks.
Re: New Pontoon Boat Owner - Many Questions
I just pulled the tape - haven't run it since. Any idea how to check to see if it's working properly? (I guess I'll find out if I empty the oil reservoir.) Thanks for the info on disabling the VRO - I was wondering if that would be all it took...
Re: New Pontoon Boat Owner - Many Questions
Question #3 What do these things do?
On the controls below: Top thing is the key and ignition. No problem there. I assumed the middle thing was a choke of some sort, but I've never used it to start the boat and it dosn't seem to cause any...
Re: New Pontoon Boat Owner - Many Questions
The soft spot in the deck was venting massive amounts of water under the carpet at high speed - it was like standing on a water bed. I added some more wooden bracing and then used sheets of aluminum gutter trim to deflect the water. This is all just...
This looks like a pretty cool community. I'm hoping I can find answers to my questions. Hopefully I'll be able to help someone else out down the road. I tend to be fairly handy, but I?ve never owned a boat before so I?m looking for some guidance.
I'll start by giving and overview of the...
