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    Guru's required.

    At the moment I'm having trouble trying to turn my boat motor. I'm not sure if it's supposed to be so hard. My web research has no info to that, but most say it's almost seized. The type is an old Teleflex rack n pinion.I guess it was popular in the 80's. Oh btw. the boat is a 89 Doral TRX 15.5'...
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    2 foot'itis

    I heard this term the other day. It's an illness boaters suffer with. I heard in can be a costly one. I was just wondering who has or is suffering with this? If you have a 15 foot boat you soon wish for a 17 foot.
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    Help selecting a Trailer for my TRX

    When I bought the boat I knew the trailer was in rough shape, I just didnt realize how bad it was till now. Because the boat doesn't really have a pointed keel for about 6 feet from the stern to about the middle it's flat 8" wide. Do you think a bunk style trailer would be best? I cant afford to...
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    1989 Doral TRX Pin-stripes

    As you can see I will require a new striping package. Anyone know here to get them? Or something very similar.
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    Built in Fuel Tank

    The original motor on my 89 TRX was most likely a 89 VRO type not 100% sure. The person I bought the boat from said he's never used it, so it's been sitting there for five years now. I was wondering if I could use it again? I mean pre-mixing the fuel and just pouring it in via the original...
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    1980 85hp Evinrude Please help...never winterized before

    I'm trying to winterize my motor. Have read alot about it, but one thing seemed to escape me. When you put the ears on the inlets, does water or should water come out the exhaust ports?? Or does it only come out when the motor is running? Also, how much water pressure should be used from the...
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    Bought 89 Doral TRX with a 1980 Evinrude V4 85hp motor

    Hi guy's I'm new and from Ontario Canada...I'm not only to this forum, but to having my own boat. (for a change lol) The boat is basically in good shape. I need to do some work on the interior, carpet, couple rips in the seats, some wiring, which leads me to my problem. I have no documentation...
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