This year I acquired my father's 1981 Skeeter with a 75hp Johnson Seahorse. Now that the engine is working properly, my issue now is the prop. I've used both that he gave me. One is a 13 1/4" 17 pitch aluminum prop, which has great hole-shot, but I max out at 26mph at 5500 rpm. The other is a 12...
Happened yesterday while I was trailering the boat. My tilt/trim had a hard time lifting and lowering the engine. The motor sounds like it is working hard before any engagement happens. what should I be looking at before I start buying parts?
After the engine is started, the rpms continue to rise from 2500 all the way up to 5000. Is this normal? That's not even starting from the start point on the controller. What should I be looking for? I am hoping it is something simple that I'm overlooking, but I am unsure on how to adjust the...
Last year I finally convinced my father to give me his 1980 Skeeter. I got the engine to run after replacing the starter solenoid last year, but this year, after I got it started right off the bat, she just cut out. Now I can't get the choke to even engage.
I've already thrown in a new solenoid...
