Thanks for all the words of encouragement ( LOL ). I am 2 blocks away from the main road that everyone take to Lake Mead. A good friend has a lot on the main road and has sold several boats over the years because his lot is so visible. He said because it is that time of year when people are...
Well I got an engine manual from Bayliner. It at least gives me the needed info on the motor. I had to put it in the storage yard because the HOA won't let me mess with it during the week. I need to hear it at least run. I will hook up an external fuel tank to it and put the muffs on it and...
So my friend said he knows someone that is selling a 1988 Bayliner capri 17 ft boat cheep. so i went there and looked it over a bit. New upholstery, garage kept, almost new tires, to name a few things. It has been in the garage for 2 years so the battery was weak and it at least turned over. So...
Thanks for the info. So then what good is the "whale tail"? i have one that will fit so should I use it, I don't have a trim set up on this old boat so will it help or? Exactly what is it suppose do?
Ok so we were able to take the boat to Lake Mead for a test run. I took the thermostat along with all the tools we needed to drop it in. Because the boat had been sitting for at least 3 years we put in 2 cans of seafoam and grabbed 2 extra filters cartridges' and installed a see thru inline...
Sounds like your right on. The other old boat I own has the 800 sticker on the outdrive and this one only says OMC. I will take my multi-meter and see of that fuse is still any good. I had the alternator rebuilt last year it's a 1 wire type now. It may have gone bad so I will pull it off and...
Lots of info! The boat is a 76 Starfire with an OMC outdrive, my guess is an 800, the motor is an OMC 190, Ford 302. There is a big voltage drop between the starter solenoid and at the ignition switch, 12 V vs 5V. If there was a bad fuse then I should get no voltage which is why I was...
I am tracking down why my old starfire wont start. i am only getting about 5 volts to the starter switch and gauges. It looks like someone prior to myself made an attempt to rewire the dash as all the wires are either red or orange. I can not find any info on the ballast resistor as it seems...
Ok I have an old, 75, Starfire 18 ft with an OMC 190 setup. I have the factory connector to hook up my garden hose to it instead of using muffs. So my questions is with the motor running at idle how much water should be coming out of the upper hoses that are connected to the thermostat housing...
the outdrive was an old OMC 800 (1979). I wish the impeller was at the lower spot like a cobra. So everyone thinks i should put the thermostat in. Ok I picked up a 160 thermostat and the parts guy said just drop the unit in and put the rubber o-ring in and bolt it down( new gasket). I did see...
Okay I found a good mechanic that charged me $250 to replace the bad impeller with the new one that I bought. Took him 2 hours and it works great.
He said that because the water at Lake Mead is fairly warm to leave out the thermostat and it will keep the motor cooler with the high heat here. I...
ok. in gear i can not move the prop. I talked to a local mech that works on these old motors, 1979, and he said that it sounds like the impeller is bad.
So I just bought a 79 Seawirl 19 ft with a 305 chevy. i/o omc . I heard it run for a few moments as the guy I got it from had no way to cool it. I took it home. I started it up with the motor flusher attached. I hooked everything up and started it with water pouring out at the point of where the...
