I am sure this topic has been covered before but I just havn't been able to find it. My Partner and I have 16 foot Hewescraft Sea runner with a 2011 75 Merc fourstroke. When we replaced the engine we added a Perko 8501 Switch to the dual batteries. It worked fine but we struggled with...
Re: Another question on Floatation Foam - Deck refinish on a Hewscraft Searunner
Some pics of the open hull.You can see the gap below the stringers in Stringer View as well as the Box ribs. You can also see the challenge of filling the openings with two part foam.
It is hard to tell from...
I have been researching the threads on flotation foam as I need to replace the foam in my boat. I own a 16 ft Hewescraft with another fellow and we decided to redo the plywood floor as it was beat after 20 some years. Once we pulled off the deck we noticed the floatation foam was in pretty...
I purchased a 75 Hp Mercury Lease Return in January. We purchased it with 183 hours on it from a reputable local firm. My partner and I have only put about 15 hours on it since. My partner was using it on a local lake when he noticed and oil slick behind. He then noticed a milky white foamy...
I have a 94 Hewescraft 16' Searunner that I have just repowered. I just put a 75 Hp merc on which is a lot heavier than the original 70 hp Evinrude 2 stroke. So we have noticed a few issues running the unit and I would appreciate some ideas on solving them if possible.
First it seems as if...
So the Evinrude VRO 70 is finally costing me too much time off the water and too much money in the shop. I am looking at new (to me) merc 75 four stroke. Since I don't really want to pony up for a brand new motor ($10G +) I am considering a lease return. Now I don't know if this is common in...
So i picked up a used 2003 9.9 Hp Merc as a kicker for a great price. It runs great but it has a damaged prop. I have been trying to read the prop info from the prop but I can't read it. Is there any way to match the prop from the engine serial number? I have been searching the merc sites...
Just got back from a back country lake fishing trip and I get a phone call from my partner in our 16 foot aluminum with a 70 evenirude. We recently put in a dual battery system and because we needed two batteries to test it I put in my trolling motor battery. Well because I needed it for my...
So recently my 70 Hp Evenrude has decided it doesn't want to start. Last tuesday I had it out on the river and it ran fine going up river and after fishing I tried to start up and nada. I had to run it home on the kicker. So I change plugs and regapped and voila runs great. Saturday I had it...
So my partner and I were planning an afternoon of Sockeye fishing in the salt today but the weather was pretty ugly. Heavy rain and solid winds. As we are not really experienced in Salt water fishing in our area we decided to hit the Fraser River for some sturgeon. The weather was still crap...
I am looking at the wiring on my main switch panel as I am contemplating a dual battery set up and I came across something I find strange. Some of the rocker switches that have two positions appear to work in reverse. As an example I have a switch that controls my wiper and has an ACC position...
Thought I would pass on my little horror story. I was launching my boat by myself at a new launch for me on the Fraser River. The launch is not a good launch but it is free. Limited parking and a natural ramp. There are lots of hollows at the end of the ramp where the #^$%%!*&^ jet boaters...
I have a 89 Hewescraft with an 88 70 HP Johnson with a dead tach. When I looked into it at the local marine repair shop they wanted $150 cdn to supply a new tach plus installation. I can handle the installation myslef but I am wondering how to select the right tach. So what I have not been...
I have a Hewescraft Searunner with a plastic carpet material on the Bow deck and gunwhale tops that is in poor shape. I want to remove it and either replace it or use a vinyl floor material to replace it. But before I do that I need to remove the rub rails to expose the edges. I have searched...
Hi folks, I have a 89 70 Hp VRO that has given me some problems. Initially when i bought it the tach worked but I had problems with the engine cutting out. Has it in to check the harging system etc.etc. Turned out that the VRO pump was hooped so it was pulled. Engine runs fine alhough it...
