Hello fellow iboaters - I have been stocking up on parts for my winter project and am in the process of buying the gimbal bearing. I plan to replace all bellows, bearing, etc at the same time. I have read that I should use a sealed bearing so as not to worry about greasing.
iboats sells this...
Been looking for an answer on how (if any) the diameter affects your prop. I am currently running a 21* 14 1/4 diameter prop. When looking at other props I notice there are 21* props in 13 3/4 for my alpha one. The 21 pitch seems dead on perfect for my boat. Just wondering if I buy the smaller...
I went out to get my model # off my carb as I am going to order new gaskets for it. I noticed this flap is partially open. See pic. Is it supposed to be like that? Thank you for your expert opinion.
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I would like to get some feedback on my situation. 2 weeks ago brought the boat out and de-winterized it. I kept the battery charged and inside all winter. It fired right up in my driveway. The next day we took it to the lake and drove it around for a few hours. It ran great with...
Help school me on the prop fitment. Alpha One drive. The first pic is the prop I have been running. I damaged it so I took it off the boat. The guy I bought the boat from last year gave me an extra prop but the hub looks different. The next pic is the spare prop and there is a insert that fits...
1992 5.7 mercruiser. Winterized the boat today and when I pulled the thermostat it is pretty corroded and I bent it good getting it out. Going to replace it with all the gaskets. There is a lot of info out there and I can't pin point which one I need. The old one I took out is too corroded to...
Have a 5.7 merc alpha one gen 2. First 5 times out no issues. Last outing I am getting a grinding noise when I go back to neutral from forward or reverse. I can go from neutral to gear with no issues. The grinding noise sounds like a starter grinding, not the typical shifting sound. In other...
If you read my other thread last week you may know I am in the market for a new(er) boat. I found a boat I really like. It is a 1990 Sea Ray with the 4.3 mercruiser. 18.5ft bowrider. 460 hours. Excellent condition. Looks like it has really been cared for. I went over every inch of the boat very...
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Earlier this year we purchased an older Bayliner with an outboard motor on it for cheap. This was done to test the waters of boating to see if it is something we would like to take up. We have enjoyed boating immensely and used this old boat over 15 times and counting this...
So I rebuilt my fuel pump today just as general maintenance and while removing it noticed the bracket that holds the ignition coils and wiring was loose. I removed it to see if there was a way to tighten it up and behind cd module #2 there is an orange wire that doesn't go to anything. Is this...
Not sure what I did. I finally got this motor performing the way I wanted and I messed something up.I decided to pull the carbs for a good cleaning and new gaskets I ordered. Took them off no problem according to the service manual. Cleaned and reassembled. Put everything back together. When I...
I am looking for some help with my power problems. I recently purchased this boat 17' Bayliner Capri with 1989 Force 85HP. The boat starts easily and runs fine. But it is slow and flat on the top end. I posted about prop pitch a week ago thinking that was my issue. The boat currently has a 15...
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I have been out of the boating arena for several years....hence 7 years since my last log in. I recently purchased a 17ft bayliner with the Force 85 (single exhaust model). The boat runs well enough but I have been going through doing a ton of maintenance just because I am anal like...
I have a 5hp Briggs I use to push my scanoe. It starts easily and idles great. However when I get up to 40% or more throttle it starts to surge. It revs up then down up then down etc. I thought it may be the carb, but I cleaned it thoroughly and changed the plug and fuel filter. It is still...
