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  1. MH Hawker

    9.9 lake

    well the move to a 9.9 lake is proving out , I have 3 trips so far and ever one has ben nice, the first trip i had a moment of trouble, nothing to amount to any thing didnt have the trailer in deep enough to power the toon off diffrent ramp angle and so on lolol if you can call it that with a...
  2. MH Hawker

    Nos

    any one know where i can fins a NOS fogger kit for my mariner 9.9
  3. MH Hawker

    is it me or have people just got plain rude

    I have been thinking on this some time and I hope this is received in a manner not to cause arguments that is surly not my intent, if it is seen that I do apologies to the moderators , I have just got back on the water after 4 years and on my first trip out to one of my favorite lakes...
  4. MH Hawker

    first summer back on the water in 4 years

    over the last 3 years it has ben tuff was forced into retirment due to vision and other med problems, have ben dealing with catracts my field of vision droped down to 3 feet, yep that right i was blind , sunlight hurt , so i stayed inside, and after a long struggle, and 2 opperations later, i...
  5. MH Hawker

    mariner tach question

    i recently bought and installed a little 1996 9.9 mariner on my 20 pontoon, and dont have much experance with mercury, on the first trip out i tested with a clamp on tach, it shows the WOT rpm as being 2500 but the boat is running along at 10 mph with gps, i found this very suprising , i was...
  6. MH Hawker

    9.9 mariner recondition

    I picked up that little 1996 9.9 remote control, ser # 0G119661 the compression is 118/120, with a electric start no plugs n WOT for the test, that seams fine and the charging system seams good ,it runs fine in a tank, and runs with out a battery being conneted, and has a .8 volt pick up at 1500...
  7. MH Hawker

    1996 , 9.9 compression

    I am looking into buying a mariner 9.9 and was wondering what the new and rebuild point compression is
  8. MH Hawker

    9.9 Mariner

    Im thinking about buying a 1996 9.9 mainer remote control for my toon, is thier any thing out of the normal i should look into, befor i buy , i will test compression
  9. MH Hawker

    reproping a pontoon

    1988 Riviera Cruiser length 20 feet dry weight 1050 lbs motor weight 130 lbs beer n gear n gas 300 lbs total 1480 1988 nissian NS40 40 HP two stroke LU gear ratio 13:25 prop alu 3 blade 11 p 10.6 x 12.7 netural rpm= 1000 idle rpm= 850 WOT rpm= 5200-5800 test...
  10. MH Hawker

    Identifing a prop

    I relize this isnt the prop section, but I belive this is a stock nissian prop, and perhaps some one who knows nissian parts can verifie it .Somestimes identifing a existing prop is a good place to start. I am starting the process of getting a new prop for a 20 foot toon I recently bought,I have...
  11. MH Hawker

    prop for a toon

    I am starting the process of getting a new prop for a 20 foot toon I recently bought,I have a clamp on inductive tach on order and thought I would start off by identifing the existing prop, I belive it is a 11 pitch it is from a nissian 1988 ns40c,at present time i do not have the WOT rpms, and...
  12. MH Hawker

    Carb question 1988 NS40

    on the older motors I have owned I have made it a habit to disconect the fuel line at the motor and run the carbs it dry, being as a lot of them have cork floats , and over time they absorb fuel and become heavy and pieces of cork plug the jets. the carb on the ns40c has a plastic float, it was...
  13. MH Hawker

    Dexter Saf-T-Lube Hubs

    my new toon trailer has this type of hub , and it is new to me , but i flushed out the old grease this weekend, it was very easy and i didnt see any signs of water, in the past its ben a manual repacking and bearing buddys , i know its nothing new, but it seams to be a good system
  14. MH Hawker

    depth finder and speed sensor

    I recently made this bracket to mount a depth finder , speed sensor and tempture probe on a older type of toon that didnt have the factory bracket, I did not want to risk some one welding on it , so I came up with this, it works fine
  15. MH Hawker

    rear gear swap

    I have recently changed from a v hull to a toon and while the toon is a good bit lighter (500 plus pounds) the wind signature of the toon is a lot greater , and i have chosen to drop the rear gear , I tow with a 97 S 10 with a 4 banger 5 speed, its towed my old west winds for many years with no...
  16. MH Hawker

    NS40C plugs

    I recently brought a NS40C back to life its 1988, and i have redone the fuel system and the PO added a new fuel pump and i rebuilt the carb, it wasnt idling befor and now it runs fine and idles fine, but i had to guess on the float setting and the pilot jet settings , the service manual was...
  17. MH Hawker

    restoring a 88 Riviera Cruiser

    i recently decided to switch from a V hull to a toon, I spend a lot of time night fishing, and a toon is simply more comfortable., its ben a bit of a job, the boat I chose had a new deck and carpet and not much more, my plans included me making the furnature with fishing in mind and passanger...
  18. MH Hawker

    NS40C idling problem

    a huge thanks to the forum. I recently bought a 20 foot pontoon as a restoration project, mainly to fish from, and it has the 1988 nissian NS40C 40 HP motor on it I tested the compression befor I bought it and not sure what new is but it is 135/138 and I thought that should be close to a new...
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