Hopefully those seats are a bit more sturdy than the Wise seats I bought for my Bayliner years ago. Dang things had plastic bottoms that I guess were thin and moved all over the place. I hated those seats, ha ha.
I liked the idea of rot proof plastic, but after that experience, much prefer metal.
The Johnson motor is similar to the 78’ 85hp motor on my 16’ Capri. I eventually changed it out for an 87’ 90hp Johnson. I had to work on both motors to get them running, and keep them running. Both were great running motors, and are both currently running.
Not sure if you thought about this, but a lot of trucks with sleepers use a small diesel furnace. The heaters draw very little power, just a pump, igniter, and distribution blower. They are a little pricey though, but great source of heat.
Ok, I know this is an old post, so don’t smack me.....curiosity has got the better of me.
Why wouldn’t we want a return spring on the carb to help the linkage seat against the idle screw. Just curious if this is just preference, or an absolute no no. The Quadrajet on my 4.3L has Such a spring...
Yeah I have to say the same. Since my boat is done I’m not as active as I once was. I do stick my nose into the Mercruiser page every now and then. Tried to start various subjects in the dry dock section, but those don’t seem to draw much attention.
I did the same thing. It took me quite awhile to muster the ambition to brew. I finally did, and I’m glad for taking the first step. I encourage you to go for it!!
One thing I’ve learned over the years is to use muslin grain bags for any solids. For my blood orang ale, I use grain bags for the lemon zest and orange peel, as well as the hop pellets in the boil, and in the wort to dry hop the beer.
I’ve had tubes of that stuff harden from sitting in my garage. If you cut the tube open, there will be usable product inside. It should be the consistency of toothpaste.
