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That was the problem I had first time out. As I was approaching the dock and put her in neutral I started to cuss because it stalled. Turned out the tach was still running and it was still peeing.
Just expected behavior. I once had an Evinrude selectric shift and it would stall way too often.
In the last 54 years I have had many 2-strokes. Yeah, they start up OK and run OK, as long as you maintain the points and keep the carb clean and run them reasonably frequently. The advent of electronic ignition, and the elimination of points, was a big step forward. The key is PMs, whether...
If they were Attwood, it would have the name embossed on the side. The stepped feature in the middle makes me believe they Are Tempress Fish-On.
I put on my first set of Fish-Ons in about 1982. Have had them on every boat since. In fact, when I sell a boat I remove them and put them on the...
Happened to me as well. Cut off the nubs and file smooth. Buy a SS 2-bolt bow eye and drill 2 holes thru the stem and install. Seal with 5200.
Aluminum drills easy. A std. drill worked in my case. If not. buy a 8 or 12" long reach drill bit. A 15 minute job.
Mercury marine's online prop selector guide is an awesome app to help dial in your needs. They will offer options re. SS or aluminum.
BoatTest.com also provides excellent data on certain models. Check them out - they might just have your very boat on file.
There are short shaft, long shaft, extra long shaft, electric start, manual start, tiller steer and wheel steer models. Determine which version is yours and then you'll know which e,l,p,t,o whatever is your model number.
Very true about needing the hub FULL.
That hole works in theory, but the rear seal will blow out before the excess grease has a chance to get out the little hole. (ask me how I know....LOL) Regardless, greasing until the spring JUST starts to move and all will be good.
You are right about...
The advantage of tabs in MY boat was to allow me to trim UP in calm water and gain speed without porpoising. When the waves get big, you would normally want to trim IN (and of course slow down) so improve the ride.
Yours is just a little boat, so naturally it won't have a smooth ride. If you...
Back in the day we had a local Pacemaker dealer. They made a fine wooden boat. When fiberglass was becoming the norm they started making some models, and they were under the Alglas nameplate.
As I recall they only made them for a few years before going out of business. Like many of the...
Yes, bouncing up and down as you trim out. The problem is that when you trim out to get the hull to ride the way you want it to, then it porpoises. So, you are almost always running trimmed in with most of the hull still in the water.
My Stingray acted just like that, so I added fixed but...
