Search results

  1. Lou C

    MerCruiser update

    Now my brother has a 2020 Chapparal with a Merc 4.5 200 hp with the single point drain. Owned it about 3 seasons. I have showed him how to fill it with the -100 after draining it. BUT, I am worried about this system in our salt water. Thought: Next fall, when we winterize, put a 5 gallon bucked...
  2. Lou C

    MerCruiser update

    Well there is not much. Most years the block drains will drain without being poked. Sometimes I do have to poke em though and even if they do appear to fully drain, I always poke em just to make sure. I do agree that most salt damage occurs during the season but if we can slow it down in the off...
  3. Lou C

    Add cleat to trailer?

    Raybo Marine on Montauk Highway in Lindenhurst NY. Had it painted about 12 years ago. Still looks great
  4. Lou C

    MerCruiser update

    Ok one thing I forgot to mention, when I start up in spring I don’t get rusty water out the exhaust. So maybe that shows us something. When I pull off the elbows to check em this fall; I’ll see how the manifolds look. Usually 5 years in salt & elbows yes must be replaced but the manifolds if...
  5. Lou C

    Add cleat to trailer?

    Mine are good. Boat sits on a rotating mooring with 2 pennant lines hooked to the cleats; it’s been out there in tropical storms with no problems. When I had the boat painted by one of the best ‘glass shops on Long Island the replaced all 4 & did a nice job….
  6. Lou C

    Does anyone remember when car & boat engines only had.

    And push button transmissions! Mopar used then till the mid 60s.
  7. Lou C

    Add cleat to trailer?

    Same thing I have a roller as well. Can’t recall where I got that idea, might have thought of it myself or saw it on some forum. My local ramp is convenient but with the dock not being close to it, when launching alone you have to get creative…
  8. Lou C

    Time for my first bellow change, tips?

    Agreed, I will use only OEM for parts like that, it's not that much fun to have to re-do it because of a premature failure. My OEM Cobra bellows last at least 10 years if not longer before I see small cracks in the folds, then I change them because that's a sign the rubber is getting stiff.
  9. Lou C

    Add cleat to trailer?

    Ah yes that works if you have a dock next to the ramp. Ours are separated so you have to drive the boat off the trailer then dock it.
  10. Lou C

    Add cleat to trailer?

    How have you launched & recovered boats then?
  11. Lou C

    MerCruiser update

    I look at it this way; in salt water we try to keep salt off of things by using coatings like Corrosion X, on trailer parts like fasteners and leaf springs. With regular applications this is fairly effective at reducing corrosion. To me filling the engine block with antifreeze with corrosion...
  12. Lou C

    Add cleat to trailer?

    That will work. I had the same issue so what I’ve done with my bow rider is loop a dock line from one cleat loop it around the winch stand and then tie off the other end at the other bow cleat. This will hold the boat from rolling off the trailer while you take tension off the bow strap. Then...
  13. Lou C

    New to Volvo family

    That is actually quite common even if nothing is wrong. V hull wander they call it. How much play is in your outdrive side to side?
  14. Lou C

    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    Looking at the radio it does have the panic button so if it doesn’t have integrated GPS you’d have to connect it to a unit.
  15. Lou C

    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    In order for that system to work the radio must be compatible with it and also you have to have a GPS unit that provides your location. Also there is a number you have to apply for through the Coast Guard that is the identifier of your boat . Now you can get newer radios that come with built...
  16. Lou C

    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    I had the same problem with the bow stop because I had lowered the boat on the trailer by about 2-3”. So I would up lowering the winch stand to get the strap level and flipped the bow stop to get it to fit right. Much better now when I launched it this season it just rolled off like it should.
  17. Lou C

    4.3 Volvo Penta GL

    It may be flooding & getting too much gas if you smell it.This is a carb engine correct? Could be the needle valve, float setting etc…..
  18. Lou C

    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    About the trailer For the bow stop you want the bow eye just under the upper roller, the way it is the bottom roller looks likely to catch on it & make it hard to get the boat on & off. That lower roller is adjustable and you can just raise it slightly. You main bunks look ok from what I can...
  19. Lou C

    4.3 liter 1989 Cobra problem

    With both ends disconnected there should not be more than 2.5 lbs drag in the transom shift cable. If there is slop in the remote control that can cause other problems like grinding into gear. The basic idea is that the shift cable must move with little resistance and you must get equal throw...
  20. Lou C

    4.3 liter 1989 Cobra problem

    It could be the adjustment of the shift cable, the bell crank in the pivot housing could be getting jammed up due to water getting in around the gasket, or the cable itself could be getting stiff. Anytime there is drag in the shift system it can cause the ESA system to be engaged too long & this...
Top