My Whaler uses about 4 gallons for each fishing trip, or lets say 20 bucks.
My Searay family boat uses about 7 gallons for our typical Sunday, or about 35 bucks. Add beer and pop to that, plus a pizza delivered to the dock and we're at about 60 bucks.
A family dinner (just the 2 of us) at our...
My batteries self discharge about 10% every month. My regimen is to recharge monthly all Winter. When I put them back in service they are 100%.
When I take them put of service in the fall, they are usually about 95%. If I disconnected them in the Fall and they were at 80%, I would have...
Painted trim would be oak. Varnished would be mahogany. Decorative would be teak.
I guess you need to plane or route out the transom to,about 1.5" where the motor goes.
The Owner's manual for the engine(s) should show the port for a water hose pickup. If you don't have the manual, buy one.
Jets are an entity all in themselves. Sending water to the engine with it not running can send water to the cylinders and thus hydrolock the engine and thus turn a good...
The Lark's electric lines that ran between the powerhead and the lower unit were routed along the exhaust tube. They burned out every other year. After the second time OMC would not warrant a 3rd replacement. When the wires disintegrated it would not allow you to shift. The first burnout...
Many years ago I wanted to add another step to my ladder. I found a kit that did that very thing. It had a SS "loop" that fit round the bottom step, and thus would extend it. When folded up it fit nicely with the existing ladder.
Sorry, about 46 years ago so I can't provide part numbers. I...
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...
