Search results

  1. JimS123

    Connecting a 2nd gas tank to a Mercury 40hp 4 stroke

    Easy Peasy. I have linked multiple tanks on every outboard boat I ever owned. IBoats sells a "kit". My Whaler sports the one in the picture. I used the valve with 3 inputs and merely plugged the one I didn't need. Obviously, you need a couple sections of approved fuel line and hose barbs...
  2. JimS123

    Clearing salt build up from block

    I remember talking about that at the University (and I won't admit how long ago that was). The problem is that the equipment capital cost is staggering, and the cost of operation exceeds the return from selling the gold. Kinda like the energy to manufacture ethanol exceeds the BTU output when...
  3. JimS123

    Clearing salt build up from block

    Maybe you aren't, but I am. Some people think of "salt" as being sodium chloride. Yes, it is....and that's what you buy to put on your pastrami in the grocery store. If that were the case, running an engine in a hot water bucket would solve the problem. Furthermore, if that were the case...
  4. JimS123

    Clearing salt build up from block

    Pfffft, 6 boats and 69 engines. Of course, 5 of them don't run.
  5. JimS123

    Clearing salt build up from block

    Water is water, no matter where you are. My comment was directed at running in a bucket. Unless the bucket has a flow of cold water it will cause the engine to eventually run too hot. And if it DOES have the cold flow, the chemical formula will get diluted. Regardless, if you have to do all...
  6. JimS123

    Clearing salt build up from block

    If you run it for any length of time, won't the water get too hot?
  7. JimS123

    Long Period of Storage

    There is a sticky in the Outboard FAQs re. re-commissioning that should be of some help. Obviously, that won't address gimble bearings and U-joints, but it has some of the basics. Assuming you are in a "Winter" climate, the outdrive should have been "down" when the shrinkwrap was applied. If...
  8. JimS123

    Boat gauges inboard vs. outboard

    Sorry, missed it. A 2021 has a ECM. Forget the gauges, buy a Mercury Marine VesselView sensor and a Ram Mount for the cellphone and have an almost complete display of the engine parameters right in the center of the dash.
  9. JimS123

    Fog

    We frequently boat (fish) in Lake Ontario. Deep Lake, cold water, hot at the surface. All it takes is a slight wind to make the lake "turn over". Fog so dense you can't see the bow. Gotta go to work, Saturday fishing is the only option. The fog is out, don't want to go home. The first...
  10. JimS123

    Boat gauges inboard vs. outboard

    There has to be a "wire" someplace coming from a sensor. Where do you find that elusive little guy? Recent engines have an ECM. Old ones don't. How old is the engine? Need more Info.
  11. JimS123

    Prop size

    70 HP Outboards don't come from the factory with a prop. The selection is made after the application is known. Go to the "Yamaha Outboard Motor Prop Selection Tool", insert your data and the app will tell you what you need.
  12. JimS123

    Plywood cover for open bow

    If I were to ever post an odd idea on a forum, and were to get lambasted up and down 100% by everyone on the forum, I would then either take the sage advice, or go ahead and do it anyway.....quietly. To post on another forum to try and get validity from a different group of people fits the...
  13. JimS123

    What is involved in removing center live well from 2017 tracker panfish 16?

    I trip over tackle boxes, fishing rods, PFD's, etc., etc. Not just because I'm in my 70's; I always was klutzy....LOL. The Livewell in my current fishing boat was an option. Never put a fish in it, but it's an awesome seat and it holds an abundant amount of "stuff" that won't be tripped over...
  14. JimS123

    Marine Growth Took Over.-

    Been there, done that. The all roller trailer, power winch and ease of backing into a 5 car garage, for me, trumps all the necessary cleaning, taking stuff home and struggling with a cover while the boat is in the water. When people looked at my 35 year old garage kept boat and commented that...
  15. JimS123

    Awful Boat-Outboard Mismatch.-

    From the pic I can't tell where the wash is passing. If it is truly under #2, then OK, the boat should run acceptably without the churning identified in the first post. However, if fuel consumption is an issue, and the operator isn't pulling toys, and thus doesn't need to make 90 degree rapid...
  16. JimS123

    Awful Boat-Outboard Mismatch.-

    The seat height may be a moot point. Changing the propulsion source may have upset the planing attitude. Sounds like its a standup boat now. I don't like hydraulic steering either. I have only owned one, and the response is not as fast as a cable system. Of course, if you are used to tiller...
  17. JimS123

    Marine Growth Took Over.-

    Got ya beat. Two cars, two boats and a jetski. Never even have to unhitch if I'm going back out tomorrow. Messes aren't tolerated....
  18. JimS123

    Marine Growth Took Over.-

    Fresh water beats the sea, and stored on a trailer in a cozy garage beats everything.
  19. JimS123

    What shaft size?

    The distance from the top of the transom mount to the AV plate on a long shaft motor is 22" for most motors. The Sea Nymph in the photo is typical of how most manufacturers build transoms for long shaft motors. Although we all recognize 15, 20 and 25" motor designations, the transom dimensions...
  20. JimS123

    New Boat

    My last 2 brand new outboard boats came from the factory set up optimally. Not only the prop selection, but the engines were raised on the transom for optimum AV plate positioning. If you look at those company web sites, they also had performance curves documenting their experimenting and...
Top