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    Men, it is October

    I am already taking a drug to increase my female hormone level in me. :confused:
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    225BR hull construction vs. engine size... any differences?

    Brand new 2025 model of that boat ? Yes Your very tired 1999 boat. Do not try a new motor in the likely weakened hull.
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    Connect alternator outputs of two motors to battery bank

    There is a reason why many dual engined boats do not have 2 alternators.
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    Connect alternator outputs of two motors to battery bank

    Alternators do not care a bit if they are connected to a 2 or a 4 stroke motor. Normally ...ONLY...1 alternator recharges the batteries. Do not connect 2 alternators together in any way at any time.
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    28' Pontoon with 3.0 Mercruiser Prop

    Actually Titanium Propellers are up to my standards.
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    HP 60 EFI: Change oil filter without draining oil?

    No water & looks and feels perfect ? Done
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    28' Pontoon with 3.0 Mercruiser Prop

    I had just taken out the brand new Chaparral 186 with a 5.0L engine . Doing about 50 GPS. I swing way around a big island. I look down into the water, I am in nothing water. MOMMA save me !! Later I looked at my bottom depth and what it is made of. chart. Solid rock ledges. with weeds. 2'...
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    1978 Johnson 140hp running rough. Need advice

    Most carburetors with some fixed jets run very well. However the odd case can be created when a motor goes to Alaska. Is rejetted for there. Then the motor is shipped to Florida. A rejetting may be required again. MAY is the key important word. If the person is not a experienced carburetor...
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    85hp Merc?

    I took a Sawsall to those bearing shells. 2 or 3 cuts at about 180 or 120 degrees each outer race housing.
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    Arghh! Freakin raccoon.

    1 dog likes to eat other dog droppings. (n)(n) Then likes to lick and kiss people.(y)(y)(y)(y)(y)(y)
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    1978 Johnson 140hp running rough. Need advice

    You may have crud coming loose randomly. Throughout the carbs. It is a 1978. have you tried a carb cleaner mixed into the gas tank. Like Seafoam. The are slow dissolvers of varnish. E 10 gasoline will dissolve the varnish covering of old CORK floats. Chased that one on a old green Seahorse...
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    Opinions of engine owners. Least trouble and lower cost. Carburetor or F I ?

    I have 8 1/2' oars as a fail safe in the little boat. Used them 1 month ago when the fuel pump wore out. :)(y)
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    Opinions of engine owners. Least trouble and lower cost. Carburetor or F I ?

    Nothing comes close to my Evinrudes carbed 2 strokes. 1986 and 1999. All the Cars with F I are erratic. The F I with Direct Injection are constant make oil on short trips. In the summer time in N Y . Will be worse this winter in N J. Carbed older engines never made oil.
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    Opinions of engine owners. Least trouble and lower cost. Carburetor or F I ?

    Can include ANY type of vehicle. Older the better.
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    Flat tire on haul-out today . . .

    Thank you Bruce.
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    8 Hp Mecury outboard

    Are you using the CHOKE system to start the engine easier ?
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    Best Jet Drive

    Almost funny to watch a first time jet boater trying to stop the boat at a dock.
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    Trailer Tongue Too Long?

    Or very shallow angled ramps. 1 near me. It is to difficult almost anytime. I drive farther and enjoy it more. I can back in enough to float the boat. Start engine. Back off the trailer and tie up to a dock. Park the trailer.
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    Prop problem

    Close enough logic. Best to buy a SUBSURFACE depth map of ALL the areas you would ever drive in. Then you can SEE what is dangerous tothe motor. Plastic covered maps are great if they also show what the shallows are made of. Saved me lots of hits and junk sucked into water pump.
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    Flat tire on haul-out today . . .

    Did a web search. 2018 Accords use the RPM speed of each wheel as a way to sense which wheel is not spinning correctly. Need to buy a ...Stand alone setup. Thank you. (y)
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