boat mechanics

[bassfishingusa]

who out there is a mechanic i would like to know how hard is it to change a powerhead and i would like to know where to get a book that tells you everything that you need to know to rebuild a engine. what special tools do you have to have and how much it would be to have a pro do it i live in kansas and i dont trust anyone around reason is that one shop is where i bought the boat from so he new that it would eventually blow ive had the boat for about a year and 2 is i had them put on a vro pump and had to take it back to retest because the buzzer still went off the first week i took it out and i was put at the bottom of the line after paying. so my choices are limited it is a johnson venom 200 1997

 

[HybridMX6]

Re: boat mechanics

Well, I'm a novice mechanic on boat motors, but I'm doing a complete rebuild on a 1993 60hp right now. I have basic car tools and have worked on car engines in the past, but never a boat engine. I've found it pretty much the same as a car, just smaller and a bit easier. The manual you can find on ebay quite easily, that's where I got mine. Here's one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/John...90266330348QQptZMotorsQ5fManualsQ5fLiterature
Hope that helps a little.

 

[mthieme]

Re: boat mechanics

You don't have to look far for manuals.
iBaots has Solec manuals.
I have found Amazon to be the best deal especially with free shipping.

 

[JB]

Re: boat mechanics

That is really amazing. Not one capital, only one punctuation mark in that whole post, and that is a period in the middle of a sentence!

Stay away from the Seloc and Clymer manuals. If you want to rebuild you need the OEM Service Manual.

 

[mthieme]

Re: boat mechanics

That is really amazing. Not one capital, only one punctuation mark in that whole post, and that is a period in the middle of a sentence!

Stay away from the Seloc and Clymer manuals. If you want to rebuild you need the OEM Service Manual.

LOL
You're not going to start grading us are you?

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: boat mechanics

if you motor is newer than 1996 you will have to go to the dealer for a OEM service manual, as JB said, seloc and clymer are usless for a rebuild.

 

[JB]

Re: boat mechanics

LOL
You're not going to start grading us are you?

Nah, but I sure would like to encourage posters to make their posts easily readable.

 

[kenmyfam]

Re: boat mechanics

Nah, but I sure would like to encourage posters to make their posts easily readable.

Agreed !!!! I ran out of breath reading it !!!!!

 

[Gary H NC]

Re: boat mechanics

Here is a great deal on manuals..looks like the seller has many of them too.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_Man...QadnZManualsQ20Q26Q20LiteratureQQcmdZViewItem

 

[Benny1963]

Re: boat mechanics

jb glad your ok .
you are the reason , that i have learned to type better
lol if ya look back on some of my post you will laugh.
factory manual and patience.will get y thru,