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I wanted to get some feedback and see if anyone thinks a Yamaha 350 would be a good re-power choice for a 26 ft, 1984 Bertram. She has a dry weight 6,500lbs. It had twin 200 Johnson Oceanrunners. It is the only outboard model boat Bertram ever made.
I looked at the performance bulletins on...
I have a scored cylinder on my starboard 1996 200 Oceanrunner. The boat is a 1983 26 ft Bertram, outboard model.
I can't afford to repower.
Anyone out there think it is worthwhile to rebuild it? I have been reading posts about how these motors are bulletproof etc. That has not been my...
Was running both engines and after about 5 minutes at about 4,000 rpm's, the starboard motor suddenly sounded odd. It seemed to loose power and it has a ratteling/vibration sound and wont idle to well.
Back at the slip I removed the engine cover and looked around while it was running at about...
I have two cabin lights that don't work. Fuses are good. When I turn on the switch and test it with the volt meter it shows power coming from the two prongs that are supposed make contact with the bulb. I believe that somehow I am not getting a good ground with the bulb & brass fixtures(2)...
While running the boat my bilge pump was left on manual and drained one of my batteries. After I went to start the engines I was was able to switch to the #2 battery and get the 2nd enginine running. She ran the whole rest of the day, no problem. The battery would not charge though. I got...
