Owning my first fiberglass boat and I am wanting to take the best care of it possible and I have a few questions. Will washing it down with the water hose and bleach cause any permanent damage usually after a weekend of fishing it is full of sand, fish slime and guts so I get in it in the yard...
Let me start off by saying that I am new to bigger boats and outboards having owned small jon boats all my life so I am learning as I go with this bigger boat. I also have a good understanding of modern day fuel injection having fooled with hot rodding GM LS series motors (GenIII stuff). Anyway...
Looking to see if I am running the correct prop on my boat, right now it has a 13-1/8 16p stainless prop and with the boat loaded to fish it takes 2 to 2-1/.2 boat lengths to get on plane and has a top speed of about 34mph at 6200rpm WOT. To me it seems hard to plane out and kinda slow at speed...
Having owned several tin boats I have decided to step up to a fiberglass bay/inshore boat for fishing the mighty Savannah river for stripers and making some trips to the intercoastal down around Savannah Ga. I am green when it comes fiberglass boats so I am looking for advice on what to watch...
I am restoring a 1986 TX17 bass tracker and am looking for a motor. I am kinda on a budget so I am more than likely going to end up with something older but I am thinking it will be better anyway because the older stuff is simpler to work on. I have a guy that has this motor for sale he says I...
I just picked up a new boat last night with a 86 80hp on it. A quick check shows I have fire on cylinders 1&2 but not 3&4. Any suggestions on what direction to head with it from there. I'm going to comp test it this afternoon as well.
How many different props can you get for a '74 7.5? When I bought mine the guy told me it was a "speed prop" it has three blades and I know I have seen one with a two blade prop but a google search does not turn up much.
Also for this motor is 90psi a good compression reading for this motor it...
What's the difference between the two blocks of the same year I am thinking about swapping but need to know if its compatable. I have crossed the powerhead to foot gasket and he crankshaft and they both check out but what gives it 2.3 more HP?
I just purchased a 7.5 mercury outboard and I am having some issues getting it running right, I believe it needs a fuel pump rebuild and possibly carb kit but I am having issues narrowing down what carb it has on it. Everywhere I look wants a model number and I cant find one on it. Can someone...
