Recent content by adangelo77

Hi folks, I was out in the tin boat today, was harder to start then usual, it's a two pull motor but had to go hard at it today but it finally started. I was able to get to WOT but as soon as I slowed down the motor died out on me. I could get it started but wouldn't idle and when I accelerated...

Hi Anyone know how long a transom lasts, I have two boats a princecraft that has a wood transom with aluminum covering it and a fiberglass boat, both boats are quite old, circa mid 80s and transoms seem perfectly fine.

Hi folks. Wondering if I should be worried about these cracks in the welds, I know they need to be fixed but wondering if I could ride it out until fall. Thanks!

Hi Everyone, I just picked up a super cheap 1998 15HP mercury. The water pump on it is acting weird, it spits out water then might stop for a few seconds then will spit out good then spit etc etc. Is this a problem, is it meant to do that? Thanks!

Hi everyone. Looking for some advice. I have a trailer for my 16 foot fiberglass boat. It has rollers. I am looking at a 12 foot aluminum boat and wondering if I would be able to use my trailer for the smaller boat? It would just be to get it to the lake and then I likely wouldn't use it...

Hi everyone, looking for a bit of advice. I have an older Johnson. The trim works fairly well there is some grinding noise when the motor is almost fully trimmed down but doesn't seem too bad. When I trim the motor all the way down though I can't trim it back up, almost like it locks up. After a...

Hello, I have a 1985 70 HP johnson - J70TLCOS. I fear the lower unit gears may give out on my in the next season or two. When I Changed the lower unit oil this year there were metal shavings and the oil was a light grey color. I just bought the boat a season ago, the engine runs amazing and...