Looking to buy a newer (not new) boat in the coming year and want to get started this fall. My basic search criteria are:<br />No Wood used in construction<br />Minimum 4.3 V6 engine<br />Mercruiser Bravo preferred unless someone can tell me a better choice.<br />My current boat is a 1969 Deep V...
Achris60 said I was in need of this manual. I sent several emails to some recommended sites to see if they would help confirm this is the correct manual set for my 1969 (Model II) outdrive. I believe it to be a 1:1.78 gear ratio drive. IF anyone has this manual I would be happy to buy it from...
1969 Mercrusier Type II..<br />This winter I drained the gear lube from the outdrive in the fall. Filled it with Amsoil 80-90 Marine Gearlube 5 Quarts, prior to waking it up from the winters sleep. Shifting into forward or reverse seems extremely metalish. Was fine in the fall. I thougth the...
Well, it's cold in Indiana and I have a prospective buyer for my boat. I want to fix the last remaining issue that I know of and that's the HARD shifting caused by either a bad ESA or wiring or switches. I want to be very efficient out in the cold, and I once read some troubleshooting tips on...
I would like to know what kind of hours people are putting on their boats. I'll compile this into a spreadsheet if anyone is interested.<br /><br />List your Year, Model, current hours, seasonal hours<br /><br />Example<br />1990 - OMC - 4.3Ltr - Cobra - 850 hours total<br />1990 - OMC - 4.3Ltr...
I was given a Humminbird Wide Eye finder minus the mount and the transducer. I was hoping someone out here in boaterland has a mount laying around gathering dust and they would like to part with it. I don't know if the unit works so I would like to keep from investing too much. If someone could...
I just bought a OMC manual from EBAY and it's a nice manual, but I don't think it is the exact one I need or should have. My OMC 4.3 is a 1990 with the model # 432APRPWS on the engine plate and Serial Number T01195309<br /><br />The outdrive is said to be a year or two earlier and is Model #...
My old 1969 Mercruiser Type II (known as the rock crusher by some older boaters) may be in need for a shift cable in the spring. The last time I tried to locate one I came up short, but that was before I knew about this board. Maybe with the communities help, I can locate exactly what I need...
My last post was about no thermostat. Everyone inspired me to determine if my crazy uncle had been running this boats with no thermostat. I took the thermostat housing off today and much to my surprise there was a thermostat in there but it had come apart giving the appearance of no...
I'm considering the following idea to winterize my boat this year. I'm planning to build connect 4 2x4 boards end to end to make a square box. Lay this on the ground underneath my Outdrive, lay a piece of 10mil plastic over the boards a put about 2 gallons of 50/50 antifreeze. I have pretty...
My 1969 Runabout has a 327 V8 chevy coupled to a Mercruiser 1:1.78 Type II Outdrive. This boat has an external seawater pump. My uncle has run this boat for who knows how many years with no thermostat. Should I take the stance that what's not broke don't fix it or should I consider a thermostat...
I'm restoring a 1990 Mariah 1850XL and this boat is equipped with a motorized retractable spotlight. I can't seem to find anything on the WEB that resembles this mechanism. I would love some ideas where to look to find something similar.
could someone confirm my understanding of the assist solenoid? The way I read this diagram is the Assist Solenoid gets 12 volts via a 50 amp fuse. this same 12 volt connection then makes its way the to ignition switch including a 20 amp fuse, then it goes to the shift control, assuming some sort...
I just had a power problem this weekend (BAD BATTERY CONNECTIONS). TOday though the tilt up simply clicked. I cleaned the two additional wire rings that feed the two 50amp fuses, when I cleaned the battery post clamps. I'm going to revisit this tommorrow evening but would like some suggestions...
