Can anyone tell me where these boats were manufactured? I am thinking of buying one of these old wooden boats and was wondering about who made them. It is a 1962 30' Owens with twin engines. Thanks, Bert
My tach drops to zero when the engine is turned to go to the right. I need help identifying the wire(s) that send the signals to the tach. My boat is a 2002 Hurricane Sundeck. Thanks, Bert
I have a 1978 Javelin 85hp. The overheating horn sounded and I shut it down. I pulled the engine's cover and felt the cylinders. The starbbord side was hot. I replaced the cover and fished for a couple of hours. After fishing, I started the engine and all was fine. I have used the boat...
I have a 1978 Ebbtide Dynatrak with a 1978 Johnson 85HP. I had to take the throttle control box's lower cover off to reconnect the throttle cable. I noticed a screw in the top corner of the box. This screw enters the box at an angle to the front and side of the box. It was not tight and did...
1978 Johnson, 85HP with the separate fast idle lever for cold starts. This lever always want to creep up so that when I place the shift lever in nuetral the engine idles too fast. I just need to push the lever down and all is fine. Just a little pain. How can I fix this? Thanks, Bert :D
My 1978 Ebbtide Dyna-Trak 160 SS will porpoise at any planing speed with the power trim all the way down or anywhere else. Should I try a one of those fins on the anti-cavitation plate or trim tabs? It has a 85hp Johnson. How do you determine which holes to put the rod in that stops the motor...
I recently purchased a 1978 Ebbtide Dyna-Trak 160SS fishing boat. It has all options available at that time. It has one feature I am not sure how to use. There is a panel on the bow which contains a socket for the trolling motor, meter for trolling motor battery, courtesy light, 12V outlet...
I just bought a 1978 Ebbtide Dyna-Trak 160-SS. The starboard side windshied broke from too much snow on it's cover. It is a frameless plastic of some type, maybe Plexiglass. Anyone have one for sale? Anyone have any luck making one? I used to heat and bend plastic in school shop class to make...
I just bought a 1978 Ebbtide Dyna-Trak 160-SS. The starboard side windshied broke from too much snow on it's cover. It is a frameless plastic of some type, maybe Plexiglass. Anyone have one for sale? Anyone have any luck making one? I used to heat and bend plastic in school shop class to...
1978 Johnson 85 HP Javelin. The engine was stored for the winter in the full up position with the manual tilt/trail lock supporting the engine. The engine will not lower using the power trim/tilt switch. The trim motor does run with the switch in either direction. If I open the relief screw...
My 1985 115hp Evinrude will have fuel on the port side of the lower unit after running. It runs out from under the taperd cowling below the power head. I also noticed fuel on the skeg below the prop. The engine runs fine at speed, most of the time, but does not idle well. It does develop a...
I just purchased a Hurricane Sundeck 217 with a 200 HPDI Yamaha. It has a Teleflex depth/fish finder unit with the transducer glued to the hull near the bilge pump. The display is sensitive to the trim angle of the engine at cruising speed. It will only display properly if the trim is fairly...
I recently switched from a 1981 90HP Johnson to a 1985 115 Evinrude. Is my 5/16" diameter fuel line from the Johnson the correct size for the Evinrude? Thanks, Bert :D
My engine has 120 lbs compression +/- 2 lbs on each cylinder. The VRO system is disconnected. The VRO connector ends are not taped where pulled apart at the back side of the engine. The engine seems to be running rich. I say this because the exhaust water leaving the prop is very dark. The...
