Recent content by bprz09

  1. B

    Sitting for 5 years - 1991 Monterey bowrider

    I recently picked up a 1991 Monterey Bowrider with a 3.0 Mercruiser inboard motor. I am fairly new to the inboards but am very familiar with car motors, which is the reason I'm here because I'm not sure where to start. The motor is extremely clean and so is the boat but what I want to know is...
  2. B

    1971 50 HP Johnson - WOT Slow and smoke

    I did a lot of searching for similar problems and i can't seem to find anything relevant to what is going on with my motor. First off I just replaced: - water pumper - thermostat - poppet - lower gear case oil So i took the boat out for the first time on the lake today, it ran great at idle...
  3. B

    74 Starcraft Capri - Plate by the motor?

    I am new to the boat world and am in the process of fixing up a Starcraft Capri. There is a plate by the motor where the linkage to the steering comes through and it doesn't look too good but the steering is fine unless it will be a different story once i put the boat on the water. It hasn't...
  4. B

    71 Johnson 50hp - Plugs and water circulation

    The boat hasn't been ran in the water yet but yesterday I was able to put the motor in a tub to see how it runs with some back pressure on the exhaust. The first problem I ran into and had this problem right in the benign of the season is the plugs foul out; they are black when I pull them out...
  5. B

    polyurethaning before fiberglassing deck

    I am not sure if this is OK or not. I know the person who had put in the wood for the floors of my boat put 3-4 coats of polyurethane on the wood. The wood is down and I am ready to re-fiberglass the floor but I am not sure if this is OK or not because it may interrupt the setting of the fiber...
  6. B

    71 Johnson 50hp milky lower unit oil

    Right off the bat I'm new to the boat world, this is my first boat but i've been around motors my whole life but not boat ones. So I recently changed the lower unit oil and the water pump, the oil that came out was like a carmel color and just looked old. From my knowledge on a normal motor i...
  7. B

    1974 StarCraft

    I am new here and I am also new to the world of boat motors. I know the basic concepts from the work I've done from rebuilding Atv motors and doing motor swaps in cars, but I know there is a lot more going on with boat motors so I would appreciate any help and advice I could get. Last summer I...
  8. B

    1974 StarCraft - 50HP Johnson Motor

    I am new here and I am also known to the world of boat motors. I know the basic concepts from the work I've done from rebuilding Atv motors and doing motor swaps in cars, but I know there is a lot more going on with boat motors so I would appreciate any help and advice I could get. Last summer...
See more
Top