I got in my boat the other day and found that my throttle/shift lever wasn't lined up in neutral (it was a little forward). So I tried to move it back where neutral is marked on the arm rest and it wouldn't move. I moved it forward and it felt like it went through neutral then into forward...
I replaced my trailer lights with some Led Tail Lights. I had the typical ground issues and got that fixed and I have tried my lights on both my tow vehicles with the following results.
2002 Caravan
tail lights work, but no turn signals or brake lights
trailer flat 4 to vehicle flat 4
2006...
I have a 1979 70 HP Johnson on a 16ft Ranger Bass Boat.
A few weeks a go I was launching and managed to back into a shallow spot and while in reverse hit bottom (sand bottom). Since then moving the throttle in forward I would hear it trying to engage for a second then it would engage and be...
I managed all season to avoid damaging my boat, until about 2 weeks ago. This is my first boat and I managed to ding the bottom of the hull along the ridge towards the bow. I took the boat out and noticed it was taking on water, it hasn't taken on water all season until recently. It's not a...
Thanks to iboats for helping me solve my first big issue. Thanks to this community I saved lots of gas money not having to go to a mechanic.
Special thanks to
jtexas for walking me through how to test things
Rscardina for offering suggestions and helping me learn how to use the right tools...
I went out with the boat the other day and found the starting battery dead. I went home charged it up, put the battery back in the boat fully charged. I went out the next day the motor started just fine. Motored to my fishing hole, shut off the motor, started the trolling motor (separate...
there are some funny reports from the Minnesota DNR Enforcement during Opening Fishing Day.
Here are my 2 favorite:
Nikki Shoutz, Pine River: A teenage angler fishing with two adult men was happy to say that his group had nine walleyes and four of them were over 20 inches. The statewide...
Yesterday I took the boat out on the water and it started right away. I let it warm up for a few minutes then put it in reverse and it died. Started it up again, put it in reverse, it went just fine. Then I wanted to slow cruise around the lake and while underway it died. I couldn't get it...
i bought a nice and clean 1979 Ranger 1600 V-1 with a '79 Johnson 70 hp. I'm very excited. Planning to take the kids out for the first time tomorrow.
check out the first pic
I'm looking to purchase my first boat. I live in MN and would like to take advantage of all the lakes for some family recreation and fishing.
I'm going to look at a 1977 Crestliner with a Johnson 70hp motor, I think it's the Muskie 550 based on my research. I've got a friend who has owned a...
