Going to do some maintenance here shortly on my 20 year old motor, plan to rebuild the carbs and water pump at minimum. I was wondering if I should decarb first, what are the pros and cons? Basically what could go wrong?
The 88SPL runs great at higher RPM's I'd only like a bit better throttle...
I've got an 88SPL that runs like a top on a 17' 1971 whaler. Here is my dilema.
~ I need tilt/trim due to running shallow bays
~ I don't trust it due to age etc. It is fine for me and my buddies running around but for a family outing I'm not convinced it is a reliable motor.
Do I:
1. Buy an...
After asking around I decided to go with Rustoleum topside all over the hull of my trailered whaler, we'll see how it goes. I had 5 coats of interprotect to barrier coat and prime the hull. This is 2 coats of Rustoleum gloss white, one more coat on Wednesday and I should be done. I'm applying...
About how long do I need to let interprotect 2000e cure before I can put some paper to some of the sags I got this weekend? Most are above the water line so I'm not worried about the barrier cote aspect, just don't want to start a chain reaction of epoxy coming off. My final coat was...
What is the favorite barrier coating on the board? I'm looking for the best $ for $. I need to cover 200sq ft. I'm estimating cost of about $250 with special primer and barrier coat. Any other options?
I have significant gouging and dings in the hull of my 17' whaler. I patched with evercoat but think a skim coat of some sort really go a long way in helping my process. To do it with evercoat would cost about $60 and I can do it with bondo for $22 or so, any reason not to?
I plan to barrier...
I run some very shallow bays and beach my boat on purpose on occasion. My question is this:
On my smaller motors they have only locked down when in reverse, the SPL locks all the time, when I do have the misfortune of hitting a sandbar it is a much harder impact then I would like. I'm looking...
Here is a link to my 72 rehab project.
I've been at it for about 3 weeks now and just got the interior almost done with durabak. I came up about a 1/2 gallon short, I hope I can get a decent match with the next gallon.
I got the boat and a 115 hp and trailer for $1300 from 2 brothers who were...
Tried to fish yesterday and after a 250 mile trailer got the boat in and she fired up on a half pull as usual. Water was pumping great after a new impeller last week. Then she just died, ran nice for about 15 secs and shut down, never really tried to fire again. We tried on and off for about...
I installed a brand new axle that came pre packed etc. One side is cold and the other is warm to the touch after about 5-10 miles. I towed about 30 miles and it never got any hotter then it started.
What are my trouble shooting steps?
I've got a fishing trip on Thursday so I'm hoping to...
I got stuck at 4 bolts off on the LU, it won't move. The manual I have is useless and does not instruct on how to remove the LU. Please advise me as to what I'm missing here. Is there shift linkage etc that needs to be dealt with?
Is there a good tutorial online?
I rewired with a kit and everything checks out with the meter but nothing lights up. Is there something I'm missing with my ground having the PVC guide ons and the lights mounted to those instead of the metal trailer?
Who should I be looking at to order my pump kit. I'm handy enough to install it but don't know enough about outboards to distinguish what kit I should get?
If you remember this thread
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=239748
I ended up bending the axle back and now I need to send back the incorrect one.
Anyhow, I have a leaking hub and need to replace it. I can find the online instructions etc. How do I know what size etc to get...
I rewired my trailer and now nothing works. I went over the rewire a couple times and everything is correct. I then replaced my vehicle plug...still nothing.
I have a 2001 toyota sequoia, what's next for me to check?
Are there fuses specific to towing that I'm not finding?
