This post is really to spread knowledge of my recent experience. I bought one of these little gems recently and had a heck of a time getting it going. It was kept in a garage all it's life and looked wonderful, even the inside of the carb, but would only run for a few minutes (Wonderfully) and...
Re: Inflatable Bench Seats
I just realized you stated you have PVC boats, including a sea eagle. I've had good luck using 3M brand 5200 fast cure glue to attach D rings and patches. Works great but keep in mind it's permanent, and the tube of glue will usually dry out on you in a couple of...
Does anyone know the recent history of the small Johnson/Evinrude two stroke motors? I would like to pick up a used one but I want the latest generation. Found a nice 15hp for sale locally, made in 2000 but did they make design improvements beyond that year?
I have an oddball question. I've run inflatable boats which are unique in that the max hp rating is almost secondary to the max weight rating of the outboard itself. Just recently I purchased a 12 ft Achilles boat with a max rating of 25 hp. So the question is: Whats the best bang for the...
Does anyone know of a Gamefisher 1.2 hp repair manual?! If I could find one I would buy it. Alternatively can anyone tell me how to properly adjust the float in the carb?
I've got a Mercury 9.9, Ser 0B398065 which was built in 1989. First year for the 9.9's I beleive. Has anyone out there ever hot-rodded one of these? I have read posts on Craigslist where people claim to have installed a carb from a 15hp merc outboard but I'm wondering how intricate such an...
I'm thinking of selling my Achilles LS-5 with a hard panel floor and picking up a newer model with an air floor, if I can find one (No luck yet.) I'm considering a longer boat, like the Achilles LSI 122 that's 12ft, the LS-5 is only a 10ft. Looking at the specs the boats weigh about the same...
Perhaps this is a nit-witted question, but I can't figure it out. How do I run a search on iboats forums for threads with decimal places? For example I need to find posts for a Merc 9.9 outboars, but that search will always return "0" because of the "9.9"
I've got a 1986 Merc 9.9, 0B398065 Ser No. It's fairly new to me but when I bought it last year I had a mechanic clean and adjust the carb, but no new parts were necessary except I did add new plugs. It ran great at the time. This season it's hard to start and won't run for long at idle. It...
I thought I should post an update here on my floor board project for my Achilles LS-5 since I spent so much time doing research, and there aren't very many posts on the subject.
The material I wound up selecting was SeaBoard, an HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) plastic. No clue if I spelled...
Newbie question, what prop size do I have now? I have spent some time reseaching other posts and I think it's an 11" prop with a 9" pitch, just would like it if someone else could confirm. This is for a 1989 9.9 that I spun the prop on yesterday. On the side of the hub is stamped A 11 and...
Well, once again I need the help of the brain trust here on iboats.com.
I'm living in Monterrey Mexico for two years and I brought my inflatable Achilles with me, and a Johnson 9.5 which died as soon as I got here. The replacement is a new-to-me 1989 Merc 9.9 that runs wonderfully after a carb...
Hello,
I've got a 1989 Merc 9.9 that I just bought in Indiana and had shipped to my new home in Monterrey Mexico. I was told that it runs very well but has not been started in about 3 years. So, I replaced the water pump and tried to crank it up yesterday. I turned the idle speed all the way...
Sorry to bother folks with this but I am looking at buying a 9.9 Merc and can't determine the model year. I usually stick to Johnson/Evinrudes but this looks like a pretty good deal. Serial number as given to me is 08398065, but quite often people mistake B's for 8's. I have spent a lot of...
