I got my boat out yesterday for the first time this year. For some reason, the prop on my Powerdrive V2 wouldn't spin (54", 70# with iPilot). If i turned the iPilot all the way up to 10 it would spin intermittently when out of the water, but if it was in the water it didn't spin at all. The turn...
I hear you about the age.....I'm about 15-20 years past MY design life!
If the tansom is rotted, where would the water be coming through though? Around the seal of the transom plate on the outside of the transom? Everything seems real solid back there and the boat doesn't sit in the water, I...
Hey all,
I have an 89 Mercruiser 230 Alpha 1 and I'm getting a continuous stream of water coming through the transom plate. See the pic. The arrow is pointing at the water running through right below the hydraulic hoses. The bellows appear to be in really good condition with no obvious...
Thanks for the suggestion! He didn't have any though.
As a side note, should I be able to switch the lower unit into forward and reverse and notice a difference when I turn the prop/shaft? Right now, it turns freely and it doesn't change if I pull up or push down on the shift shaft.
THanks...
I got a 1990 Spectrum 17' boat with a Force 90Hp O/B on it from my father. It had sat for a few years in his garage. When I got it, the lower unit had a big crack in it, which I suspected was from some water intrusion that froze. Initially, I couldn't really turn the prop so I pulled the...
Mine is a 2 piece drive shaft.
Does anyone know if a Fiorce "L-drive" lower unit will work for my 1990 90hp? My understanding is that the L-drive was from a Force I/O and they used the same lower unit for the I/O and outboards at that time.
So it's really hard to turn the prop with the lower unit in gear. I was given this boat and motor and I found the lower unit was cracked. I'm guessing from water infiltration that froze. I put JB Weld on the crack but I wonder if it damaged the gears somehow?
I'm really struggling to get the drive shaft splines to match up when trying to reinstall the lower unit. Both the lower unit is in gear as well as the shifter in the boat. I'm trying to turn the prop a little and make them nest together. Using a ratchet strap and a rubber mallet to tap the...
Ive got an 87 Chris Craft 187 LTD BR with the Mercruiser 5 liter and Alpha One lower unit. I've been getting quite a lot of water coming into the bilge where the bilge pump is running every few minutes. I thought for sure I was going to find ripped or cracked bellows but I got back there with a...
I was given a 1990 Spectrum 17' with a 90 hp Force on it. I'd really like to add a tachometer to the instrument panel but I can't seem to find one that looks like it would work for a 3 cylinder, 2-stroke engine. There is a purple wire in the harness that is labeled "Tachometer" so it seems...
Yes, the hose that I refer to being at the bottom is at the base of the intake manifold. Yes, I have the cover. So that hose should just hang down into the bottom?
I'll replace the gray hoses. For some reason, if I loosen the hose clamps it will start and run....just have fuel running out...
So I just got this boat from my dad. I took it out yesterday eve and it wasn’t idling very well. I took the cover off and saw fuel bubbling out around the fuel lines feeding each of the 3 carbs. Someone had used zip ties to attach them! I brought it home and replaced the zip ties with...
You posted the exact same video I was trying to post. Mine is definitely much more of a sputter than the stream that's on the video.
Thanks again!
Chris
