I had a small 1 crack in the hull of my boat that I attempted to fix. I started out by sanding it down and I was going to put epoxy in it to fix it. As I was sanding the crack began to get bigger. By the time I was done sanding; I was left with a 2x1 hole. I sanded away all the cracked glass...
(88 Yamaha 90 hp) <br />After rebuilding my carbs I attempted to time and synchronize everything but ran into a problem. I was setting all the preliminary rod link adjustments when I found one of the rods would not adjust out to the length stated in the manual. The manual states to adjust the...
Ive have a problem with water in the bilge of my boat for some time now. After a few hours on the water I will have at least 5 gal of water in the hull. I looked all around the hull for any holes or cracks and never found any until last night. I took the boat out yesterday and found I needed to...
I recently removed the thermostat cover on my 88 Yamaha 90 to check the thermostat. I removed the pressure relief valve and spring to clean it any debris and lost the compression spring somewhere along the way. I ordered one but it still has not arrived. Would it be ok to run without it for a...
I was able to get my boat in the water yesterday and everything was going great until I ran into a problem. I was running the boat off and on for about 3 hours while I was fishing. I decided to try a new spot and headed that way I way turning about 4500-4800 RPMs. I started playing with the trim...
I need to add a bilge pump to my boat but I have a problem with the location. I have an 18.5 center consol that the deck sits low in. I found that the bilge needs to pump the water out above the water line. My deck sits below the water line or right at it. Is there a bilge pump that has enough...
Well, my project boat is completed and in the water. I remember the tach had three lights on the bottom of it for the oil level. I was out on the water yesterday, looked the tach and only saw the green light on. Im not exactly sure but I thought there was supposed to be two lights on. Should...
I began to repair the water pump in my 90 and ran in to a snag. I read both my manuals but could not find the answer. I installed the impeller and found that it is much bigger than the insert cartridge. Am I suppose to squeeze the fins of the impeller to get it to fit? If so do the fins bend...
I finally installed the outboard (Yamaha 90) on my restoration project. After I installed the controls, gauges, and battery; I tested the trim and tilt. I turned on the key and hit the switch and it worked just fine. After I tuned off the key off it hit the switch again and it still worked. My...
Well, I finally took off the lower unit to change the water pump and found a few problems. The main problem I have is water in the lower unit lube. I took of the whole water pump assembly and found the lower housing under the impeller semi corroded. Im going to replace that and the bearings in...
Well after a few weeks of work my boat is starting to look like a boat again. I have a few more things to do like the wiring, fuel tank, and controls. Most of the parts are coming from Yamaha and will take a week or two to get to me so the project is on hold until then. While I'm waiting I...
Does anyone here know where I can a Yamaha 90 rigging grommet? I looked at a few sites that had them for Yamaha 115 and up but they stated it wouldn't fit. I want to clean up the look of my boat and by adding some kind of rigging hose to hide all the wires/cables. Does anyone have any ideas on...
I have 89 Yamaha 90 that needs a steering cable. The old one was so bad it didnt even move. At the time I removed the old cable I didnt know how to do it so I cut the cable at the nut and unscrewed it. I thought the cable would just slide out; I was wrong. I looked at the cable and noticed...
My boat has an 88 Yamaha 90 on it and a Yamaha 703 throttle control on the side of the center console. I mean on the actual side of the console where you can snag it if you walk by it. The control works fine but it looks like it was rigged to work on that console. Im completely restoring the...
