We went out Friday evening after work on the boat. Brought my wife, 5 year old and 1 year old girls. Went up the river to a sand bar, ate some sandwiches and played around. Cruised down to the oxbow and floated in some deep water to watch the sunset. My five year old and I jumped off the boat...
My trailer for my Carolina Skiff has a homemade bow stop. It is typical of Jon boat ones with a flat carpet covered board that is about 12"x16". The bow rests up against this. This winch is mounted below this with no roller. I want to change this as the current stop is pressing against the rub...
I have a couple of dumb questions relating to fuel injection and carbs on I/O motors. I am looking at getting a bigger boat we can tube behind in the next couple of years and I am kinda confused.
1. Is fuel injection safer than carb? As in, you do not have a float bowl with fuel in it with...
I have been seeing some folks on here that say they disconnect the trailer lights from the towing vehicle at the plug before putting in or pulling out their boat. I have never seen this before. I was raised just backing in with them hooked up. Always worked for me. How many of ya'll actually...
I have a 1994 Nissan 25hp electric start outboard. The guy I bought the boat from removed the kill switch and put in a push button that kills the motor when pushed. The button looks exactly like the start button, but I think he might have changed that too. I need a schematic on how to hook up...
I have a Carolina Skiff J16 and I need to fix a small (around 1/4") hole in the boat. What is the best way to go about this? Is there a kit similiar to Bondo kits that will have all the stuff in it to fix it? Thanks!
I have a 1994 Nissan 25hp (NS25C) motor. I was replacing the gasket and looking at the timing last night and discovered some backyard engineering on the motor I need to fix. I am looking for part number 34663-7170M. It is a handle link rod. I also need 93016-0500M for the nut, and 34505-2290M...
I was looking at my motor tonight (1994 Nissan 25hp) in preparation for changing the gasket on the carb to the 30hp one. Boy that was frustrating to do. Got the carb off and turns out the previous owner already did this. Attached is a picture of the size of the motor. This piece of crap metal is...
Besides a jon boat I had with no motor or trailer, it is my first boat. I have been looking for a month or so for used boats. I have seen everything it seems. Budget was limited, so that didn't help. Saturday morning I called a guy about one I saw on the internet and he still had it. Drove down...
I did a search function on here and read all the results. I am kinda confused. I have a 1994 25hp Nissan electric start (NS25C). I know I have to remove the card and change the gasket behind it to the 30hp one (I plan on using the one I have and using a sharp blade to cut the hole to match the...
I am thinking of going looking a boat or two this weekend. The listings are below. I have cash in hand to buy, but not what they are asking. Anyone have any experience or comments on these two boats? Thanks.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180333471375...
I am looking at buying this boat maybe. This will be my first boat. He has went down to $1500 so far in a couple of days without me asking. I could probably get him closer to $1000. I am looking for a fishing boat, no tubing or such. Any opinions would be helpful. Thanks...
I have been looking at a good number of boats to be my first one. A few have been fiberglass models that the gel coat just looks real dull. Not cracked or anything, just dull. I saw some 3m and Maquires stuff that is supposed to bring back the shine. Does this stuff really work as advertised...
If this is in the wrong place, please let me know. I am looking to get my first boat. I was looking at Jons, but I would really like something a little bigger. I found an ad for the below on Craigs List. I need some help on what I should look for in a used boat. I have seen some fiberglass boats...
A guy here at work has a 1976 Merc 20hp that was his fathers. It has been sitting on a boat and trailer for around 6 years. Ran fine last time it was used before his father passed. He is offering to sell it to me for maybe a couple hundred bucks. Is this motor worth the money? I had a 15hp...
