I'm looking at a used Landua (early 80's) 18 foot, 2000# capacity pontoon and have several concerns....<br />Is the old straddle type trailer easy to load and is the narrow width a safety concern on the highway?<br />The pontoon are not round or multi chambered, is this a concern?<br />And...
The transom on my 17 I/O is rotted due to a loose thru bolt on the drive mount. It is soft in an area about 6 in diameter. Now for my hair-brained idea .I was thinking of drilling the thru bolt down the center and cap it off with a zerk fitting and then cross-drilling perpendicular holes...
I just bought a 03 blazer with 4.3 v6, towing package and step bumber rated at 3500 lbs. Is this sufficent to pull 3000lbs? I have been using a 4 cyl s-10 and it has been tough, have not tried the blazer yet.
My I/O has a soft spot in the transom (due to a loose bolt on the gimble ring) The damage is just local to the port side of the ring in an area about 6 inches square. The rest of the transom is sound. This "soft spot" is preventing the gimble ring from seating tight enough against the transom...
My boat is taking on water. I got on my belly and inspected with a flashlight and noticed water entering at the transom drain. At first I thought it was the screw-in plug not sealing so I filled the bilge with water and there was no leakage. I am suspecting that the transom seal is leaking...
I am getting ready to replace the bellows on my 3.0 litre alpha I. I am thinking seriosly of leaving the exhaust bellows off...has anyone tried this? and if so, how did it affect performance? My thinking is it will relieve some back pressure allowing the engine to start easier. I was also...
I have a 3.0 alpha I which runs a 14x19 prop. I recently changed to a 14.8x19 and now I am thowing arooster tail, it is only 1/4" from hitting the trim tab and the trim tab extends down about 1.5" lower then the blades. Do I have a problem? The boat seems to run fine.
I have a 1989 alpha one that uses 30wt oil for the trim unit. It was operating in a noisy and slugish manner so I replaced the 30wt oil with DextronII and the trim is now quiet and work great. I was wondering if thier is a recommended fluid for mercruiser trim cylinders. Dextron is a more...
Does anyone have any info such as history,opinions, or specs on Glassport boat? I know they are out of bussiness now. Any help would be appreciated...I own a 1989 16.5' bowrider with a 3.0 mercruiser I/O. It has been a good boat for me, but would like to hear from others who may have owned...
I,m looking at a '82 18' glasstron bowrider with a 140 hp mercruiser inboard. The boat seems to check out fine ( on the lake)no rot or scrapes on the hull and everthing works as it should. It looks almost new except for the trailer. The boat has 850 hours and the asking price is $2000. Does...
