I'm fairly new to boating but I've posted a couple question in the past and you all have been very helpful. I'm not sure if this is the right forum to ask this question and I'll move it if I should. I live near a lake that has a 9.9 hp limit on the lake. It's a 3,000 acre reservoir but near a...
I have a 95 70hp Johnson 2 stroke that starts cutting out if i run it at WOT more than about 3 minutes. If i shut it down and wait until I stop and restart it it fires right back up and runs fine. As long as i hold it just under WOT I don't have a problem. It doesn't appear that I have a loose...
I'm a newbie to iBoats and need some help. I hit a rock with my new to me but used 97 9.9 Yamaha and messed up the prop pretty well. I shut it off immediately and then restarted it. It started but the prop doesn't spin. Went back to the dock with my trolling motor. I took the prop off and the...
I just bought a 1995 1700 Fisherman. I'm trying to install a marine radio. It's never had one but is prewired (there's a wiring harness in the glove compartment that's never been used). I can see the power lines and two sets of speaker wires that go down from the glove compartment but i can't...
I'm new to boating and just got a new 14' john boat for fishing on small lakes in Indiana. It says its rated for up to 15 hp but I can't imagine getting one that big for a small boat on small lakes. Can i use a 6 or 9hp or even one of the new 5hp B&S 4 cycles?