Plugs are clean and good. And I changed the carburetor. I'm planning to change the fuel pump later today. But there's something about the air you mentioned. It will only start with the throttle wide open and the choke completely open as well. Even with that it only idles.
Hey all. I have a 2008 Tohatsu 9.8hp that will only start or idle with the throttle wide open. I can see the carburetor open when the tiller handle is turned, but the engine still just idles.
When it comes to sacrificial anodes on an aluminum hull is one enough or is it the more the merrier? Mine has a single anode on the transom. Would adding more to the hull be better or would it cause more problems than it solves?
A little more progress. The boat has a 20 inch transom and the transom is solid. I saw no need to replace it. If I was to replace it I would have built it at 25 inches instead of 20. The boat originally came with a 1986 Johnson 115 with a 20 inch transom. It runs good but I have an Evinrude...
I second dingbat above. Cleaning a porta potty once is enough to make you get rid of it entirely. Five gallon bucket lined with a plastic trash bag is the way to go. It does sometimes take a bit of convincing to get women to use it. For example:
Made a little more progress in between work and a few other things. The original foam is completely dry so I decided to leave it in place. There is a ski locker under the deck that I won't be using so I filled the void with 1.5" concrete backer rod for extra floatation. Backer rod is the same...
I've heard that there used to be some chemical in paint stripper that worked really well but was banned a few years ago. I guess paint strippers don't work as well without it. I didn't want to knock Jasco at all. It just didn't seem to want to budge the type of paint on the boat. It did eat...
Some of the progress I've made so far is removal of the floor and stripping the paint. I cannot say enough about how well Citristrip works. I tried Jasco epoxy and paint remover and it did nothing at all. But I did use the Jasco on something else and it worked fine.
I'm slowly making progress on my first aluminum boat project. I'm more used to fiberglass boats so it's a bit of a learning experience. I haven't really been documenting it but I have some a few pictures of the progress so far. The plan is to end up with a center console similar to a Mariner...
Congratulations on the new boat!
There is a website I'll link to that can help decipher your HIN and maybe give you a model. I tried to run the one you posted but it pops up as invalid. It doesn't seem to be in proper form. Make sure you have the correct HIN or the DMV will have you jumping...
I like the access holes. My boat already had two in it to access the fuel fill and fuel gauge sending unit of the under deck fuel tank. The original tank had a hole in it so I removed it and I'm using an above deck tank instead. But re-cutting the access holes will be easy enough.
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I never thought about that. It's a good idea. Funny you mention a butter knife. I cut a piece of 3/4" aluminum bar and used it to clean them out. I rounded off the end of it to make it go in easier. It looks just like the blade of a butter knife.
Hi everybody. Recently bought a 1986 Starcraft ss180. So far I've gutted it and am in the process of rebuilding it. I'll post some pictures tomorrow of the progress (or lack thereof) if anyone's interested.
The question I have is about drainage in the very bottom of the hull. At the lowest...
