Last year I pulled the I/O off to do my upper case seals and water pump impeller and in the process my best guess is that I stretched the intermediate shift cables as I went the wrong way when I tried to pull the cables. Now after I adjust it I cant find a happy medium. It'll either lose...
I've done alot of searching for a turning point prop (seem to be the best bang for the buck) for my outdrive but I can't find one for a 1978 OMC 800.
Do they make props to fit the 800?
If not what's the next best bet. I'm looking for a vented prop 17 or 18 pitch.
Sorry for all the...
How much mph should I look to gain when going from full trim down to full trim up(or atleast trimmed for top speed)?
The boat is in my avatar. Motor is a 200hp 305 chevy and it has the jackscrew power trim.
When my trim worked, my speedo didn't and neither did my tach. Now I have a...
What do I need to do to get my 1978 omc 800 series I/O ready for salt water?
Motor is a 200hp 305 chevy.
Do I just need to flush the motor out after going in the ocean?
Any tips are appreciated.
I'm starting to think my fuel pump is bad.... it' won't start after a carb rebuild and a new fuel filter.
Motor is a 1979 305 OMC/Chevy 200hp
I have a new carter fuel pump that came off my truck but it's a different style then the pump in the boat. The boat pump has a vacuum line going...
Okay so I've been having some problems with my 1978 305 omc (see this thread http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=354610) so I pulled the carb off and decided to overhaul it. I found a check ball where the throttle return spring/plunger goes and I'm not sure what exactly it does or if it...
I'm thinking it may be fuel but maybe you guys can shed some light.
I started it up and let it idle at about 1000 rpm like I normally do and after about 2 minutes it cut out. No sputtering, just cut out. I started it back up and it had a hard time staying running. I'd give it throttle and...
My trim stopped working on me a while back and I just got around to pulling the motor out. I found one of the wires that was soldered to the motor about to fall off so I assumed that was the problem. I put a whole new cap on the motor (new connections) and put it back together and I still get...
My bilge quit on me so I'm trying to pull it out to test it. It's way back under neath the motor and I didn't feel any screws. Is there a trick to these things (i.e. twist unlock or something)?
I'm almost done buffing the sparkle/flake trim that goes around my boat. Looks great except for the front. It seems like the clear coat is gone. The flakes are faded to silver instead of gold but when buffed they seem to come back. I'm not sure what to do. Hard to tell if it's getting...
I was trolling at about 40 feet when one of my weights caught a buoy cable... Luckily I threw it in reverse as soon as I saw it but what would have happened if I didn't catch it? Would it rip the downriger off my boat? The was some serious stress on the downrigger mount but nothing pulled out...
I've decided to patch up my stringers for now and pull the motor and restringer the boat in the winter....
Just looking for a fix that'll last for a season....
My stringers are rotted where the motor mounts to them and I bought some git-rot and marine tex. My plan is to drill out the...
