I just bought a 1969 mercury 9.8 merc 110 and just found out that the fuel connector is about $50, my question is, is that part really necessary or is it just for quick connecting and disconnecting, can I clamp a fuel line directly to the male end on the motor. I don't see any problems with this...
I went skiing for the first time last weekend and when I pulled the ski pylon out of the ski locker they had oil/gas on them.
I know they didnt have any oil/gas on them when I bought the boat a few months ago but since then I have had the boat out fishing several times so I don't know if I...
Last weekend i was at the lake and the shore was real sandy, I believe I got some sand sucked up. The water flowing out isn't nearly as much as normal.
Is there a way to get the sand out without taking the lower unit apart (I tried using the muffs to see if that would force enough water through...
I recently bought a 1988 Bayliner Cobra 1800 BR with a force 125 and was curious about my top speed. I took it out over the weekend had two people with fishing gear and at WOT I was right over 30 mph. Does this speed sound about normal? Is there anything I can do to increase the top speed?
