Getting ready to winterize my boat and have been wondering what is the difference, besides price, between Stabil (pink variety) and Marine Stabil (blue variety).
Appreciate any comments.
I have a 2008 Yamaha 50, 2 stroke with about 11 hours on it. When I run it in a body of water or in a tank the water squirts out of the pee hole just like it should. But when I put a pair of Yamaha muffs on the water intake nothing comes out of the pee hole when the engine is running. It...
I need help understanding what if any effect does the total load in the boat have on maximum RPM's. The following is my situation:
Phase 1:
At WOT (5300) RPM with just me and some gear in the boat (maybe 550 lbs total) I get a top end of 22 mph.
With three people and a dog as well as motors...
I am considering replacing my 1996 28 Evinrude with a 2005 60 Mercury ELPTO. The boat is a 16 Pro-Alaskan, aluminum.
My current steering system consists of a single cable with a stainless rod that passes through a housing in the front of the motor bracket which then connects with a swing rod...
Does anybody know the demensions of the cowling for a Mercury 2 stroke 2005 60 ELPTO?
Even better do you know the distance from the outside edge of the transom to the rear of the cowling when the motor is in normal operating position and pointing stright ahead?
I am considering buying a used...
I am installing a new OMC tach on a 16 foot Smokercraft Alaskan (1997). The tach wireing harness has three connectors that go to obvious lugs on the back of the tach. But the lug for the tach light is separate.
The instructions that came with the tach say to hook the lights wire up to the...
