Good Afternoon IB! Well, I was considering de-winterizing my boat this weekend and fishing if the weather stayed warm, but when I began to prepare the boat I found out that my power trim no longer worked. I tried the trim switch on both the outboard and the throttle and both had the same...
I have a 1997 Astro 1700 bass boat with a dual livewell system. Rather than having a spray nozzle inside of the livewell for flowing water, my livewells had clear braided vinyl tubing with several small holes punched in the line of the tubing so that water could escape.
Looks like this:
Now...
I just recently found out and noticed that my prop clicks when spun by hand. After doing some research and asking more knowledgeable sources I have come to the conclusion that the shift cable needs adjustment. I looked in my manual for some instructions about how to go about this, but can't find...
After speaking with a buddy who has to have his lower unit replaced I figured I would pose this question to some people that have better motor/prop knowledge than myself. I have a 1997 Merc 115 on the back of my boat and when I spin the prop while the throttle is in the neutral position I get a...
I have been contemplating attempting to tune my Astro 1700's set-up and have decided that it would be good to pick up a Teleflex Water Pressure Gauge seeing as my boat did not come with one originally. I attempted to find some installation threads, but didn't find any for that motor. Do the...
Hey fellas. I currently have a used 1997 Astro 1700 bass boat that is 17' with a 1997 Mercury ELPTO 115HP on the rear. I am currently running a Merc Laser II SS 22P prop and turn roughly 4800RPM's at WOT and the engine plate states the max RPM's to be 5250. The engine seems to be mounted at the...
I am fairly new to boating and will be as brief, yet descriptive as possible. The other day I noticed that my trim/tilt wasn't working, so I purchased a new battery thinking that it might be dead. After installed new battery, the trim worked just fine.
So today I decided to attempt to do some...
Purchased a used boat about a month ago. She has been running fairly well, however, I just began noticing the tach reading ridiculous numbers. Motor (as in title) is a 1997 Mercury 115HP. At times, the tach will read around 3k while in idle. Fifteen minutes later, she will read under 1k for idle...
Hello all. Well, went to put my boat (bought used last week) into the water today and noticed that the steering was locked up. Got her home where we unscrewed the linkage bar and the motor was able to move freely by herself while unattached. After that, we unscrewed the aluminum nut on the...
