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I bought this boat last year knowing it had a few problems...but none this bad.
I noticed the floor was a bit spongey, and I thought I had soaked foam anyways so I decided to pull up part of the floor. What I found just about made me lose my lunch. Everything is completely rotted out, even the...
I am still trying to figure out why this boat seems to have no power. The engine is a Merc 3.0L The first check was a compression test. I got 125-120-120-90. Supposedly it has been recently rebuilt...is it time to do it again already? Would compression like that cause my boat to lose a ton of...
Hey guys, first post here and great site by the way!
I just purchased a 1982 Renken 17' Bowrider with the 3.0L Mercruiser and Alpha 1 outdrive. The engine has been rebuilt and has less than 30 hours on it, and runs great. The only thing about it is that the starter makes a strange noise after I...
