My first set-back with boat. Took to lake and could not get it to start after many attempts. I throttled twice before starting, and normally it starts right away, but this was not my day. It cranked and cranked but the motor would just not start. I looked inside carb and had someone throttle...
Have plans to go to the lake this weekend. Upon inspecting the lower unit, found the exhaust bellow to be torn. I normally run my boat for about 1 hour, as we spend most of the day fishing and swimming. I have read some posts where some say it would be fine, as long as it's not the U-joint...
I noticed upon moving the propeller drive from one side to the other that the lower bellow is cracked. Looks like a black rubber boot (accordion like) I can see 2 of them, the higher one being about 8 inches in diameter and the lower one is about 3 inches in diameter and is probably about 5...
This past weekend I got too close to shore at the lake and my lower drive touched the bottom (sandy surface) briefly at which point I turned off motor and pushed boat to higher water before re-starting. I ran the boat for about another hour or so with no problems whatsoever. Temp stayed at...
I have a 1995 Bayliner with a 3.0 Mercrusier LX and in order to fit it in my garage I have to steer the drive all the way to the left. I then tied the steering wheel so it would not go back to the center. I wanted to know if this could damage something in the steering or if it would be ok.
I just bought this boat 2 weeks ago and once in the lake the boat overheated at higher speeds. I noticed smoke coming out from engine compartment and could also smell like rubber burning at which point I shut it off and called it a day. I later realized I was the cause of the problem since I...
I just purchased a 1995 bayline with a 3.0 LX Mercruiser a week ago. I took to the lake last week and the boat ran fine at low speeds but as I cruised at higher speeds, the motor ran very hot at which point I turned off the motor and called it a day. (It did crank over the next day). I just...
