I have a xl shaft and I sold the boat it was the kicker on so I want to change it to a short shaft for my valco.
my question is what year lower units would work on my outboard I would buy a new one but I can't find any.
also if someone has one I would be interested In buying it
thanks
Brad
ok so to start some back story I have horrible luck with ob's.
I bought this one it ran like a champ its been well maintained at a local shop. I took it out and ran it for 4 hrs on humboldt bay without any issues (31mph according to gps) on my 12' valco.
4 days later i took it to the lake and...
I have a 1971 25' reinell cabin cruiser the model is rv2450 with a 265hp(i think) chevy 350 and a stringer sterndrive.
I've taken the boat out twice. On my last trip I tried to see how fast she would go and all I could get out of it was 14.3 knots.
question one how do i find out the gear ratio...
I got a boat with the stringer drive and I was running in my yard today. it lowered like it was supposed to. I ran it for about a1/2 hour shut it off and tried to raise the drive and it dident do anything. when I press the switch to go down it clicks because its all the way down but when I hit...
I just picked up this boat and the po said he thought it needed a jasco pump now that confuses me because it is freshwater cooled I'm kinda new to a system like this so please bear with me
so I work for a guy who bought this boat a year ago but its more boat than he can handle.:grumpy:
So he's giving it to me.
if you go to this link this is the listing from the previous owner FOR SALE: 1971 REINELL CABIN CRUISER $5000.00
it has a omc stinger outdrive and a 350 fresh water cooled...
Hello everyone,
I got myself a 12' Valco a while back and I'm trying to get a good picture of the capacities plate so I can register and put a motor on it for this fishing season.
so what I'm asking for is a good quality picture of the capacities plate from a 1986(ish) high sided vee hull 12'...
hello,
I bought this motor on c-list for $100 it came with a fuel tank. the po said it was rebuilt 5 years ago and it hasent been used in three. always stored in doors. and religiously flushed after use. I think it was a good deal.
its a mid seventies johnson 9.5 (seahorse or seaking) model...
I have a 1973 25' I got it for 500 bucks the engine was toast(sold it for 500) the outdrive was an omc cobra(sold it for 500).
I have torn out all the plywood it was crap.
I want to make the boat in to something like a land sea camper so where I need help is designs to rebuild the interior and...
hello I am knee deep in a re-power project (i/o to ob) and I have a line on a black max 200 it is a 1989 the bottom end is supposedly new (I'm guessing rebuilt) but the owner cant run it for me (no controls or stand to set it up on) he claims that he bought the engine from a mechanic and the...
I just purchased a 1973 starcraft with a omc (king cobra) 5.7 350hp crate motor that has never been run (fresh out of the crate) the previous owner bolted it in and never finished hooking it up (wiring, exhaust, linkages) the engine is missing the exhaust risers and there are no controls so I'm...
hello everyone,
I am new to cabin cruisers and I just want to know in simple terms where to look to see if its been beaten or not
some info on the boat according to the current owner.
he states that it is a 24' starcraft (by looking at it i'm guessing a chieftain), the hull is sound (he would...
