Hi everyone. I bought this used used head unit for $100 thinking I could buy the power cable and possibly transducer for an upgrade. The po plugged it into his boat and showed me that it worked good just no cables included for me. I did some research (obviously not enough) and ordered the power...
Hi, probably an easy one. I bought this boat and rebuilt it two years ago and have used it for one year even throughout our mild winter. 1986 Mercruiser 140 with Alpha one Generation one outdrive. Everything has been flawless. I am tuning up a few things for this spring and I removed the drive...
Hi all, I have my 86 Mercruiser 140 I/O Alpha 1 gen 1(1986) which is in a heated garage (40f+) all the time and for the most part outside daytime temps are mid 30's which I wouldn't be concerned about. BUT I've got tomorrow off and am dying to go fishing on our big lake. The forecast low tonight...
Well not exactly exploded but I was hearing a ticking sound which soon turned into backfiring, misfiring and loss of power.
Were metal filings in the cap and found this when I removed the plate while I was on the water. Was still a good day just used the kicker to fish and was able to idle back...
Hi, I have an alpha one Gen one. Total rebuild and almost finished. I have an extra grease fitting left over which is larger than the other four on the gimble housing. I have two for each hinge pin by the trim senders. One at top for the steering swivel and one for the gimble bearing. I've been...
Hi, I've just recently started my motor up for the first time in the boat with muffs. Was very shaky while it was warming up. I did find that the rear mount bolts were snugged but not torqued. I torqued them to 35 lbs/ft per the manual. It seemed better. I also noticed part of the bell housing...
Hello, my winter project was a near complete resto of a 19' glass bowrider. New transom, stringers, deck, etc... It's my first time and have learned many lessons during it, some good and some bad. Wondering if anyone can somewhat walk me through the right order of re-assembling the Gimble...
Re: Help with fuel tank mounting and pressure testing
Thanks Jig,
I did want some expanding foam but the more I read it seemed that a lot of re-builds weren't using it so not to trap moisture between it in the tank. I want and will use it though so it is very secure. Also I'd like to enclose...
Hi, the previous owner of my boat had removed the deck, tank, stingers, etc... and I haven't seen this exact one mounted before. It does have brackets on each side so I'm thinking I can just glass in two boards under the mounts like in the picture and call it a day. It would have no real contact...
Hi, I've learned a few things the hard way so far on my first rebuild and I dont want this to be one of them. I'll soon be applying glass in the garage which has a gas furnace and as far as ventilation there is a bathroom type exhaust fan mounted into the ceiling. Might it be a bad idea to have...
I've been thinking about this lately... I bought this boat in May and it is getting a total restoration. The motor was winterized 3-4 years ago and was never used until this summer. I ran it twice in my driveway to make sure it worked good. http://youtu.be/ObV5_hrJWnY
After I drained all the...
Apparently I love learning things the hard way...
Anyways I am a ways from mounting everything back on but today I removed some rusted studs from the gimble and thought why not hold it up to the transom to see how it looks.
What are my options for the outer transom not being within 1/16" of...
Hi everyone. I'm in the middle of a full restoration and while I'm waiting for more CSM I decided today to make an outdrive stand, drain the gear oil and inspect the gimble housing. I wont have the boat ready until early next year so I thought I should disassemble the outdrive and refinish the...
Hi, I want to run the engine I removed to be sure there are no obvious issues before I go any further on the boat restoration. It is an inline 4 cyl mercruiser 140 hp from 1986. Can this be done, does anyone have some info on things like a temp starting switch install and where I can connect a...
Hi, I am new to the forum but have read as much as possible over the last few months. I decided to buy a 19 foot fiberglass boat for $1500 knowing the floor was already partially removed. It had a good hull, decent trailer and well looked after inboard motor. The motor is a mercruiser 140 four...
