So I fired her up in the driveway and she started right away. I did it with the cap off completely. Then I disassembled the cap and did a thorough cleaning, even though it looked just fine.
Finally I put the cap back on and open the vent and she ran good then too.
So I still don't know the...
9 year old 3.5 HP kicker. I had trouble last year and had the carb rebuilt. It ran fine after that.
So, it's 92 F today and full sun. I try to fire her up and she started to run but then choked and gas was running out of the carb overflow line. Shut off the gas shutoff valve and it...
Picked up a 1945 Neptune outboard at a garage sale. The PO bent the tabs on the bottom of the gas tank for whatever reason. The tabs are to support the motor when set down.
I have an idea how to bend them back straight again, but I thought I would see what y'all have to say. I'm afraid that...
I have the same shape on 2 of my boats. One has a pointy stem and fits tight against the center of the roller. The other has a rounded stem and only contacts the outer edges. Both work fine - no problems.
The only issue I see is that it is black rubber. Both of mine are poly, which in my...
Aluminum requires a zinc chromate or acid etching primer. I'm not sure about epoxy. My suggestion would be to contact the manufacturer and see if it is compatible with aluminum.
I thought I had seen everything. Then, recently I happened to come across a few YouTube videos entitled "Ramp Failures". I never saw so much stupidity.
Rear wheels wet? I don't think so!!!
Unless you have a "ramp" that is not designed right, if you can't walk behind the car to work the winch you are backed in too far.
Back in 1968 I read a book called "The Trailer Boater's Guide". Every aspect of launching back then is still true today...
