I am attempting to setup my freshwater cooling system. In looking at the photo's I took before I started all of this a little over a year ago I found that the raw-water-out was originally connected to a T Connector to split the flow between the risers. There is only one raw-water-out on the...
I am finally getting the time to get my Skipjack together! I am replacing all of the exhaust components and I've already replaced the manifolds and risers. The previous owner set the boat up to have the exhaust exit under the swim step.
The way he did this was using "S" pipes from the risers...
I am a COMPLETE noob when it comes to I/O's and I have one that needed a bit of work. The previous owner ran it on some really old, nasty bad gas and the intake valves became stuck. He tried to start it repeateadly and it got jacked up. The intake valves were stuck due to the varnish and so...
I am working on my first I/O and it's a mid 90's BBC 454. The intake valves are stuck (run with bad gas) so I've pulled the cylinder heads off to get them out to a machine shop.
What special considerations do I need to have for a marine engine during the reinstallation? Do I need a marine...
I recently purchased a Skipjack with a Penta 280 outdrive on it. The next step in my process here is removing this outdrive and getting into a serviceable state sorta speak.
This is my first I/O boat and I'm not really familliar with what I'm looking at. I will probably purchase a new prop as...
I am wanting to clean up the wood trim pieces on my boat. I'm not sure which pieces are teak and what they are varnished with.
Should I just strip all of them off by chipping off what I can and then using a chemical stripper to get them clean? I'd like to varnish them as I don't really want...
Re: Help draining fuel from old tank
The bottom paint is in pretty rough shape. I need to clean it all up, but you can see there's no drain plug in what I would consider to be the "normal" place.
This transom was rebuilt/reglassed when the engine was changed from twins to single engine. Is...
My Skipjack is leaking gasoline into the hull/bilge. I can smell it and I can see it. There's quite a bit of it. I need to get all of it out obviously.
I bought an electric fuel pump, ran LOOOOOOOOOOOOONG electrical wires to a battery WAY up high on the roof of my house ( I'm overly...
This boat isn't much of a 'restoration' per say, but it's my project.
I bought the boat for $2250.00 and the engine does not run. The boat didn't come with a trailer so I think I paid a fair price. These are fairly sought after here in Southern California and I took awhile to find this one...
Re: Preparing to move from slip to trailer.
This sounds like a really good idea. First step is knocking off all this old paint and containing it? Pressure I will see what the pressure washer can take off, but I'm guess not much. If taking it to someone to paint, would it be more practical to...
I recently purchased a boat that was stored in saltwater. I hauled it out on Friday and I'm working on cleaning it up. The pressure washer has done a pretty good job and I'm going to get the nooks and crannies this morning. I've at least tried to keep it wet as I had people over yesterday and...
Instead of continuing to start multiple threads with information about specific topics as I search for why my engine won't start, I figured it best to just provide all of the information that I have and beg my friends at iboats to help me through this.
This engine was run on old gas a few weeks...
I am having trouble getting my engine to start. I checked the coil and it has a spark, but no spark at the plugs. I suspect the cap an rotor need to be replaced as they were messed with by the previous owner.
The boat has a 454 built by panther in the mid 90's and I am trying to find a...
I went down yesterday to take a look at a 25' skipjack with a 454/Penta 280 setup. The previous owner was a bit dubious as he was selling a family members boat. He ran the boat last week to shoot a youtube video and he ran it on the gas in that was in the tank for a year and a half. According...
I am trying to find a bigger boat to replace my outboard 19' bowrider.
Right now I'm looking at 27' Four Winns from the mid 90's that needs to be completely repowered. The interior is in decent shape, but the owner just NEGLECTED this boat and left it sitting in the marina.
I already know...
