Looking for someone to double check my readings before I spend the bucks to replace the charge coil.
While on the lake over the weekend, I was pulling the kids on the tube and the engine started to misfire and then quit. I did some testing last night and did not find any loose or bad grounds...
Yup, the garage sale gods blessed me today. I don't really have a use for it except maybe as a kicker on my 18' runabout. Before I make a decision on keeping it, does anyone have an idea on its value? Excellent shape!
Hello everyone, I am in the process of cleaning up a 67 Alumacraft Queen Merrie and need your opinions on a proposed reconfigured dash layout. I had some fun with Photoshop and mocked up the attached two pictures. Which do you prefer or how would you layout a Tach, Speedo, Compass, Volt gauge...
Hello all, I am considering purchasing installing a CMC PT-130 to gain power tilt & trim. All the research I have done leads me to believe that everything is pretty straight forward. However there is not a lot in info that I can find regarding steering consideration given that the engine would...
i understand its fairly common to see these rotors fail but i seem to be really going through them. 2 in one day on the lake, am i doing somthing wrong or is there somthing i can do to prolong a rotors life? any help is appreciated, this is fustrating.
Actually two questions, I am trying to troubleshoot a tachometer problem. First let me say the engine is running perfectly. The Tach Airguide (with sending unit) is pegging out at anything after about 800 rpm. I am trying to narrow my issue down to the tach or ignition. Now for the 2 questions...
Got a 1966 Johnson 60hp 2 stroke 4 cylinder (magneto ignition) hooked up to an Airguide 664 A tach. The tach had been working great and after a tune up it?s now pegged at 7K all the time. I have checked all connections and can?t find anything out of place. Does anyone know how to test the...
farily new to all of this and am expirencing an issues that the repair manaul dosen't touch. I just completed a tune up which included adjusting the timming back to factory settings and now the tach is reading 7K (pegged) at anything over about 350 RPM. Any idea's? Could I have the timming 180...
Hello all, I fairly new to boating world (from an adult perspective) and have recently taken ownership of boat and motor, everything works great with no major issues to speak of. With that said I need to know if the following is cause for alarm. Upon receiving my new toy (1965 Alumacraft...
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I?m new to the forum and a proud new owner of vintage alumacraft. I?m trying find additional info on the boat, it?s a 1968 model. Does anyone have a manual or catalog from 1968? I have not yet had my hands on the boat so I don?t know the exact model but assume it?s a...
