I am making a 60" bench seat for the rear of my boat. It will be removable, so I need to keep the weight down as much as I can. I was curious if box made of 1/4 ply glassed over would be lighter than making a mold and laying up a solid glass box? I have tinkered with some mat over 1/4 ply and...
So In the search for a new 150 merc for my manatee 21, one of the dealers I was talking to has a new 2 year old leftover 175 opti pro xs still in crate. he quoted me a price of $8700. The only problem is it is a 25" shaft and I have a 20 inch transom.
I have a few choices. Install a...
I'm at my wits end with my outboards. Going into this season I had 3 140 outboards omc outboards running. Half way through our boating season I have a total of 10 hours on the water and 3 outboards that need work. The 81' 140 rude had an overheat and I needed to replace the thermostats. Of...
I need to fill up my reservoir with fluid but can not loosen the fill screw. I have a large impact bit that should work, but I'm at the point if I go any farther I will completely destroy the screw slot. I've been soaking it in pb blaster for a couple of days but thats no help. can I use heat...
Tired of running to the lake for testing our 140's and dads 225 outboards. Looking to set up a test tank at home and came across these for $60. They are 48" L x 40" W x 45" H and hold 275 gallons. I have heard about problems with turbulence and starving the water pump using larger outboard...
New to me boat. First time on the water today started right up and idled for about 2 min. then got a solid alarm beep. Shut it down and let it sit for 5 min and tried it again. No alarm and started right up then the same thing happened. Repeated the same process with the same alarm a 3rd...
I recently acquired my grandfathers 1950's(just a guess) 5.5 outboard. Would love to know the year and any info about it. What gas/oil mix ratio I should use. Also what oil is best? thanks
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Model # 5518-11901X
Hello all,
New to the forum and looking for a little help. Our family has been running tri hull boats all our life from our first boat a 14' starcraft. Now 3 boats later, we are in an 18' fiberform. We love the space and stability of the tri hulls for fishing, crabbing and our family outings...
