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I placed the throttle in the forward position. I lined up the shifter cable. I went to slide on the outer unit and I needed to turn the spline. I went to grab the propeller to spin, but nothing. So I reached in and put the male end of the shift thing to the left right above the propeller...
I asked this question in another forum of mine but I figured this would be a lot more to the point with more success. I just replaced my gimbal bearing and I would like to lube my universal joints. The grease fitting looks like this
I took the boat out yesterday and there was a lot of vibration and grinding coming from the rear of the boat. I decided to check the gimbal bearing (never done this before). I removed the six bolts, but the boat in forward gear and removed the cylinders for the trim. Most of the outdrive came...
This is my first boat so I have no idea what I am doing. Let me give some info
95 Crownline 4.3L v8
When I bought the boat it had a lot of issues. It would not start without beating on the starter, and the tilt/trim would not operate unless I beat on the pump. So I rebuilt the alternator and...