My up till now reliable 6hp merc fourstroke trolling motor suddenly started burning oil/blwoing smoke. with the ythrottle wide open I am getting 13-150 psi on a compression tester. I did wonder if I had a stuck ring or maybe I have broken a ring/gouged the bore. I haven't pulled anything apart...
Greetings from New Zealand. I got back to the ramp the other day after a great day's fishing and smoke started pouring from my wiring. Turns out my battery charging wires shorted about 3 feet from the motor. There was some excitement as unbeknown to me that circuit had no fuse and and it was not...
So I rekitted my water pump. I noticed one strange thing in the kit and that was that the long, branched seal that goes into the plastic pump housing round the cup seemed like a loose fit compared to the old one. I went with it anyhow and got outboard back together. It pumps great a heap of...
Just replaced the water pump in my 6hp longshaft 4-stroke merc (nissan/tohatsu clone). when I came to fit the gearcase back on I ran into issues. I had it in reverse when I removed the gearcase and I tried to get the thing back together in reverse but no dice in the process I seem to have struck...
Just renewed the waterpump on my 96 Johnson 30. If you turn the plastic housing that holds the cup upside down there is a seal a bit like an oring that fits in a slot, it is curved with a branch in it, it fits in a corresponding slot in the plastic outside the cup. On the old housing the seal...
Greetings from New Zealand. I have a 1996 Johnson 30 it has given many hours of faultless service it has truly been a credit to the brand. Usually I use this outboard for bait fishing so it is stop start running. I motor 3 miles or so offshore at close to full throttle and then fish from an...
This motor has run low hours (approx 100) it has been stored outside in humid conditions.
The motor will turn over on the starter but not fire. However as you rotate the key to switch it off and actually turn it off it fires briefly. If you then quickly turn it back on again it will run totally...
I have noticed oil dripping from my propshaft seal (it is very cold here at the moment, southern New Zealand).
The outboard is a 97 Johnson 30. Unfortunately I do not have a service manual.
My question is can I replace just the seal on the prop shaft without dismantling the gear case or...
I have a '96 Johnson 30hp and was about to stick new plugs in it. It is running champion QL77JC4 plugs. I would like to switch to an NGK equivalent.
I have done some searching and came up with a couple of options but BZ7HS-10 seems to be the most popular option. Will the NGK run hotter/colder...
I have a 1996 johnson which was converted from tiller to remotes. The problem I have is that the remote box (OMC) has a lever on top which I can pull up or down to adjust idle speed when I first start the motor. When I want to put the motor in gear I have to depress this lever all the way down...
I have a 30hp 1996 pullstart Johnson longshaft. It was a tiller model, I bought an OMC kit and converted it to remotes/cable steer. I would like to add a kit to allow it to charge a 12V battery. I am told there is an OMC kit that can be used to do this conversion. Does anyone know the part...
Setting up a small (3.8 metres) alloy pontoon boat. It will have a small cuddy type top a Johnson 30 longshaft, running on a CMC pt-35 trim and tilt set up off a pod. Was looking at steering systems. What cheapish cable-based steering kit would you go with? I see there systems such as the Uflex...
I am looking at buying an aftermarket trim and tilt unit for a 96 30hp long shaft johnson. The motor will have a permatrim fitted and is destined for the back of an alloy pontoon boat that will be used in rough conditions.
The two uinits I have been looking at are the CMC PT-35 and the Panther...
Looking at 25W VHF radio for a small trailer boat. The uniden solara is available at a good price, does anyone have any experience of this radio, or could anyone suggest an alternative cheap VHF, maybe another uniden model or GME?
Was thinking about sticking a set of these on a johnson 30 which is going on the back of a 3.8M alloy pontoon boat. The boat will have a high screen at the front (like a short cuddy cabin we call them a dodger over here) and will be driven from a standing position.
The boat will be used on...
