I just bought a new safe-t qc rotary steering kit and accidental set it up for port side steering. You are supposed to be able to release the cable by pushing a pin into the release on the bottom and pulling but it will not release. No idea why...this is brand new. Any help would be appreciated,.
I hope I'm posting in the right place for this question. I'm looking at powering a good 11'6 Humber Jewel boat. The boat has a wide beam and a lot of surface area in the water. I actually used a 1975 75 hp Evinrude on it for a while, jacked up a bit but I found the displacement to be a little...
The motor will start and run good at idle but as I throttle up it stalls. Does this sound like a blockage in the carb? The carb seems to only have one ajustement needle and that seems to be a low speed needle. It also speeds up when choked. Suggestions? One other issue is that the key on the...
My neighbour has a Volvo that is quiting. I'm more of an outboard guy as far as experience goes so it took me a min to wrap my head around this marineized automobile engine. It is a thing of beauty though. Anyways it would not start, he has been using 87 octane fuel, we poured some super...
Today my Mercury 100 hp 4 cyl (I think it's a 1991) started beeping at the control. It just keeps beeping every second or so. I am assuming it is a low oil warning or over heat warning. The beeping starts as soon as the key is turned to the on position. Does anyone know what that is?
I'm having problems with my boat porpoising. Moving some weight forward seems to help. With more weight in the front I can push the boat faster and it planes out but at slower planing speeds it still bounces. Can I solve this with prop pitch or do I have to lower the motor. Any ideas would be...
I'm looking into buying a Sunray from 1986. It has a 3.0 l 140 hp Omc Cobra. I've read mixed reviews on this motor but I have not been able to find any info on fuel economy or how well it trolls at slow speed. Is this a four stroke? Any info would help. The boat is a 17' bow rider.
My Mercury 9.9 runs great at idle but won't go fast. Here is where I'm at: 1) Compression is good. 2) Spark is good. 3) I had a parts motor laying around and swapped out the power pack and coils. 4) cleaned the carb. The motor ticks along at idle and trolls like a champ but only goes half...
Does it make sense to rebuild a 2005 Mercury 4 stroke Big foot that burned a hole through the block. Why would it burn a hole through the block? How hard would it be to get a new block, cyls and crank and rebuild it? Thanks!
I just got a new boat. It's a Sunray Aruba Bowrider 15' boat. I posted earlier about the rating plate being 100 hp in the US and 60 KW in Canada. I mounted my 1975 Evinrude Hustler 75 hp on the boat and it runs at 34 mph which is adequate but the motor does not have enough torque especially with...
So I just got a new boat and I looked at the rating plate on the back. It is a transport Canada plate and offers the following recommendations: max hp 60, max load 655 kg. Then on the inside of the boat is another plate from the US Coast Guard rating the boat at the following: 100 hp and 1225...
1986 Mercury 75 hp 4 cyl vs 1991 Mercury 75 hp 3 cyl. Which one is better? I assume the newer 3 cyl would be better on gas. Would the 4 cyl idle better? Do either of them troll well? The 3 cyl is oil injected is that a good thing? Which is faster? Which one is better? I assume the newer 3 cyl...
1986 Mercury 75 hp 4 cyl vs 1991 Mercury 75 hp 3 cyl. Which one is better? I assume the newer 3 cyl would be better on gas. Would the 4 cyl idle better? Do either of them troll well? The 3 cyl is oil injected is that a good thing? Which is faster?
I finally got some decent weekend weather to work on that 1978 Johnson Stinger. I got it all cleaned up and then hooked up the battery. I put the muffs on and tried to start it but it just made a clicking sound. I changed batteries and tried again with the same results. Is the starter fried...
