hey all i have one for you. i have an 81 mercruiser 120 with a prealpha outdrive. last year i was having an overheating issue. on a hot day my engine will overheat but never really get to full hot. it gets to about 3/4 hot maybe a hair over that. i changed the impeller after this happened and it...
hello everyone. i have an 81 stingray with a pre alpha drive, 120hp. i am in the process of trying to put the drive back on the boat after gimbal bearing replacement and alignment. however it seams to be catching or sticking ounce i get it about halfway on. the alighnment and bearing were done...
hey all im in the process of redoing my boat. i am going to ad speakers and a sub and i was wondering if anyone has had experience with mtx marine speakers and subs and if they are able to run well without a box behind the cone
hey all. im working on putting y drive back together after doing ujoints. i am stuck now however. when taking the bearing and ujoint assembly appart, four shim looking rings fell out. fine i can put them back in. but im unsure if there is any kind of order they should go in. as you can see in...
hey all. i have an 81 stinray svb175 with a 120 mercruiser sterdrive. i bought a new drive shaft yoke for my boat. the one that slides into coupler. got it in the mail today. turns out the shaft is longer then the old one. is this an update to the one i have? i cant find anywhere where diffent...
hey all. i have a 1981 stingray svc 175. i would like to put a ski locker in the floor but im not sure if its possible without completely redoing the deck. if anyone has info or a write up on the proper way of going about doing this that would be awesome. thanks
hey all im looking to recarpet my boat. i was looking on iboats store and found they had some for a great price but i realize its only 14 oz. what do you guys think of this thickness and what do you prefer
hey all. i have an early model alpha drive that has the old style shift cable. i am doing my gimbal bearing so i want to do the cable as well. i am just looking for some pointers or a write up on how to drill and tap the hole for the new one. what tap style/size and drill size. thank you
hey all i have an old 18 foot stingray open bow boat. im looking for opinions and preferences from owners of the same size boat(give or take a foot) on what size, style, and amount of boat fenders you use. i do tie up to a rough dock for at lease 30 minute every boat trip.
hey all. im going to be doing a tune up on my boat soon. i read through the tune up thread in the adults only section. very good info i must say however i would like to know if you have to adjust everything while in the water or just the idle speed/carb?
hey all. i have been doing work on my boat to get her ready for the year and i noticed thaat the ujoint bellows are ripped. i shined a light inside and ure enough the ujoints have some surface rust. not sure if they are toast but i figured they better be change. i have heard from some this is...
hey all. i have an 81 stingray with a 120 hp mercruiser inline 4. currently i am running a 13x19 prop and bogging the engine since on average i am close to my boats weight limit. i am looking to move to a 13x17 prop and i wanted to know if a prop from an outboard merc will work with an I/O.
hey all, I inherited an 81 stingray svb 175 a few years ago. im finally wealthy enough to fix her up and im just trying to find parts for her. the thing i woud like the most is vinyl covers. anyone know where to find replacement aftermarket covers/seats?
hello all. i have an 81 stingray 18.5 foot i believe an svc 175 model. im kinda starting to upgrade stuff in my boat as of recent. im looking to do the stereo as i was put to shame very quick by all the other boats in the cove i was at the other day. anyways I am thinking about putting speakers...
