Hey guys. I love my XR4 for the most part but one thing I've always been annoyed by is that I have to sit at the dock for a good 10 minutes before I can get the boat in gear because it will stall at idle speed until it's been running for a while. Once this beast is warm, it screams and idles...
Hey all. Not sure if this is the best forum for this but we will see. I have an Aquasport 175 osprey center console and it has bottom paint on it. (mostly) The PO said he did a fresh coat just before I bought it but that was 2 seasons ago. It is flaking/peeling off so obviously wasn't done all...
Instead of starting a bunch of threads about what is turning out to be a project, I figured I'd just do it all here. I was given a boat with a 305 mercruiser and apha 1 (I believe) outdrive. The boat is a mid 80s century cuddy and it is rotten to the core (pun intended). The engine had water in...
Hey folks,
So I'm putting a thermostat in as PM and the local merc dealer said that all the current literature show the gasket with the cut out (reference picture below). My boat had a metal plate and two gaskets without the cut out. The sleeve is brass and has no cut out in it. He did sell me...
So I was out fishing and let a buddy drive. He hit a rock. It was at idle speed and a quick bump but it hit the prop and bent it ever so slightly. My question is whether it is necessary to spend the 170 ish bucks to have it straightened or if it's just not bad enough to worry about. Its a...
Hello. I need to order some wire from my supplier for a different project and since I have to order 100' rolls, I figure I'll just get what I need when I rig my boat. I'm planning to install the new 2.1L merc 115 on my 20' SeaCraft. Batteries will be in the console. Would 4ga be enough for this...
Hey all. I am contemplating motors for my 20' SeaCraft and I thought I had decided on an Etec (I love love love my current Etec 90 on my other boat) but now the new mercury 2.1L 4 stroke 115 has caught my attention. Less weight than an Etec115, more displacement than a yamaha 115 and probably...
So I went with a plastic fuel tank for my 20 foot center console. 25 gallons. On moeller's website, in the same paragraph they say to mount it securely and to make any brackets 3% larger to allow for expansion. Seems like if you mount it snug there's no room for expansion and if you leave 3%...
I have an 89 aquasport 17.5' center console boat. 2006 etec 90. Current prop is 3 blade aluminum 13.25 x17. Top speed at wot and trimmed out is 35 mph and max rpm of 4800. I would like to be operating in the optimal rpm range. These specs are a light load and the boat will often times be loaded...
Hey all. I have a fair amount of the blue washers for lower unit drain plugs from my mercury and i need to change lower unit oil on my 06 etec 90. Is it cool to use them? The mercury ones are blue and seem to be some sort of fiber whereas the evinrude ones are plastic. any input? Thanks!
89 150 XR4 with the 16 amp charging system. Separate rectifier and regulator.
I drained the battery fairly low last year but the motor eventually started. After this event I had no charging or tach. (sometimes it would intermittently come on though very briefly) When I got home i noticed the...
Hey all. I have an 89 150 xr4 with the 16 amp system. I do have a separate 3 prong rectifier and 2 prong regulator. Last trip out I had no tach (would bounce sometimes especially when trimming) or charging. I noticed the rectifier had melting terminals so I replaced that since I read that part...
Hey guys. Just thought y'all would get a kick out of this. We started with an old seadoo that we had laying around at the shop. We are a custom car audio shop and do a fair amount of fiberglass. We decided to make a showpiece just to show our marine audio line and our custom fab skills. Hope you...
