Took the boat out today, and it ran fine for the first half of the day. On our way home, I noticed a faint popping/chuffing sound when running on plane. I stopped and the boat was idling roughly and almost died a time or two. When revving the engine with the boat in neutral, the sound was worse...
I have a 2006 Volvo 3.0L/SX. In the midst of replacing my gimbal bearing and u-joints I discovered that, well, apparently you CAN'T replace the u-joints. It baffles me that they would not sell the indidual joints and force you to buy the entire shaft assembly.
Are there any places that will...
I need help selecting a new prop. I have a 2006 Four Winns Horizon 180 with the 3.0L Volvo Penta. Has a VP SX-M outdrive with a 2.18 ratio. Current prop is 3-blade aluminum 14.3 x 21. Engine redline is listed at 4600 in the manual. I can not even get an exact full throttle speed as I am...
Hey y'all. I am a long time reader here, but first time poster. First I'd like to say thanks to all the folks who have given so much good advice and never even knew I had taken it! This forum truly is a wealth of knowledge.
Background: I am a pretty mechanically inclined person, and do 99% of...
