hey gang. ive got a 16' fiberglass 85 Ozark fish and ski. v hull in the front, almost flat rear 1/3.
here is my problem:
after I get up on plane the boat feels like its "grabbing" the water and lists to the left. I steer right a little and it flattens out then it grabs and lists to the right, I...
hey guys I just picked up this pwc and its acting like its not getting fuel. sat for 5 yrs w out being used. drained old gas and she fires on fluid but I don't think the fuel pump is working .pulled the fuel lines off injectors and fuel does not squirt out lines when cranking. is there some way...
early 80s merc 70 hp 3 cyl. no compression on cyl 1, top cyl. the other 2 are around 125psi. guy said he was running the engine and heard a pop then putted back to the dock. does this sound like head gasket or sucking in air from bad top crank seal? did not seize up. thanks guys
hey gang. ive got a 1973 merc 85hp outboard w/ out tilt trim. I found one for sale for a good price but its off a 1995 merc 90hp. can anyone tell me if this will work for my 73? thanks, bradford
it didn't do this when I had my 85 merc 50hp on there. I 'upgraded' to a 73 merc 85hp and now this splashing is happening. I noticed that on the 50hp the leading edge of the lower mid section is shaped to cut through the water but on the old 85hp its pretty ugly as far as hydrodynamics. I cant...
new to me 86 evinrude vro90 v4 90hp outboard. no spark on 2 port side cyls .took the box off the other side (it has 2 power boxes, one for 2 left cyls and one for 2 rt cyls) and plugged it in and I had spark so I got a used power box installed it and had spark on all 4 cyls. a few days later I...
hey gang. so I made a good trade for a 1973 merc 850 85hp outboard. after some tinkering ive got her running like a champ in the test tank. when I put her in the water I immediately realized I had almost nothing in reverse. no grinding noise but only slight movement backwards. forward worked...
hey guys. 73 merc 850 85hp outboard. part #55on parts diagram. its supposed to be there but it wasn't when I pulled bot end apart. shifts fine but I don't like missing parts. im pretty sure the p/o had bot end apart because it came apart very easily. can someone tell me what it does? thanks
hey guys. finally got my 1973 merc 850 85hp outboard up and running. the rectifier was shot so I replaced it w/ new one. I fired her up and checked voltage at battery and it was showing 18.+ volts of output at just over idle speed. from what ive read on other posts, this is an unregulated power...
hey gang. ive got a customer who has a 76 mercuty 50 hp outboard w a short shaft and a late 60s merc 50 hp long shaft. the ss doesn't reach the water on his boat so he wants to put the powerhead from the ss on the body of the long shaft. is this gona work? thanks
hey gang. just picked up an old 1973 merc 850 85hp 4 cyl. I noticed that in the middle of the back plate (cyl head) there is a brass fitting that sticks off the engine. is this some sort of vacuum line or does it have to do w water flow? either way it looks like it should have a hose hooked to...
how do you test a two wire stator? mine is from 73 85hp and there are no red or blue wires. the manual shows what you've written above, no mention of the 2 wrie stator test
hey gang. just picked up a 73 merc 850 4 cyl. after examining the plugs I noticed that 1, 2, and 3 looked perfect but on the #4 plug the porcelain was half dark(like the rest of the plugs) and half eggshell colored. should this lead me to believe that the crank seal on the bottom of the...
cant seem to find much on the subject. im not talking about venting fuel vapors. 1985 Ozark 16' fish-n-ski.
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im wondering how deep should the bilge extend up the hull under the floor?
as it stands there is a center stringer running up the middle of the boat. the lowest bilge area is off set...
hey guys, Bradford here.
so ive got an 84 Ozark 16" fishing boat. ive had it about 3 yrs. before I got it it had spent 8 yrs outside w no cover. after I removed the ecosystem that had developed in the boat I realized the floor was toast as I expected. I finally got around to getting it going...
