FORUM RULES UPDATED - The forum rules have been updated to continue to provide a friendly and safe environment for our member community. Please take a moment to review the updated rules and our terms of use and privacy policy. Click here for Forum Rules which has links to the 'terms of use' and 'privacy policy'.
In Other News . . .
You will notice a few enchancements to the forums to make your experience better. These include: Email Notifications, Thread Previews, Thread Starter Notation, and Emoji Options on the 'Like' icon. . .
Additionally, the merchant portions of the website have been updated and are now operational. . . . Check out iBoats for all your boating gear.
So here is my problem! Running the boat on the trailer I here a tinging noise coming from the back of the boat. I did some investigating around the engine and outdrive and found all is well. I looked up the exh. Port on the gimble housing and found part of the flapper valve metal core rattling...
Hello folks, I have a 1993 regal valanti 176 with a Mercruiser 3.0. I bought the boat used and don’t have the owners manual. Does anyone know where I can find the size of the OEM prop? The redline for the motor is 4800 and the boat does about 38mph with the current prop but if I push it to hard...
Hello everybody. I have a quick question. I am literally sitting at my coffee table right now rebuilding my MerCruiser 3.0 carburetor. The rebuild kit comes with both the solid needle and seat and the spring loaded needle and seat. The question is which option is better solid or spring loaded. I...
Hello everyone, I am new to this forum and boating in general. last year I bought a used 1993 Regal bow rider, I picked it up cheap as a fixer upper, she has "good bones" as they say! Since then I replaced the outdrive and just finished rebuilding the engine (3.0 Mercruiser), My question is...
