I do sense a little of mistrust of new and potentially better systems of energy creation.
Let's not forget that the only way to get alternatives to what we know is an energy source that pollutes and poisons is trial and error.
I think that in 20 or 30 years from now, gasoline engines on boats...
It is an outboard bracket that is attached to the transom just like the ones that are used for kickers, but this is also available with a tilt&trim setup
Are you sure that it is the boat? Maybe there is a leak in a cooling water hose or a loose connection.
Anyway 2 gallons is not so terrible. It could just be condense water that forms on the bottom of the boat
An alternative would be buying an outboard bracket that has tilt&trim.
Just install it on your transom, and attach your outboard. no need to fiddle around with hydraulic oil pump, just attach it to a 12 volt source and you're done
So I looked at how my Islander lays in the water when docked. The bow is fairly high up while the stern sits quite deep. This is because I have a 4.3 liter engine an outdrive, an extra long shaft Suzuki and 2 big fat batteries all on or near the stern. It raises the bow high enough to make the...
Just so you have an idea.
This is for my 22 footer Islander:
Replacement stainless steel frame for bimini top :$6oo
Bimini top with front window/curtain with zippers, side windows, rear curtains with windows and zippers : $3100
It looks beautiful, but you get what you pay for
You can go to Target and buy a spray can of water proofing material for shoes . I use it once year. It does a great job.
I usually put a big inflatable exercise ball the type that you can sit on(sometimes even two) on the bow section of my Islander so the cover does not lay flat on the bow. It...
If anybody has any doubt left as to why Premixing is the better way to go...
This might help: A lot of these VRO using engines blew up because people forgot to refill their oil oil tank, or the connections had an air hole sucking air instead of oil.
There are simply too many things that can go...
The outside of them look the same. They must have a model or serial number printed on them somewhere. Armed with that model # you should be able to find out what you have. The fact that your engine is still in one piece makes me think that you have the newer version.
Unless the 1988 VRO unit was replaced by a newer version, it is still the type that pumps variable amounts of oil anywhere between 1:50 to 1:100 mixture dependent on the rpm. This has blown up a ton of engines. The later (post 1990) VRO is no longer a true VRO but an oil pump that provides a...
Dipstick 3850474 is the dipstick that is used with the engine oil extraction suction tube. The tube that it goes through has all sorts of bends and turns. If your engine just has the straight down housing 3850249, but the 3850474 dipstick it will go much deeper into the oil pan and it may even...
The type of engine oil is a bit tricky. Marine engine oil is a different type (the additives) because these engines run long periods of time at the same rpm.
Around here the 15-40 ,although it is usually advertised for diesel engines, is quite popular. That is because it is made for engines that...
It may just be a dipstick that does not belong to this engine , but one from a different engine that was put in there, or the outer housing is shorter than it is supposed to be, which will cause the stick to go deeper inside the oilpan
If the book tells you to put in six quarts, than that is...
