I have a small boat and decided after fishing day in day out and not catching anything i would give them a try. I have an issue however. The rod holders are so slippery on inside and so small that i am afraid i am going to lose my rods. I have about 300.00 into each rod and don't want that. I am...
Why would this happen?
My new motor when i open it up water comes in over the transom between the motor clamps. I adjusted motor so that it is on the 3rd pin and it stops. My only issue it when i do this the boat wont plane. When it is in the correct position it planes well but the water comes...
Okay i purchased first 4 stroke. Any recommendations on special stuff i need to do too maintain it. I am thinking that there must be special stuff i need to do
Ok i have a 17 inch deep transom in the center of the transom measuring top to bottom. The motor i have on now is a long shaft 2 stroke. The dealer says that the 9.9 short shaft will fit boat. IS this the case?
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Any truth to this. This company online is selling 4 strokes for 15 hp 800.00 plus import tax and shipping is 200.00. I asked them about parts and they tell me yamaha parts is what that use. It is a yamaha motor ecentially. talk to me is there any truth to it? Has anyone on here ever...
ok boat wont idle
stalls at low speed
runs like a dream opened up
replaced fuel line. Replaced tank and tank fittings. replaced fuel pump. replaced silenoid. replaced lines from starter to the battery. rebuilt carb and yes removed all plugs in carb cleaned inside and replaced. Replaced float...
I have a motor with rigging 100 hp that i aquired. I have no idea if it runs or not. No way for me to test it since the boat is history. worst case senario what is a motor like this worth for parts etc? the motor has power trim and is i think 1999.
Ok i found out my 1984 evinrude is actually not its a 1981. It has no coil according to breakdown. It has a new gas tank and gas line was just replaced by me. The cable from the motor to the battery was also replaced as it was not long enough to reach battery location. The gas is new and is 50.1...
Okay i have a new minkota with 50 lbs of thrust it is brand new. On a battery how long should i be able to run at trolling speed with a little 14 foot aluminum
Went to load drive boat on trailer. The truck was backed down a steep launch. droveboat on trailer as i did this the boat jarred the truck forward enough that the emergency break snapped off and the truck went down launch under boat floated out in lake trailer and all and sunk
Okay does ethanol ruin the older two stroke motors really? Is it true that adding a higher oil ratio corrects the problem? It seems to me as if ethanol burns hotter then other fuels. if that is the case then Ethanol would really be like adding hotter plugs to your motor. Am i headed down the...
I have a motor that on the lower end you have your gear oil drain and fill. Above that on either side is a little hole. Now coming from that hole is oil on both sides. I assume that this is from the exhaust and the oil mixture is too heavy. Is this assumption correct?
It has been a while since...
