Would anyone out there know of a company that would have aftermarket parts available for the 1969 and up Evinrude/Johnson 1.5/2 horsepower outboards. In particular I am looking for the crankshaft seals, carb kit, tune up kit for a 1969 Evinrude Mate 1.5. Any info/suggestions would be greatly...
Thanks JimS123, I am going to save the fins for one of my "hard" boats. I have a Sea Ray Laguna 210 walkaround with an inboard outboard that I feel may benefit from a set. Normally I would install a set of Bennett trim tabs on something like this but did not want to mess up a contoured transom...
Yes Sir, I do believe that we are exactly in agreement. This is exactly what I figured and would expect to improve my problem. It's hard to believe that a relatively new boat would be that poorly designed that it would require a drastic modification as this to perform as it should. You are...
Thanks JimS123. I have never looked closely at the actual profile of the fins but if it performs similarly to an aircraft wing which I am very familiar with, it may have an effect that may or may not prove useful. If nothing else it may well be worth the shits and giggles. I usually have 5 or 6...
I am usually using an adjustable electric pump and set at 3.5 or 4 lb depending if I am moving from warm weather to cool or visa-versa. I only use the manual for a quick top up if the weather turns cold and the pressure is obviously low. Seats are always in it but always felt more comfortable on...
Good Day Sea Rider, I would normally be on the water with myself and my wife who is fairly "light weight". She will normally occupy the rear bench and I use the right tube. By "keel heavy" I would mean that it has a tendency to feel that the boat is reacting as if it has a lot of water in the...
Good Day again. Totally agree regarding manufacturers. I have looked at it over and over today and visually I do not see any issue. The Seamax 430 picture you have enclosed IS spot on as I would expect it to run. Mine, configured as your picture runs flat and keel heavy. I have enclosed a...
Thanks for the info Sea Rider. I will start from square one when I set this boat up for the season, probably next week. From any information that you have passed on to me, I've tried it. With the motor set at 90 degrees to the water, the nose plows and the motor ventilates and loses all thrust...
Thanks, that was kind of my thoughts as well that it may do opposite to what it is meant to do. I don't have any pix handy regarding the motor height but the cavitation plate is about 1-1/2 to 2 inches below the bottom of the keel. Will have to measure things up again. Common sense tells me that...
I have always had a very significant problem with excessive prop ventilation on my Seamax 430 inflatable. I am running a 20HP Honda and it seems that it is impossible to get the boat into any kind of nose high attitude even at start. When attempting to trim for a nose high attitude the prop...
I have a 95 Johnson 9.9 4 stroke that I use for backup power on my 22' cuddy. It was never a good starter. Last fall it would not start at all. NO SPARK! I believe it is a coil problem as I removed the coil and tested it with an ohm meter. No resistance between input side and output side. This...
