Got into some shallow water and messed the prop up today. Fortunately it was an old one and had been rebuilt and I have a new one ready to go. It broke off about 2" of one blade.
After raising the motor to check it out, it started hard, and wouldn't idle very well, kept dying. I finally got...
I described the stiff steering to the parts guy at the boat shop and he said to just replace the whole steering mechanism. Is this good advice, or is there a way to loosen it up? And is there anything out there cheaper than the boat shop is trying to sell me for $189 plus tax?
The boat sat...
