Picked up a skiff with an 85 Yamaha 50 on it the other day, can't get the motor to trim up.
Searched the forums for my issue but couldn't find anything for this - I can't seem to depress the 'up' button on the controls? The 'down' switch depresses and the trim motor runs (but it's all the way...
Mounting this motor on my boat, removed it from a 16' Baja. I be run into some confusion with the trim tilt wiring, any help is appreciated
First pic is what I have coming from the remote control...
The venerable old 1959 Volvo on my 19' Lund finally died (in a kind of cool way - a story for another post though) and I'm replacing it with an ob in the 115-150hp range.
I found a donor boat on Craigslist and checked it out today. Wanted some opinions (first Merc and first 'big' motor)
The...
Running a 1960 Volvo 4 cyl I/O in my 19' Lund. Original equipment was a dc generator. Is it possible/easy to replace this with an alternator?
If so what is the best alternator for this application? Engine has a v-belt pulley and theres a braket on the motor already. Would probably have to weld...
Working on my Lund that has a 1960 BB70 mated to an Aquamatic outdrive unit, but this might be more of a general q based on other cooling system setups. PO did a fair amount of 'modification' to the rest of the boat but not the engine so I overlooked this. The cooling water line, which is...
Just wondering if anyone had seen a big Lund like this. The guy I bought it from (3rd owner) said it was custom built by Lund for a Los Alamos scientist. All I know is it is a 1960 with a Volvo-Penta I/O, 19ft length 7ft beam. It used to have a wood cabin. I picked it up for cheap (probably less...
Just wondering if anyone had seen a big Lund like this. The guy I bought it from (3rd owner) said it was custom built by Lund for a Los Alamos scientist. All I know is it is a 1960 with a Volvo-Penta I/O, 19ft length 7ft beam. It used to have a wood cabin. I picked it up for cheap (probably less...
