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So I'm back again and this time I took my carberator apart and found a little rubber piece that searspartsdirect called an element. This piece on my crab was ripped on the sides. Coinsicidently my engine is flooding and running at maybe 1/4 throttle while I have it at wot. Do you think this...
I have a 7.5 gamefisher and Im replacing the impeller but noticed there is a notch in the shaft that a key would normally fit in. But there wasn't one. My buddy ordered a impeller pin which is a short straight pin which would usually go through the shaft but there is no hole in shaft for pin to...
I have a 15 ft fiberglass tri hull and it has a few nics and dings in it. It has some flex seal that i put on myself and some yellow lookin stuff that was used by previous owner. Any ideas on how to fix my hull? Just to add in i have pressure treated plywood floor with carpet so i can't see the...
I have a tri hull that has a rough looking bottom. I think some areas need redone. I also tried to use the flex seal stuff you see on tv. So do i have to sand it until i get to the hull or what?
So i have an 89 sears gamefisher 7.5hp and it cranks on first pull and runs like a sewing machine but the first time out it was kinda hesitant and a little skippy. After about 5 mins of use it shut off and smoked. The man i bought it from said he was told that there really wasn't supposed to be...
So i have a 15 ft fiberglass trihull and a 1984 dt3.5 suzuki on it. Haven't brought it to the water yet and wanted to know if it would be enough to get me where i needed to go. Speed is not a issue. Just getting from point a to point b and then back to a. the rivers here arent that fast moving...
So I've got the lower unit loose and i see two pieces of broken plastic. One on top of a plate and another below it. What are these? How do i take the lower unit all the way off? Its still attached to the rod going up to the motor. and behind the prop there's a pinion gear that looks like its...