i have a 1978 merc. 140hp tower, it has no spark. i was wondering if someone could tell me the order of things to test (with volt meter) and the volts that i am looking for in what component. i am currently attending a marine technician school and believe it or not my instructor tells me that...
i have read that most of you guys have used a 1\4 in. drill bit to check the transom for rot. can anyone tell me where you are to drill the bit into the transom?? i am not willing to go from the outside because that is just not right!!! and i think that leaves to drill from the inside. or...
THE TRANSOM HAS SOME CRACKS ON IT AND I ASUME IT IS JUST THE GEL COAT BUT I DONT KNOW. THE BOAT IS RATED FOR A 125 AND THE MOTOR IS A 140. MY DAD SAID THEY HAVE A 15% LEWAY, AND THIS COVERS MY 15HP DIFF., BUT IT IS STILL ALOT OF POWER FOR THIS LITTLE BOAT. (78 GLASTRON CVX16) MY ? IS HOW TO...
i just signed up and got approved for a school loan. so marine mechanics here i come. so you know what this means, it means that by next spring ill be the go to guy on iboats. lol!! actually what it means is maybe ill finally have a motor that will run??:confused: to top it off maybe even a...
i was just wondering if i should keep the floatation in my boat? i dont know if i should just pull it out and make it storage or if i should finish the original job at hidding it. please let me know what you think about that. and also i started to tear up the floor out of her and found that...
i was wondering if i could replace these wires with 10 ga. wire? i was planning on letting enough wire hang out of the inner harness so i could still go on the color coded charts. please let me know what you think of my idea on fixing this without having to fork up 150.00 for a new harness...
hey guys i need help with this seat. i was wondering if anyone had any ideas of photos of there own. i would like to build a bench so that way i can seat 5 instead of 4. and i would like to acomplish some storage space at the same time. thanks and happy boating TOOCAN:cool:
:confused:heres the deal.....my dad and i went out and bought a 1978 glastron cvx16 with a 140hp merc. tower of power. the motor ran good when we went to look at it. murfeys law ofcourse, now theres no spark. we were looking at the motor to try to figure out why murfey does not like us and my...
heres the deal.....my dad and i went out and bought a 1978 glastron cvx16 with a 140hp merc. tower of power. the motor ran good when we went to look at it. murfeys law ofcourse, now theres no spark. we were looking at the motor to try to figure out why murfey does not like us and my dad...
is the foam for floatation or is it useless?? i have a glastron cvx16 that im getting ready to replace the floor in and i don't want to do it half a**ed. please let me know the purpose of this foam replacement idea. thanks and happy boating TOOCAN:)
hello everyone... i am a new proud owner of a 1978 glastron cvx16. it has a 1978 140 tower of power ( that i am having the carbs rebuilt) and i didnt get it back yet and im getting ancious. i was just wondering if anyone could and would take a guess at what you think this boat might do as far...
i have stold this picture from a persons restore,(checkmate) "nice too". anyway i was doing the floor and the transum as well in my boat and the only texture i could get with the resin i have is like thick milk. i need to fix some dings and galges in the side and top off my boat and with this...
can someone please tell me in laymans terms how to winterize my 79 merc. inline 140 ob. some talk about gear oil in the lower unit, some talk about "foging carbs" and some talk about de carbing??? i do know that there is a fluid of some sort that you can spray in the carbs to stop any kind...
