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Ok I have a 1982 evinrude 88 with a 17 pitch prop on it. The boat is a 17 foot deep aluminum boat. Previousely I had a 90hp force motor with a 13 by 17 prop that would run at about 46 mph. Im wondering if this is all the I can expect out of the evinrude motor or not. The force motor that was...
Has anyone ever tried to take a transom mount trolling motor and make an engine mounted trolling motor out of it? The engine mount style are kinda pricey yet, but you can pick up some of the transom mount motors in 50 or 70lb thrust for a good price. If the wires were sealed well could it be...
My motor runs great once its been running for a few minutes,but a lot of times if I sit and fish for an hour or two I have to reach back and squeeze the primer ball a few times and then choke it to get it started. Once warmed up and running I dont have any problems. I ran a mixture of seafoam...
I am going through the wiring on my boat and was wondering if anyone had the wiring diagram of the wires from the motor to the remote. It also has the box with relays inside along the way. The previous owner cobbled a lot of things and I want to straighten them out. I also want to put a new...
Just brought my boat out of storage. I hooked up the muffs on the motor and fired it up. water to muffs from hose was warm, but not hot by any means. It was pumping water out of the motor like normal and I let it warm up for several minutes before Idleing it up. Once it was warmed up I...
