I've got an old rotten bass boat with a good 1981 150 Merc on it that I'm trying to help my daughter salvage some money from. Since the transom and paint on the boat are bad, I figure the main item of value is the motor, the trouble is, I don't really know what to ask for a motor this old. It is...
I tried it with my prop. Taking into accout the pitch, gear ratio, and using about 15% slip, I came up with 43 mph at 4500 rpm, which is about what my speedo says. Anybody have any reasons why that wouldn't get you at least in the ballpark?
I couldn't believe this. We were at the river on Sunday, and of course, there were quite a few boats on the water. There was a family in a bass boat pulling a girl on a kneeboard. She yelled for them to look at her because she was proud of getting up on the board. Well they looked all right, all...
This is stupid, but how is the hour meter hooked up on a 4.3LX Mercruiser (96 model)? One lead comes from the wiring harness which I assume is hot from the ignition switch, and the other is just hanging. Does this one go to ground or to the + terminal on the battery. I just bought this boat and...
Hi everybody. I'm new to the message board but have owned and worked around boats for 20+ years. I wanted to find out if anybody here has had any experience with aftermarket lower units for Mercruisers, specifically an alpha 1 gen. 2? I just bought this boat, and have a twisted prop shaft. The...
