I have a rack teleflex "no feedback" helm that has become more and more difficult to turn over the past couple of seasons. I have to use both hands to turn it now and it's even more difficult during cold weather. Besides greasing the motor where the rod goes through it, is there another place to...
I bought a raycor water seperator last year. The employee at west marine assured me it would be the last water seperator I bought. As anyone knows that has purchased this filter, it is about 4 times the cost of the conventional water seperator. It allows for the water to be drained out of the...
I bought a raycor water seperator last year. The employee at west marine assured me it would be the last water seperator I bought. As anyone knows that has purchased this filter, it is about 4 times the cost of the conventional water seperator. It allows for the water to be drained out of the...
I'm trying to install a cabin light in my boat. The distribution panel is already active to running lights,bilge pump, etc. I have one open switch left that I'm going to use. The light is a simple perco light with two wires coming from the switch and two wires coming from the bulb for a total of...
Has anyone tried a herculiner self applied kit on the inside of your boat? I'm considering to be brave and attempt this task by myself. I'm concerned on over applying or doing something drastically wrong that I would regret for a long time! My boat is an 18' all aluminum boat that is hot to the...
Is there an easy way to tell if a new tach is reading correct without having to install another. It seems to be wrong to me because i'm on the 3rd prop, dropping from 21, to now 17 pitch on a 150 mercury saltwater carb. on a 18 foot commercial heavy guage aluminum boat. Also frustrating to go...
can someone tell me the best brand of stabilizer for my outboard. i have great hole shots but my boat porpoises when i try to trim up a little. i have a 150 mercury on a heavy 18' boat. only goes 46 mph at w.o.t. @ 5300 rpm's because half of the boat is in the water as a result of not being able...
I;m changing my lower unit oil for the first time on a new 150 mercury. I don't believe the oil in the lower unit is synthetic from the factory. I am opting to use a fully synthetic oil and will stick with it. can i just drop this oil and replace with synthetic or must i flush it some way before...
18 foot commercial aluminum performance V double floor 3/16" boat with 150 mercury. mirage plus 19" prop turning 5000 rpm's at 49 mph(GPS). rpm's are at the lowest WOT range from owners manuel. if i was to drop to mirage plus 17" and reach a better WOT rpm range according to owners manuel (peak...
Please someone help me by answering this question. i just bought a new 150 V6 mercury "2000' model outboard. I have about 6 hours on the motor and have been following the correct break in procedures. When I put my hand on the water coming out of the t-tale, I can only hold it there about 2...
I just bought a new 150 Mercury Salt Water Carb. I'm in the breaking in period and have about 3 hours on it. After running it as recomended by manuel with different speeds, I decided to touch the water coming out of the t-tale after 30 minutes or so and it like to burn my hand. It's so hot that...
Hey guys, I'm considering to buy a new V4 motor in the next couple of weeks. I've done extensive research on different motors and I know they are all decent motors today. My question is some manufactories make in line 4 cylinders (Suzuki & Mercury) and some make V4 60 degree OMC/Bombardier...
can someone tell me if it is a hard task to remove the five bolts I see where the lower unit connects to the main shaft on a 93 johnson 115 v4. does it come right off and the gasket can be changed easily or is it more complicated than that. can someone guide me through this?? if so, does this...
