Jbcurt00, glad to hear this. That's the only thing holding me back on buying the motor is wondering if it'd be a waste of money because performance wouldn't be satisfying...and I'm not just talking about hole shot and top end speed (I'm not as worried about those things) but the way the boat...
Hello all. I have a 1961 runabout that was my Dad's boat and I've been wanting to get it back on the water for years. It originally had a Johnson 40 HP 15" shaft. I don't want to build the transom up and I also want to go with a 4 stroke. Looking at buying a low houred Suzuki 25 HP 4 stroke. I...
UPDATE: took the boat out on a short run this morning and there was no oil/gas on the motor afterwards. All the old was gone and no new leakage - lower unit was clean. No new leakage under the hood either. Oil levels in reservoirs fine. I had been running it on muffs the past few months just to...
I've had a leak seaping out from below the cowling and down onto the upper gearcase housing of my 1998 225 EFI serial number 0G68-2033. Underneath the cowling looks mostly clean compared to the slightly larger amount that leaked onto my garage but today I did see signs of leaks around the back...
Hello. I have a 1998 Mercury 225 EFI on my bassboat. I walked past it the other day in the garage and seen oil on the back of the casing. I know sometimes unburned gas appears on the outer casing after idling but that's not what it is this time. There's more of it this time and the boat hasn't...
I have a Minn Kota Edge 12 volt trolling motor on my boat (a Ranger 155VS). Trolling motor is only about 4 years old. It's never gave me an ounce of trouble. The other day, I charged the battery up, charger showed it to be good to go, got out on the lake and it wasn't doing a thing. It has the...
UPDATE: Tried my other set of muffs and it peed just fine 🤷🏻♂️ I had bought the new set a few months ago just to have an extra set. They are the rectangular kind, never dreamed they wouldn't seal good enough for water pressure for the impeller. My other set is the round kind.
Thanks for the reply. I used a new set of muffs when running my motor this time. Impeller always pumped fine with my other set, so I'm wondering if it's the muffs. Going to try my other set tomorrow.
I have a 1998 Mercury 225 EFI not peeing. Water impeller is less than a year old and was pumping fine last time on the water (5 months ago). Noticed it not working today on muffs. The water intake shows to be clean and clear and I've stuck a piece of wire far up the pee hole. On this particular...
I have a 1998 Mercury 225 EFI on my bass boat. It's always been a good reliable motor for me. I was going to go fishing this afternoon so I got the boat out and hooked the muffs and garden hose to it. Battery was charged overnight and I cleaned the cables because I know these motors can be picky...
Ok thanks for the info. Is this fairly easy to do? I have the tools needed for bolting on the motor but I'm a little afraid I won't get a good seal...the bolt head and washer on the inside of the boat isn't my worry but getting silicone under the bracket around the nut on the back seems hard to...
I'm about to put a little bit newer motor on my old fiberglass bass boat and I'm going to try to do the rigging myself. It's a '04 Mercury 60 hp. I have an engine hoist in my shop and plenty of tools. My biggest question is sealing off the transom to keep water out - does regular silicone work...
