So basically I am converting a 5 by 10 foot utility into an enclosed cargo trailer. I built the roof with flat pywood and am wanting to make sure I seal it properly. My question is would a couple of coats of resin be enough to seal the plywood or do I need to put another coat of resin with...
Why is this motor so big and heavy? The guy I purchased this motor from said it was pretty much the same size as the 35hp. So I am just wondering why is that? I thought the whole point of two strokes is that they are supposed to be lighter, so why is this motor so big and heavy?
I don't really know anything about honda outboards. I am to assume that because it's honda there will be parts available for an 1985? Also he says it's a 15 hp but why do the decals on it have the number 75 on the cowling? He is selling it for $400 is that a fair price? He says it works...
There is a guy selling an 1984 20hp chrysler for $450. He says it works allright. I am not familiar with chrysler outboards. Is there parts available for this motor? I called the guy selling it and he says there lots of parts available for it. I have the link to the add on the bottom. If...
I have a 6 by 10 foot utility trailer that want to convert into a cargo trailer. My question is this. I am using plywood all around and am wondering if using a good few coats of tremclad on the roof would be good enough to seal it against water. I know fiberglassing would be ideal but do you...
I am thinking about moving my battery to the front of my boat to level the weight better. The wiring from the engine is very beefy, maybe something like 2 or 1 gauge? not sure. But I have a lot of extension cord wiring laying around and was thinking about using it to extend it another 10 feet...
The situation is my 16 foot boat has 2 benches. I do 90% of my boating with me and someone else. The rear bench is very large and takes up a lot of space so I am trying to find out if I can get rid of it, and the odd time if I do have more people in my boat (10% of the time) I was wondering If...
My trailer tires don't show the recommended psi? Why the $#@% would a company do this? What if they are 35psi and somebody assumes they are 50psi and the tires blow and kill someone? Is this what they want?
I have been having problems with my 87 30hp 2 stroke mariner. it is running erratically at idle and high throttle and I can not figure out why. I don't know much about outboards and I only found 1 non dealer outboard handy man. Now the question that comes to my mind is would I save money...
I can't seem to get a good constant idle from this engine. Right now the only way I can use it is I start it up starts to rev high, turn it off stick it in gear quickly then ignition back on. sorry confusing but it's the only way I can use it right now. its very annoying to use an outboard like...
The steering wheel has about 1/10 -1/12 of a turn of play. I have always used tillers so this whole steering wheel system is new to me and not sure if this is normal or not. It uses the cable style
Help?
There is a nipple on the cable just before the motor. It say's use quicksilver 2-4-c marine lube. Can I use any kind of multi use marine grease? Or do I really have to buy this specific kind?
I noticed this small crack on the steering cable by the motor. I don't know much about steering cable but I just thought I should make sure that this will not cause a dangerous situation by completely breaking apart and loosing steering. It looks like just the outer sheathing. I talked to a...
I have about 6 feet wire from my 1987 mariner 30hp 2 stroke but I need to add 6-8 more feet to this. I have some lumex house wiring layaing around with 3 14 guage wires in each wire. Will three 14 guage wires be enough for each + - terminal? total of 6 14 guage wire.
Is there any chance if...
Its a Mariner. Just curious Because I use one deep cycle battery and a 46lb electric troller and I want to have an idea what kind of charging power this engine provides. Worst case scenario I can pull start it easily but I will have to make sure the battery is fully charged at the end of each...
