Unless there setup and never adjusted again I would choose another type, but just me
For others that would like to know how it's threaded
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Folks a side track question.
Comment came into the Mods that this is a Force motor and not a Merc. It does look like a Force, and Force was made by US Marine for Bayliner until 1999.
What say you?
I don't know of a way that wouldn't cost a bunch or be noisy, both would use a 400 watt electric heater. Don't know how long power will be needed
Noisy - Get a 1000 watt gas Gen (under $200) and place it on the swim deck
Costly - Get a LiFePO4 Battery ($1000) to power the inverter, don't use...
Has spray in bed liner, hydraulic dump bed, heat, AC, and hydraulic rear connections to run other things like a post hole digger
Also use it to take me seadoo up and down a 1/4 mile stretch down to the lake, and road is steep
If motor is cracked, freeze plug is missing or Y pipe has a hole it will leak just sitting in the water.
Need to find where it's leaking.
Take it to a shop and let them find it for maybe $100 to $150
Pulling motor $500 to $1000, depends on where you are
Bought a Kubota RTV 1100 diesel in 2016 I think and never any problems, use it about every day for short trips. Still original battery, like dang that is unusual
Bummer
If I would have known you had not hauled it home yet that would be close to me first response. Folks just don't think about the bearings on a boat trailer until something happens. Car trailer would be good for thousands of miles, boat trailer might not be good for 100 if water got into...
