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Thanks, I wanted them to look like the grating for a ships hatch.

Haven't given updates in ever so long. Here is my newly completed helm using the same wood from my original mock-up.

Wooo, Hoooo,!! Pulled the CD unit, found lots of corrosion on the wires, cleaned up and reinstalled and you know the end of that story!

I have an old Tohatsu M50C that although this is an old motor and parts are discontinued I want to see if I can get it to run. Right now it has no spark, and from the condition of the boat and motor my guess is it is more likely corroded wires than the CD unit. So I want to test the output of...

I want to get a Manual Jack Plate I do not want it for skinny water, I want it so I can adjust the motor on my pontoon houseboat to adjust for when the load is heavy and the motor is too deep. I need to keep it as close to the back of the motor pod as possible so I'm thinking 4" standoff. Any...

The boat is a Nautico catamaran and the deck is spongy and needing replacement. BUT the main reason I want to redo flotation is that this boat sits in the canal and every time we get a heavy rain I worry about the bilges and whether the boat will be floating when I get back to it. The twin...

When I pulled the lower unit on my 1992 Yamaha 30HP 2 stroke I accidentally pulled the shift rod out. Completely out, and it doesn't seem to want to go back. Is it possible to reinsert it without taking the whole bottom end apart?

Where the heck is the pee hole on a 1992 30ELRQ? Just got this motor, going over it and starting had no stream of water and I can't see where it's supposed to come out. This is embarrassing...

Replacing my plug wires on a 60HP 2004 Mercury when pulling the wire off the CD module the wire did not come off with a metal cap like I'm used to. Pictures show a round lug inside the CD module and the 2 wires and how they compare. The grey wire is the old one and the lug was inside the hole in...

I didn't see a category for houseboats so since it began with the pontoons I'll put it here. I've been building my houseboat, (in my head) for the last 20 years and am finally bring it to reality. I began with fiberglass pontoons and went with the only company I could find which also happened...

I have controls for a (I think) 2003 Mercury 60HP. I got this used and need to extend the wiring harness as it is going on a houseboat with the helm far forward. I could get an extension but the chase where my controls run is on top of the pontoon and under the deck which would make it hard to...

First, I know it's under warranty but my problem is now intermittent and probably not the motor I don't want to waste time if I'm told it worked fine in the shop. So, new F70 running along on plane suddenly shuts off. Restarted fine (back in neutral) but as soon as I put it in forward it cuts...

I have an 18' Seagull cat and am working at getting an F70 Yamaha motor propped right. Using an old prop, strictly for a base line to determine what prop to use I found the boat could only get to 4400 rpm's top. When talking to the "Prop Doctor" in Key West Dan's first comment was, "sounds like...

I had planned to take the prop off my old 90HP 2 stroke Yamaha and use it as a test to see if I wanted to adjust diameter and pitch on my new 70 4 stroke. It doesn't fit. It just barely hits the motors zinc trim tab as shown in the first picture. Even though all the prop selector tools show it...

Added 2.22 quarts of genuine Yamalube 4M FC-W oil. Steering is rigged. Need to figure what setting I need for my existing tach... Not sure this is going to work, I didn't see a reference to the number of alternator poles in the manual Or, Or, according to the O/B wiring guide I found online...

I just got a new 70HP Yamaha F70LA and thought my old steering would bolt right up. I was wrong. The old steering (see Photo) had a bracket that bolted to the front of my old 90HP Yamaha but on the new motor (see second photo) those bolt holes aren't there. I need a way to make the old system...

They told me it was pretty much plug and play. They all said it and I suppose maybe it is to folks with more brain cells than I've got but derned if I don't make things more confluted than they need be. So, taking baby steps, since I already figured out the shift and throttle cables I'll move...

Can anyone help me to figure out how much horsepower a 2004 Yamaha 90HP 2 stroke puts out at 3000 rpm?

My engine has a knock I first noticed while cruising. Putting an ear to the motor while idling I can hear it also. My research says it is very hard to know where it's coming from, lower unit or motor. The noise seems to run the length of the drive shaft. I realize it could be anything from a...

ahicks, thanks. I was not aware that some tri-toons use a deeper center toon but I can imagine it would make for better maneuvering just going by the same gut instinct. I did a quick search and found what you mentioned. I also read that a lower center toon will make the boat rock a little more...