Search results

  1. P

    Repair Crack around Transom

    Took the boat to the bay over the weekend when it was extremely low tide at the mouth of the bay. The low unit hit the sand bottom once and I suspect that cracked the fiberglass around the transom due to stress. Does anyone have any idea how to repair it? Can I just get a fiberglass repair kit...
  2. P

    Evinrude 79' 85 HP (85999R) won't start

    I took the boat out about 2 months ago. Before I put it in storage, I unplugged the fuel and left the engine run until it uses up all the gas in the line. I pulled the boat out yesterday and the engine won't start. Last time I was on the lake, it was started to have some small difficulty...
  3. P

    Help with replacing WIPER and O-ring in Tilt and Trim Piston Cylinder

    The hydraulic won't lower this weekend, came to find out it was a bad o-ring and wiper on both piston, all the fliud has leaked out. http://epc.brp.com/Scripts/ImgServ.exe/convert?ilFN=%5C%5Crtecomprod%5Cwebcat%5Cimages%5C41%5C281376%5C18.TIF&ilSC=100&ilIV=0&ilBR=0&ilIF=G&ilRE=8 I have this...
  4. P

    470 Replacement

    I have a seized 470 with Alpha I (Chaparral 187XL - 19'), the engine won't turn and it was having water in oil. I think the engine is pretty much shot. So I am thinking to rebuild it or replace it with a 4.3 V6. Is it possible to replace it with 4.3 V6? If so, what is the pros/cons of doing so...
Top