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    92 johnson trim gage

    looking for a original trim gage for a 92 Johnson 175.......any sites to look at?
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    hard to steer left

    i put this up in other sites let see what you think. 1992 ranger 175 h.p 2 stk. took it out last week for the first time....a lots of power . so i had my trim all the way down , wife and i doing our maiden voyage....lol no time to play with it . didn't trim it up at all, and it...
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    97 intruder 150

    hi all .....looking at a 97 stratos 282 s.c. with a rude 150 intruder......is this a 2 or 4 stk? he replaced the power head in 2002, still running i believe gotta talk him. but how are these motors and what should the compression be?
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    1995 skeeter zx 150

    looking at this boat and can someone tell me alittle bit about his motor, 2 stroke or 4......
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    compression charts for motors

    looking at used boat and it has a 2001 merc 125 o/b,,,,,comp. is 95,105,105,100.....yes or no. are there charts for compression for various motors....thanks
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    6 ga. wire

    can you use your typical 6 ga. home depot wire for marine purpose ?
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    Jacking composite

    My whole boat is composite and I need to replace my bunk boards. Now thinking of jacking from the side , remove the old and slide the other one in place . 16' 160 j....you think the hull is strong enough to be held up by a jack and not crumple?
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    Battery wire gage

    I got all the answers but one......just installed a 55 12v power drive. ...changing 8 ga.wire to 6 with a 60 amp breaker. That being said do I need to upgrade my wires from the battery to the breaker at all ?
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    can it be both? co pilot ....i pod

    i'm picking up a used power drive today, talking to the guy yesterday and he said he paid about $900 for it and used it 1 season. i'm thinking he's bull ****ing or he really did pay that much. the only unit i see next to the co pilot is the i pod and that is $900. if so i got a good deal , can...
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    2010 used power drive v2 48"

    I found this on creigs list.....its,6 yrs old and he said he used it 1 season......and then just in his garage. Is there anything I should be worried about since it was sitting. ? I believe a Co pilot can be installed also. Should grab it for 350
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    power drive T/M

    doing a little research on this motor and seems that a lot of people don't the foot pedal and how it operates. all other feature on this motor are a plus . i have a 40 with the cable and i want to upgrade. what other M/K have the digital maximizer with a cable foot pedal ?
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    adding gage wire to another battery

    I have a 2 battery's 1 for cranking and 1 for trolling , I want to add another battery for more run time. I believe this is a parallel hook up for 12v. adding wire to pos to pos.....and neg to neg. but not sure what size wire to use. someone said use the same as the trolling motor...
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    preference for charging and trolling batterys

    right now I have a 24G DP for cranking and a 27G for trolling both are duralast, a little old so thinking of changing both in the spring. if you where to buy two different battery's for cranking and trolling what would you go for? duralast was ok for the two years I had them and had no...
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    battery trays

    anyone put drainage holes in there trays to drain water as they fill.
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    bilge pump in line fuse some what melted

    took the boat out for one last trip and kinda noticed the bilge pump didn't kick in so i hit the panel switch not giving it any mind to it. so today i was claening it so i could put her away and noticed the blade in the in line fuse at the float switch is pretty much melted, no good now. i do...
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    won't start turning key choke

    need your honest opinion.........ever since I bought this boat (used)....2004 ,40 h.p 2 stroke it would never start with the key(choke) allways had to put the throttle forward to start it. so I got fed up and brought to a mech., he said it as the choke sel.or sencor....what ever.....so he...
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    plug question

    it's a stupid question I know....... the last time I had the plugs changed on my 2004 Johnson 40 h.p 2 stroke they put in NGK'S and for some reason they set the gap to .050 plus(or never set them ) and it ran fine , so I regapped them to .030. still runs fine. just went and bought what the motor...
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    battery question

    my battery's are still going good for the most part(charging and trolling..there about 5 yr old) if I bought 2 new battery's now and don't install them till spring can I let them sit in a warm area till I put them in or do I have charge them over the winter? they do stay on the store shelves...
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    decarbing

    i want to do a decarbing on my 2004 40 h.p 2stroke , been reading a few treads on how to do it ....pretty simple i'd say. deep creep, engine tuner seem to do it from what I was reading. after I do the decarbing and soak time can I just run it with muffs cuz to blow it all out , I can't get...
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    carbon cleaner

    took my 40 h.p 2stk in replace the choke sensor ....in doing so he replaced the plugs and checked the compression they are ..#1 is120-125 #2 is140-150 . he said the difference is maybe carbon build up. he suggested using a product called engine tuner and spay it in each cyl. and let it sit and...
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