Search results

  1. D

    What are the chances I already ruined my engine?? :(

    I've have been putting off winterizing because I have had so much other crap going on this last week. I did not realize it, but the last two nights/mornings it has gotten down around 30°. I have not had a chance to check the boat yet but I'm just scared that I may find some damage. It has been...
  2. D

    Anyone know where I can get replacment safety switch??

    Our mercruiser has an ignition safety switch that I assume you can hook to your body/clothes so if something "bad" happens it will kill the engine. It's just a little string with a U-shaped plastic thingie on the end that pulls out of a little plunger/buttom deal. I think the goofy thing is...
  3. D

    Lord have mercy!! I was almost ripped off!!

    Hey ya'll......this is not a "need help" post...just a "what the heck!" post. Sorry if it doesn't really belong here. Just wanted to share this experience....<br /><br />Been needing to have my gimbal bearing replaced(Merc Alpha) so I finally stopped at a repair shop while we were at the lake...
  4. D

    Outdrive noise vibration getting worse....can ya help?

    Just posted this question on another board and then I remembered you guys. I remeber you guys helping me out before so maybe some of you all have the answer. Anyhow, here's the post....<br /><br />Don't know much about how an outdrive works but I think I am developing some sort of problem with...
  5. D

    Any advice on buying a new(er) truck????

    I'm starting to look for a newer truck to pull my racecar and boat with but I'm not sure what the best choice is at this point. Think I want a 3/4 ton so I want to learn as much as I can about what's available from the big three makers. I know it's a matter of preference and price a lot of times...
  6. D

    Does "SELOC" make a good manual??

    Need to find a good service manual for my 91 4.3L/Alpha 1(Gen II) - Is SELOC a good choice, or is there something better out there that I should look for??
  7. D

    Vibration when turning.....

    We just got our boat last year so I don't have much mechanical experience with it(yet). I noticed last year that when I would make a fairly high speed turn that somtimes I could feel a vibration throughout the boat. It was not very bad, but it was definately noticable(to me). I'm guessing some...
  8. D

    Winterizing..Did I do it right? Anything else I need to do??

    We've had outboard boats for years, but this is the first winter I've had an I/O so I'm not exactly sure what all to do to get this thing ready for the dead of winter. It's a '91 Celebrity with a 4.3L AlphaOne. Here's what I have already done. Unscrewed the plugs on both sides of the engine...
  9. D

    DC Battery as starter battery??

    Correct me if I'm wrong here but I always thought that deep cycle batteries were meant to be used to run lights/trolling motors/stuff other than starting an engine. My boat came with a deep cycle battery in it as a starting battery. Is there a reason for this? Am I missing something? Why would a...
  10. D

    Problem with my tow truck...can you help!!??

    Was at the lake all weekend with my truck('88 C-1500) and yesterday when we were getting ready to go load the boat, I noticed the emergency brake light was on. I went to release the e-brake but it was not on. When the e-brake is on, the light is slightly brighter, but even when released the...
  11. D

    Ever thought of having a "for sale" forum??

    Sorry if this has been asked before(did a search with no results) but I have some stuff(barefoot wetsuit) I need to sell and this would be a great place to advertise it. I don't see a place to do this so I WON'T ;) for fear of being beaten severely by the moderator(s). Ya'll ever thought...
  12. D

    My radio won't pick up JACK!!

    When we are on the lake my stupid radio won't pick up hardly any FM stations. Looks like the radio just has a piece of wire coming out of the antenna plug-in and then it's hooked underneath to one of the front railing bolts. I really don't want to drill a hole in my boat and mount a goofy...
  13. D

    TILT limit question....... drive hits rear deck.....

    Our boat has a fiberglass deck that extends off the back. When the outdrive(Merc) is raised all the way up it hits the bottom of this deck. When we got the boat it already had a groove carved in the gelcoat where it had been rubbing during trailering. I see adjustment knob things on the sides of...
  14. D

    TILT limit question....... drive hits rear deck.....

    Our boat has a fiberglass deck that extends off the back. When the outdrive(Merc) is raised all the way up it hits the bottom of this deck. When we got the boat it already had a groove carved in the gelcoat where it had been rubbing during trailering. I see adjustment knob things on the sides of...
  15. D

    My Bro-in-law and now me!!

    My brother-in-law bought a boat last year and someone had smeared some kind of nasty stain/varnish crap on his teak floor storage cover. You couldn't even walk on the stupid thing because it stuck to your feet! :rolleyes: YUK! We bought our boat this last winter and someone had used some...
  16. D

    So what's the deal with Celebrity brand boats??

    I had heard/read they were either out of business now or bought out by some PWC builder(SeaDoo/Bombardier maybe?) Anyone know what happened to them or if they will still be making Celebrity boats? Just curious. :cool:
  17. D

    Dumb question about engine RPM.....

    So this new boat we got is the first I/O that I've ever owned. I never really worried about running the old Evinrude wide open all day long. :D I'm a little hesitant to do that with this 4.3L automotive based engine. At WOT it is showing close to 4800 RPM and about 47-48 mph. I've been...
  18. D

    Celebrity - Fuel Sending Unit Float ??

    We just bought an old '91 Celebrity 180 and the fuel gauge wasn't working. I took the sending unit out and the cork float seemed to be saturated with fuel so it wasn't floating like it should. I soldered up a brass float but it was too heavy or something and didn't work. So I ended up just...
  19. D

    Tilt/Trim quits working then starts working ???

    Hey guys.... new to this board. Hope I'm posting this in the correct section....seemed more appropriate here than in the non-engine forum. If it's in the wrong place then I apologize. :) <br /><br />Sorry if this gets a little long. Hoping someone can throw me a bone here because I'm...
Top