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    Sea star steering

    I'm having difficulty bleeding my system out. I have a sea star, dramatic helm adjustable tilt and a sea star ram for steering the motor. I've gone through four quarts of oil trying to bleed this thing. I hooked the line from one bleeder to the other, crack them open and turn the wheel just as I...
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    Polarkraft hull

    just purchased a 2012 2010wt polar kraft it has a 12inch crack in the hull any suggestions
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    115 evinrude vro

    Hi having trouble with new vro pump doesnt seem to be getting enough fuel to carbs is there a bleeder valve somewhere all hoses are new and zip tied
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    Thermostats

    Where do the 2 cork gaskets go ?
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    90hp mercury

    how critical is it to run motor for 8hours before putting into service also nervous over oil injection i am running mixed and also injection for break in period should i keep doing this for awhile i installed a new crank gear ran all the air out its smokes alittle seems like it should smoke alot...
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    is it critical to

    is it critical to run rebuilt motor in a tank for 10 hours or can it be put into service after 2 and also two cylinders have about 125 the other 130 this is a 90hp merc is this normal
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    mercury 90hp rod specs

    i just purchased a 1989 19ft grumman open bow with a 90hp mercury blown i would like to know what the rod specs are i purhased a manual and it does not show specs for a 90hp also did i get a good deal i paid 800.00 for boat motor and trailer please help thanks
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    1984 johnson seized

    my motor quit all of a sudden and then wouldnt turn over with starter so i grabbed flywheel and it turns hard i also hear squeeking about mid section could something have set up in water pump? dont know where to start
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    1983 johnson

    need some input i took my boat out and ran it for 30min.it quit pulled the plugs first top 2 were coco brown other one was black so i changed them boat ran for 5 min. and quit so i took it to a marina to have compression checked 120 all 3cyl. they said the carbs were gummed up mind you i hadnt...
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    CANT PLANE 190 SUNDANCER

    Cant plane 190 sundancer with six people cut back to three and have no problem boat seat six and has a cutty is it really to much weight for 4.3?
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    190 SUNDANCER

    Cant seem to get my brothers boat on plane with six people in it he just bought the boat so he called the previous owner they said we had to much weight in the boat so we cut back to three people about 450lbs and it worked is there a problem? this boat seats six with a cutty
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    aluminum starcraft leaking

    How do i go about finding a leak in my aluminum boat or is there a preventive action to take every year?
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    CAULKING

    what should i use for the seems on my boat? they are drying out and cracking and water is getting in from the drain holes
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    carbs on 3 cyl johnson

    I was pulling my hair out and you guys were great all your suggestions helped me .I haven't put the boat back in the water yet to try it but im sure i found the problem .after talking to someone at starcraft service dept. (real cocky guy) kept insisting the carbs were at fault so i thought...
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    are props differant

    would a prop be different from a tri haul than a prop of a v bottom ? boat wont plane nor will it reach rpms in gear
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    CARBS THE PROBLEM?

    I talked to a few marinas and they said the carbs are clogged up thats why my boat wont plain off but when its not in gear it sounds like its running great until i put it in gear and all the way foward thats when it sounds weak could dirty carbs do that?
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    wrong prop?

    I removed a 70hp johnson off of a tri haul and put it on a starcraft aluminum v bottom boat i cant get the boat to plane what should i do?
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    are they differant

    i took a 70hp johnson off a tri haul and put it on my 17 ft aluminum starcraft the boat seems to be a dog my 1968 40hp went alot faster is there a prop problem here the 40 had 2blades and the 70 has 3huge blades what should i do?
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    boat is slow

    Iinstalled a 70hp johnson on my 17ft starcraft and the boat goes slower than the 40hp evenrude something is not right any ideas?
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    finally finished

    Finally finished my motor transfer 40hp to a 70hp now people are saying the boat wont float its to heavy ,i cant win we will see after i get out of the hospital (hernia repair) the motor weighs about 285 the cmc goes about 60lbs.the boat is rated 1700lbs.total i should be ok any input on this...
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