FORUM RULES UPDATED - The forum rules have been updated to continue to provide a friendly and safe environment for our member community. Please take a moment to review the updated rules and our terms of use and privacy policy. Click here for Forum Rules which has links to the 'terms of use' and 'privacy policy'.
In Other News . . .
You will notice a few enchancements to the forums to make your experience better. These include: Email Notifications, Thread Previews, Thread Starter Notation, and Emoji Options on the 'Like' icon. . .
Additionally, the merchant portions of the website have been updated and are now operational. . . . Check out iBoats for all your boating gear.
Our Mercruiser 3.0 in a 2012 Sea Ray 190 has been sputtering at random when getting up to speed, right about at 2000 rpm. It runs fine at idle and if you can get it past the sputtering point, it runs beautifully on plane and at all rpms from 3000 up. It's just that one point in the throttle...
This is a 1970 Evinrude Mate 1.5 hp. I bought it a few months ago with very little apparent use on it. Very clean all over and was told that it sat stored in a garage for decades by the widow of the original owner.
First thing I did was drain the gear oil from the lower unit. Looked good...
Hi. Brand new to the forum and look forward to conversing with the knowledgeable folks here as I get out of my comfort zone with this new-to-me motor. As background, I just picked this up off Craigslist. From the exterior it looks hardly used, which I guess is a good sign. The people who...