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Took my old Newman 18ft out for the first time this weekend. 888 Mercruiser Drive. Has a 19 pitch 3 blade stainless prop. Not sure on brand. Boat weighs 2300lbs and I had 800 lbs of people onboard. Engine ran smooth. With what I thought was correct trim was WOT 3700 with a top speed around...
First time boater here so I apologize for the dumb question. I bought and fixed up a 1975 Newman 18ft runabout with an 888 Merc I/O. The kids want to tube. There are 2 pretty good sized hooks on the back of the transom about 16 inches out from the center. I assume this would be the best place...
Well I've got the drive and engine operational on the old boat I bought so I'm moving on the trim system. Trim goes up fine but when coming down it only would go down 1 inch or so (pump runs). I could push the drive down a little but it would spring back up. I took the rams loose and only the...
I am having trouble finding the part number for the adapter that goes from the large engine water hose to the gimbel water tube on this drive system. I wasn't able to get mine off without destroying while putting a bellows kit on. I've checked both the engine and sterndrive parts books at...
First time boater and poster here. Bought a 1975 Newman Plaville for cheap cause it had the 302 V8 and I'm a classic Ford engine guy. Don't know a darn thing about the MC-1 stern drive so I got a service manual and I'm trying to learn. Of course the drive needs work. There was a little water...
