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    2008 yamah f75 4 stroke running problems

    Hello all I have a 2008 Yamaha f75tlr 4 stroke. The last few times I have taken the boat out it idles rough and sometimes stalls, when I bring up the throttle its like it only runs on 3 cylinders but the 4th will come in and out creating a surge. once up on plane it runs good for the most part...
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    2008 yamaha f75tlr no start

    Had a warm day here in nc so I took it off the lift and went down to the marina. It ran great I shut it off pumped 15 gallons of gas but when I went to start it back up it cranks but won't start. Checked for fouled plugs the plugs looked clean and dry just replaced last summer. Also checked both...
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    almost there!

    i had a post earlier discussing my 79 evinrude 85 hp v4. I couldnt get it to start, got some answers so heres where I am now. I had a crank no start, I replaced the spark plugs, made sure I had a good spark on all 4. Then I sucked out all the old gas put in fresh. then I took the carbs off...
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    problems

    hey all, I would like to get my boat running for labor day. I ran the boat last september with no real problems. When I moved to coastal nc I garaged it at my parents house in ny. I just brought it down to my place in nc charged up the batteries put in new spark plugs it cranks but wont start...
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    wire guide

    im sure this has been posted a million times and im just dumb with the search tool but im going to ask anyway I have a 79 evinrude 85 hp v4 i took apart the dash to repaint it (again) but its been a year since i put it together and now I cant remeber what went where. each guage has an I an S and...
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    back after a long break with questions

    hello all I havent been on here much since the end of the boating season here in ny. but im back with questions. I am moving to north carolina jacksonville to be specific about 15 minutes from topsail island and the ocean. as far as I know my boat has never been in saltwater. I completely...
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    how much $$ should I ask for?

    hey I'm thinkin bout selling my boat trying to get a realistic idea of how much I could get. The boat is a 79 Crestliner 15 foot bowrider. I completely gutted and re did the entire boat new stringers and floor,marine carpet, seats, and vinyl. New steering system, new teleflex guages , and new...
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    what year?

    85 hp evinrude v4 just wondering what the year is model # 8599912 serial #J0002784 Thanks guys
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    ship to shore radio questions

    hey quick question can my motorola 14 channel walkie talkie style radio communicate with a marine ship to shore radio?
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    anyone want to buy a boat?...frustrated..grrr

    so after a year of on again off again efforts ands more money than I car to share my project boat is finished all broken things now work all rotted wood replaced and im proud. first thing i do is obviously take my buddies out on the lake to show off my boat resto skills and my shiny new boat...
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    HELP Please!

    I am all pumped because my resto project was to be done tomorrow and on the lake sunday. Finishing up wiring I hook up the battery to double check which wire is powered only when the key is on and pop out goes the whole system. I turn the key and nothing happens no power to starter nothing Im...
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    my brain says NO but my heart says yes lol

    so I am finishing up my first resto project I completely gutted a 15' open bow and re did everything It was so much fun but now that its winding down Im already looking for a new project. One of my friends at work mentioned he wanted to get rid of the boat in his back yard it needed seats and a...
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    guage wiring

    hey ya'll finishing up the boat in the morning all I have left to do is the guage wiring. I thought I had it all figured out until I just read a post about installing a new tach on an evinrude motor. I have an older evinrude v4 85 horse out of the control unit is purple, black, and gray...
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    teleflex guages question

    two questions and an update lol my project is coming together nicely almost ready to head back out on the water, not bad for my first ground up resto! now onto the questions, I purchased the teleflex red international series 6 gauge box set, my boat originally had 5 guages fuel, tach, temp...
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    why dont they make em anymore?

    just wondering why they dont seem to make them or they arent as popular anymore tri hull fish/ski boats use to see tons of them now i rarely do and never a new one what happened?
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    pointless rant

    this is just as the title says a pointless rant. today I got the rest of the rotted floor out of my 79 crestliner project so that I could drop in the new floor and epoxy. after I got all the dust and particles and dirt etc sucked up with my trust shop vac I noticed DAYLIGHT! the idiot who had...
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    how much do I need?

    I have a 15 foot open bow im doing a two-tone paint scheme using interlux perfection paint and interlux 2 part primer my question is how many quarts of paint do I need? im only paint the topside from the waterline up thanks for the help~josh
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    Questions before I place my order, sorry for the length

    Ok so I was going to order the stuff for the project boat but questions arose so I thought I would check before I make the order. 1st Im ordering a new rotary steering system I did the a + b + c +6" thing A being center of wheel to gunwhale B the dash to transom and C and this is where the...
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    paint question

    Hello all, Today I started the prep work for the new paint job. I have painted a few tailgates, a bumper or two, ... a geo metro when I was younger lol. Anyway never painted fiberglass. My paint was faded and anywhere they put a screw there were awful spider cracks so I thought I should...
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    what happens?

    what happens if your stringers rot and you dont fix it? Ive tried searching but I can never find exactly what im looking for lol thanks, josh
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