I have a 2003 Mercury 9.9 EXLH O/B mounted on my 27' sailboat. I want it to stay in the middle so that my rudder steers the boat. There is a tensioner that slides from side to side which is suppose to tighten and loosen it. The tightener hardly has any tension and the motor moves to the side...
I'm about to buy a 2004 Mercury 9.9 EXLH for my boat. I'm told compression is 190 and 160. Anything to worry about?
I'm also told that Tohatsu makes the 4 stroke Mercury. Is that true?
Harris
I'm making a short hop in Puget Sound from Port orchard, WA to Des Moines, WA, (about 20nm) My 1976 Catalina 27 will be slung out there and put on a truck. Unfortunately the lift in Port Orchard can't take off my mast and it's not a drop down but Des Moines can.
This is the first time using the...
I just bought a Catalina 27 with a 2001 15hp Honda 4stroke for power in Port Orchard WA and will sail it down the Washington coast to Astoria and then up the Columbia river to to Kalama, WA. I would like to do this in the early part or middle of May. Any and all advice about this trip would be...
I may be buying a 2001 Nissan NS25c2 with 150 lbs in each cylinder for $1100 to 1200.
Can I get a little info from someone who owns one or knows about them. I've been told it's a long shaft. Is this model number available in long shaft and short shaft?
Harris
On Feb 28th I was warming up my I/O for about 5 minutes when the engine exploded on my Bayliner Skagit 2250 hardtop with full canvas. I had to run through a wall of fire to get off. About 5 seconds later the gas tank exploded. I am truly blessed to be able to discuss this. The reason for the...
I have a 1976 Bayliner Skagit 2250 with a chevy 350 5.7 and VP 280 od. When I start it, I always pump the accelerator 2 or 3 times before I start it. Is this the correct procedure. How do you start your boat of the same vintage?
Harris
I have a 1976 Bayliner Skagit 2250 with a full swim step that has a molded in kicker bracket. The problem is that because of it's close location to the hull, I can't rotate the outboard out of the water very much. When I do, the throttle handle hits the transom and part of the lower unit stays...
The previous owner dropped some oil in the bilge when he changed the oil. My boat is tied up in the marina for awhile but I would like to clean the bilge. I do get some rain water in there so pumping it out the way it is is out of the question. What about filling it up with water with dawn in...
Is it possible to change an 8hp Honda BF 8 to a remote shift and accelerator and if so, how? I've done a search but found nothing that was answered.
Harris
I have a boat that I bought to part out and it has an antenna with about a 4 ft fiberglass base with about a 4 ft stainless steel whip that screws on and off the top. I would like to put this on my other boat because the vhf antenna on it is broken. Does this sound like it's a vhf antenna or...
I have 2 boats at this time.
1) 1969 22 ft Reinell with fresh water cooling which I will be selling or parting out. The OMC 350 engine runs and the OMC stringer outdrive works too. It has no top and the condition is no where near the condition of the other boat.
2) 1976 Bayliner Skagit...
I am getting an Ipod Touch 4G and have a question about using it as a GPS on the Columbia river. I currently have a netbook with NOAA maps on it but I'd like to use something smaller. I use a separate wired puck for the GPS receiver.
Can I download maps to the Ipod Touch 4G and use the...
I am getting an Ipod Touch and have a question about using it as a GPS on the Columbia river. I currently have a netbook with NOAA maps on it but I'd like to use something smaller. I use a separate wired puck for it as a GPS receiver.
Can I download maps to the Ipod Touch and use the...
Last week i found a 1978 Bayliner Skagit 2250 With a fiberglass waterproof deck, a Mercruiser 228 V8 and an OD that also says Mercruiser 228. It's in decent condition considering that it's been sitting outside under cover for about 3 years but the engine has been drained and supposedly started...
If you're not suppose to run the impeller with no water around it or it will shred, I have a question. In order to winterize properly, all water needs to be removed from all the parts of the engine. So what happens the next time you start the engine up until water gets back up to the impeller...
My new to me boat has been trailered all it's life and has no anodes on the 280 outdrive or on the fiberglass boat. I will now be mooring it in a freshwater marina that may have some stray current. Are the zincs difficult to install on the outdrive and except for the outdrive are any needed on...
I have a 1976 Bayliner Skagit 2250 with a Volvo Penta 280 outdrive. I have an old type outdrive motor with 4 built in male prongs which mates with a 4 pin female connector coming from the relay case.
As mentioned before in a previous post, I have replaced the fuse, limit switch and had the...
I have a 1976 Bayliner Skagit 2250 with a 1976 VP280 outdrive. The reason I am specific about the year is that some of the parts on the VP280 outdrive schematic must be newer and are not the ones on this years o/d.
Specifically, the outdrive motor is not a two pigtail connector one but has an...
