Last summer my boat lost a lot of power. It could barely stay on the plane with five people aboard whereas the summer before we could have ten.
I did a compression test (badly) and almost all of the cylinders showed about 50 except one which was 90. The boat has been in storage now for the entire winter and was a little cold when I did the test. Admittedly, I did not open the throttle to full open when doing the test, but would this make up the 50 psi I need to meet the minimum 100 psi the service manual calls for?
Assuming the worst, what are my options? Can I install a new set of larger rings?
I see some places advertising rebuilts at about $3,000, but it looks like I have to reattach pretty much everything to the engine.
One place seems to advertise that I can increase the horsepower on the engine. Is this true?
Thanks in advance for counsel!
I did a compression test (badly) and almost all of the cylinders showed about 50 except one which was 90. The boat has been in storage now for the entire winter and was a little cold when I did the test. Admittedly, I did not open the throttle to full open when doing the test, but would this make up the 50 psi I need to meet the minimum 100 psi the service manual calls for?
Assuming the worst, what are my options? Can I install a new set of larger rings?
I see some places advertising rebuilts at about $3,000, but it looks like I have to reattach pretty much everything to the engine.
One place seems to advertise that I can increase the horsepower on the engine. Is this true?
Thanks in advance for counsel!
