Just took the "new" used boat out on the river. 88 Four Winns 215 Sundowner, 5.7 upgraded from 5.0, electronic ignition.<br /> <br />1) When I first got the boat in the water the depth finder wasn't working. Guage in dash was blinking 0.0. There is a 3 position switch. Held it up, A## ascending, middle 0.0 blinking, down, A##. When I got out to the channel it started working.<br /><br />2) Temp went up to almost 200, came down when I slowed down, back up under load (impeller 3 yrs old, will try that, but have no manual, need instructions or link)<br /><br />3) Trim guage not working, which bugs me. Don't know where to start with this.<br /><br />4) Trouble getting out of gear. Pressed the ESA switch and it did nothing. Prev owner said the throttle was bad, & I had a feeling it was in the ESA. (Made it a REAL b!tch getting it on the trailer for the first time. Didn't help that the tide was going out, pushing the boat up against the dock.)<br /><br />5) Back of the trailer is too low to get into my driveway, Had to park in the street in front of the house.<br /><br />6) Got a $25 ticket in less than an hour for parking a boat on the street!!!!!!
<br /><br />I empathize with you dude. Take each problem and address one at a time. Get thee a manual!
