I have installed a second battery on my Carolina Skiff with a 150 Suzuki 4 stroke. On battery #1 the motor will fire up but according to boats gauge the output is barely or not charging at all (according to the gauge a little less than 12 volts). On battery #2, motor fires up and is charging a...
I recently purchased a boat with a 140 HP Johnson. I don't know what year model the motor is but the boat is a '94 so I would assume the motor is close to the same. My problem is that it is a pain in the butt to get it to crank. I have tried every way I know of. No throttle, no choke--no...
I just bought a 1998 Neptune 200 CC. Can anybody tell me the capacity of the fuel tanks in those boats?
Also, the boat has a 140 HP Johnson motor. The previous owner said he used Yamaha motor oil. I can't buy that oil in the town I live in. Would it hurt anything if I switched over to...
Re: broken ? tube
Maybe the last pic will help. It was taken with the motor tilted almost all the way up. I hope you can see where the tube (it's about a 1/4 in OD and very thin wall tube) connects to the fitting screwed in just above the cavitation plate on the front of the motor. I can't...
In the photo attachment you can better see what I'm talking about than I can explain it. First I need to explain that I am not a mechanic so please bear with me. I was a boat captain for many years but not a mechanic. I discovered this tube broken as I was attaching the tow rope to my pontoon. I...
