I am looking at a 78 115 Johnson on Ebay, and the seller says it has electric shift? I have owned over the years a 73 115hp Evinrude, a 76 70hp Johnson, and a 78 115 Johnson, and as I remember they all had a mechanical gear case. I thought OMC stopped installing the electric shift in 72, and...
I removed the lower unit from an alpha 1 gen 2 Mercruiser on my boat today and the speedo tube was filled with gear lube. Is this normal? My other boat has the first generation, and I dont remember seeing one of these tubes. Plus, the boat (w/ the gen2) has a plastic spigot for the speedo on the...
Describe the worst/funniest repair you have found or seen on a boat. Plus, if you were the one who did it . Share your reasoning.<br /><br />I bought a bass-boat on Ebay last year (P.T. Barnum was right), and there was a repair on the hull near the rear between the trailer runners about the size...
After enduring the circus at the ramp...you know 2 pickups with 18' boats covering a ramp made for 6 to use safely, I saw a ship of fools preparing to leave the dock. Picture this...2 drunk men + coolers of booze + fishing gear + 2overweight wives, in a shallow 12' jon boat. <br /><br />When the...
I bought an 84, 185hp Evinrude for my bassboat (18' Hydrasport). The motor came from a friend of mine as he purchased a new 150hp Johnson for his boat (18' Cajun) this spring. Our boats are the same size and close in weight, so I bought his 21p sst prop at the same time. When I took it out last...
