Hello everyone - I haven't posted in a while, but I have a question. Took the family to the lake yesterday on the new to me 1997 Bayliner with Mercruiser 3.0. Boat started fine at the ramp and ran strong for about 20 minutes of cruising. Once we stopped I turned the key off and the motor was...
I am looking to change my 97 Kawasaki ZXI 750 to premix. I have a question about the process. There are two hoses that go into each of the carbs to pump the oil in. I can reach one of them to cap off, but I cannot reach the other one. Is it possible for me to just run one of the hoses to the...
I need to replace this part but I cannot find anything online telling me what exactly it is. It looks like a wire harness of some type that has a screw on plug, but it is separate from the main wire harness. My battery strap came off and my battery fell over and shorted out and melted it. Thank...
New to me 1987 SeaRay with 175/v6 Mercruiser I/O engine. Previous owner told me it would eventually need a new starter put on (Marine mechanic told him that) and instead of replacing he sold the boat to me. I purchased a new starter online and put the starter on. Tested on water muffs multiple...
I have a 1987 SeaRay Seville with a Mercruiser 175/v6 and I am trying to diagnose / fix the trim up on the handle. The trailer button works, but not the trim on the thumb switch. I am wanting to bypass the trim limit switch to see if that resolves it. I was going by the diagram in the image I...
New to me boat. Not sure when the last time the gear oil was changed so I decided to change it before taking the boat out. It didn't have the milk swirl type sheen to it, it was more of just a thick opaque brown / green color. Any input would be great! I hope it's just old and needed changed...
Checked the reservoir on my 1987 Mercruiser 175 / v6 and the power steering fluid is really low. The only thing my local store had was the pennzoil power tilt and trim fluid. It says on the front "Ideal for: power steering systems" - but I was wanting to make sure this is ok to use? I know there...
New to me 2002 Seadoo GTX DI. Guy I bought it from told me he used Sta-Bil before winter, so I should run it easy to run the fuel stabilizer out. First time to the lake it started and appeared to be fine, until I started running it. Ran really rough and would bog down a lot. Got back to shore...
Starter is going out on my 1987 Sea Ray Seville Mercruiser 175 V6. I am going to order one this evening if I can figure out exactly which one I need. Never changed a starter before, is there anything I need to know before diving into this? Can anyone give me any tips and or pointers for tackling...
New to me 1986 Force 85. Directly behind the prop is a plastic half-cone shaped piece. It is loose and can spin freely. Is this normal? The prop nut is tightened all the way down, but the plastic cone / spline can still spin.
I have been doing some research and cannot put my finger on it yet. When the motor is on and running it has a kicking action that also makes the motor jump when it does it. I am trying to upload a video for better reference, but that's about the best I can explain it. I thought at first from...
Looking to get some music on my pontoon. I was going to add a standard marine radio but I think I want to look at other options first. I would like to have radio, as well as a way to use usb or sd card for mp3's as well. I want something that will have good quality and can be heard over the boat...
New to me boat with a 1986 Force 85 hp. I am going to change the oil this weekend on it. I looked at it yesterday and noticed there are two plugs that are side by side on the top area of the foot. Am I missing something? Is there another plug on bottom to drain it? The two plugs up top say vent...
I have a new to me pontoon - and decided it would be good to add a grill to it. I have bought the grill I want to use (Coleman portable sport roadtrip) and I am looking for a way to mount it to my pontoon. I would like to find a way to do it on the rail, but I am not totally against a pedestal...
I am trying to check that my stator is charging my battery. I checked the battery with the motor off and it registers around 12.4 - I started the motor and let it run for about 3 minutes then checked it again and it's jumping around from 13 or 14 down to around 5 or 8 and randomly back up again...
