i just got a yamaha 25mshd from a garage sale for 600$ (which i thought was a great deal) but yesterday i took it out and i could not get it to start.
it did not come with anything besides the motor fuel line and gas tank.
the person that i got it from said it was her grandfathers and that was...
well i am doing some thinking about converting my 21' glastron from an inboard to an outboard and have a few questions before i decide.
for 1 would it be better to just cut the transom down and reinforce it to hold a outboard motor or should i install a setback plate?
if i just cut down the...
just got this motor finally in trade for some work that i did but i notice that a little bit of oil is coming out down by the prop.
but anyhow i was wondering if this is normal or if not what i need to do to fix it.
the motor was stored on its side for a little bit from the previous owner and...
well i have taken my boat out a couple times this week, and the first time i noticed it lost alot of power.
it was doing around 30mph at wot and i noticed that it was only getting about 10mph at wot the last couple times, and it was very hard to get it started and keep it running.
but anyhow i...
i am about to do some work for this motor (alot of work) replacing a dryrotted deck and some other misc stuff so it is a little over a weeks worth of work.
the guy figured he would give me 18$ an hour and when i got up to 1,000$ on that then he would give me the motor.
so i am wondering if...
well i am about to do some trade work (hopefully) for a 2000 4 stroke 15 hp honda ob, only problem is
my kicker bracket is rated 2 stroke up to 20 hp and 4 stroke up to 5 and up to 117 pounds,and i dont
have the 400$ or so to shell out for a new one.
so my question is how easy would it be...
took my boat out today to do a little trolling, started up my inboard motor (kinda hard starting) and went to the other side of the lake and turned it off and used my kicker for trolling the rest of the day.
but anyhow it was time to head back and i fired up the inboard and it ran for a good 50...
long story short.
my 84 johnson ob fell over and cracked one of the transom clamps and snapped the shifting lever off.
the motor still runs fine just tested it today.
i am wondering how hard of a fix this would be, and if with the transom clamp if i can just take a piece of sheet metal and put...
just got this motor in trade today for a merc 9.8 ss, and i forgot to ask the guy what year it was.
i looked all over the motor and couldnt find the serial or model number.
here is a pic of it if that helps at all and if i didt give enough info just ask...
i just recently purchased this motor and it does not pee water very well at all,
the guy that i bought it from says it is cycling water just fine but i am not sure.
i am wondering if anyone here might be able to tell me the cause of this.
here is a video...
just got me a new boat a week or 2 ago and took it out for my first fishing trip yesterday out in st helens.
everything seems great on the boat except sometimes when in forward it seems to pop out of gear for just a second and then pop right back in.
it seemed to me like it was mostly doing it...
i am wanting to check and change the gear oil in my outdrive before i go out monday and i need to know what kinda gear oil to use, and if there is anything special i have to do in order to check/change it.
it is a volvo penta motor/outdrive on my 71 glastron 21'
i got a 9.8hp mercury ss 84 in trade for my bayliner but the new boat that i got takes a longshaft.
i put it on craigslist for trade for a longshaft and got an offer for a 84 or 85 honda 7.5hp longshaft 4 stroke.
i already have a 1985 15hp johnson seahorse ls that would be my kicker in the...
i have been a sturgeon (bank) fisherman for years and last summer i started getting into the boating scene so i am trying to find some good places around here for sturgeon fishin from my boat, i have found quite a few good spots over the years for bank fishin em but i have tried going back to...
i just got a new boat and it came with 2 scotty downriggers they both of them look pretty much brand new, one is electric and the other is manual.
i dont know what these are for and when i asked the guy he said they are for trolling in the ocean.
i dont have enough exp nor do i really care to go...
