After finally getting this motor running I took it out today. It ran from cold till warm and at low speed and WOT. I ran out about two miles and shut it down to mess with the shift cables since it wasn't engaging in reverse properly. It restarted a half dozen times by simply bumping the key...
I'm totally new to outboards and am getting stumped. It starts and runs on the muffs but seems to "lope" a bit and occasionally miss. We took it to the ramp today and tried it out. It started and ran with the cold start lever up and warmed up. After it was warm the idle was in the 600 range. As...
Took the boat out yesterday to set some crab pots. It started easily at the dock and idled for about five minutes. We were able to shift into reverse, back away, shift into forward, run out the no-wake zone (about ten minutes) power up and run on plane for about 15 minutes and reduce to idle...
After a 30 min drive to the lake today I arrive at the ramp and roll down the window of my truck to hear thump, scrape, thump, scrape after every little bump in the road. At first I think it's my license plate but quickly realize it's not. I get out to check and find my outdrive all the way down...
Took the boat out yesterday. It started and ran at the dock for about 10 minutes. We took it out through the no wake zone about 5 minutes and ran it nearly wide open for another 10 minutes. When we slowed to cruising/idle it started to run rough and died. It restarted but would die when put into...
In the course of getting familiar with my boat this spring and inspecting all the systems I came across this corrosion that caused a hole in the water passage of my outdrive. I had seen the Alumaloy commercials and thought "why not". I searched the internet but couldn't find much to satisfy my...
I took the old boat out for my first time. Launching was smooth and she fired right up, went into gear, acclerated and jumped on plane no problem. WOT about 3800 rpm@ 31mph. Noticed a few minor issues but nothing worrisome. My concern was after pulling the plug approximately a quart of water...
What a chore that turned out to be. I didn't take seriously all the advice about the magnitude of this job. In the end we manufactured (altered) a tool to pull it. Here's some pics to show the joy.
My 1969 19' Reinell runabout has a soft spot in the floor. It's where the starboard back to back seat is and just behind it. The P.O. stored oil and such under there and it was a mess when I got it. The three years uncovered and 2 inches of pine needles did not help either. It holds but flexes...
I finally got around to dragging out my 7.5hp merc that a "friend" sold me for a hundred bucks. Threw it in a drum of water and took the cover off. This is what I found.
Looks terminal to me. Anybody have any other suggestions?
I went to change the oil in the lower unit today and could not locate a vent hole. There was the drain plug and a small hole starboard side on the forward end of the gear housing that was horizontal. It had no plug or screw in it. Is this the vent and if it is what is supposed to be in it? I...
I bought a 1969 Reinell 19' with a 4 cyl gm motor from a guy at work for 200 bucks. It belonged to a professional mechanic before him that also is a coworker. The mechanic rebuilt everything in 1996 but the last guy ran it and parked it. I am not sure which model outdrive it has. The engine...
