I am replacing the axle on my boat trailer and I decided to do the leaf springs as well.
I got them off and they are the "straight slipper" type springs... an eye on one end and a straight bar on the other.
The problem is... I measured them at 27" from the eye to the end of the bar. (12" from...
I have a new (under warranty) Tohatsu 4 stroke 9.9hp electric start outboard. It worked great for me all last season. I have moved to a new house and in the process I stored the motor on its side for the winter. On the motor there is a side that is marked as "up", and I had that end up. Now that...
Hi, I just got some steelflex in the mail. The cans were pretty beat up. One of the parts (the can that said neutral, not the "liquid") Was cracked open and a small amount of the gooey stuff leaked out. I put plastic wrap over it and tried to seal it up with the lid.
My question is if the...
Howdy everyone, I am re-doing a boat and it is completely bare. I bought this 40hp motor to put on the boat. I have no steering wheel, or steering cable. (I do have the throttle and ignition)
Could anyone tell me what I need to get in order to have a complete steering system? I would like to...
Hi, so I was hooking up my 1amp charger/maintainer that I bought from walmart and I accidentally put the + on the negative battery terminal and the - on the pos terminal. I noticed after about 60seconds and switched it back.
Now the charger doesn't seem to work. Do you think this damaged the...
I'm looking at purchasing this Terrova off craigslist and was wondering if you think it has US2? I think if I'm making this big of an investment it should be what I want. I could call him but its late and I won't have the money for a week anyway.
http://greatfalls.craigslist.org/boa/3171126836.html
So I used gluvit on my boat and needed it to dry quicker so I added more catalyst than it called for. That all worked fine and dandy. Now I have about 1/4th a can of resin left with no hardener. I was planning on just trashing it but I thought id see if there's something that would work as a...
Okay so I have a 14ft aluminum jon boat. I am prepping to paint the inside an olive drab color. I've been trying to get all the little debris out with limited success. I was wondering if you guys had any tips? Heres more info...
I am a broke college student.
First I am wire wheeling and...
Hello all, my motor is at home couple hours away. (ie its not with me at the moment) And it has a broken prop. I was hoping to get a prop where I'm at now and swoop by to pick up the motor then take it out to the lake.
I thought it would be pretty straightforward which prop to get, but it seems...
Hello all, my motor is at home couple hours away. (ie its not with me at the moment) And it has a broken prop. I was hoping to get a prop where I'm at now and swoop by to pick up the motor then take it out to the lake.
I thought it would be pretty straightforward which prop to get, but it...
Howdy guys, So my motor wasn't running right and I brought it to a guy I know that has fixed my outboards before. (I don't know much about them) He told me the motor needs a fuel pump rebuild kit and that with parts and labor I'm looking at $115. I searched a little online and most of the kits...
Howdy, I was out in my boat last weekend and didn't see a log in the middle of the lake. My motor hit the log, breaking the prop and kicking the motor out of the water. About 20sec after restarting the motor it died. In order to get it to start again I had to open the choke all the way. It...
Thanks for checking this thread out, I'm a 21 year old Computer Science student. I've been building and troubleshooting computers for the last 5 years, but thats about as much expertise I have. Luckily I have a couple friends that know more than me about woodworking. I've been checking out...
Howdy, so I have a bare 16ft Starcraft. I am beginning to turn it into a right console fishing rig. I am trying to decide how much more it would cost to go with a steering wheel as opposed to a tiller. There is literally nothing in the boat right now, just bare aluminum.
I was thinking about...
Okay I know there have been TONS of people asking the same questions, but everyone has a different answer and it gets really confusing. I have a 16ft starcraft with an ugly (imo) beige paint job. From reading around the forum these are the steps I came up with....
1. Wash with water and...
