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    Bar's Leaks head gasket fix?

    Has anyone tried this? I had my neighbor tell me he had a blown head gasket and this fixed his boat so they could use it.
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    Hello

    I know the boat needs repair. 1. I had the small bolt broken on the starter and my starter went out so I had my husband put a new starter in and this starter went out too. I figure without both bolts there is too much of a bind on the starter.
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    Keep Burning Up Starters

    Okay guys he a weird problem we are having. We put a cheaper starter on the boat starts fine in the driveway. We took it to the lake started the boat drove it for about a hour pulled into the marina for lunch,went back to the boat and the started just spun,it did not engage.So we went home and...
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    What does it mean?

    Hey everyone. I am a new boat owner. We had it out on the water once this year and we ended up being towed back because it stalled just like it ran out of gas and would not start back-up. I also noticed quite a bit of water in the engine compartment it was enough water that it covered the bilge...
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    Lady needs advice.HELP 10MPH WOT NO POWER WONT GET ON PLANE

    We have drained the old gas and we and put in new. We have had to be towed in everytime we have tried the boat. (3x in 3 weeks} We started the engine 3 x today to make sure it would start for us. We took it to the lake and it started good at the dock. The problem is with WOT it will only go...
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    98 Volvo Penta 3.0 will not start

    When I went to purchse the boat it started right up and ran good. So I took it 0ut on the lake, I got it out on the water and it did not want to turn over, when it finally did it wasn't running right. I had it full throttle and it was bogging down, everyonce in a while it would start to run...
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    89 Force 85 Hp Power Down And Shuts Off

    :confused:I have a 89 force 85. We took it out yesterday and it starts right up,but after running it for awhile it loses power and just shuts down, almost like it runs out of gas, but if we sit there for a minute it starts right back up. Any suggestions? Thanks
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    How to remove and change Bilge pump on 89 Bayliner

    How do we get to the bilge pump to replace it on our 89 Bayliner outboard. Thanks
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    How to remove and change Bilge pump on 89 Bayliner

    We have a 89 bayliner with a outboard how do we get to the bilge pump to change it? Thanks for the help
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    Bilge pump, Horn and Anchor light not working Only navigation light works

    Hi everyone, Well went to take the boat out for the first time and the bilge pump, horn and anchor light does not work. The funny thing is the navigation light on the bow does. We have a lot of kids with long faces right now:(. We checked the fuse and switches all seem to be working. Just no...
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    Single Mom of 3 Kids looking to buy first boat, needs advice

    Hello Everyone, I stumble upon this forum when I was trying to research boats. I have saved up $5000 for a bowrider or runabout. I need advice what would be a good used boat? I read mercruiser or volvo penta are the motors I should try to get. I live in a state that gets cold in the winter...
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