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    Water in lower unit oil

    I pulled the lower unit off my 87 70hp yamaha motor this weekend. I've been getting water in the gearcase all summer and have just been changing it. There doesn't appear to be oil getting by the prop shaft. I have noticed oil on top of the shift shaft seal. When the motor is together can water...
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    Transducer problem?

    I have a Humminbird 550 fishfinder. This past weekend while using it I could not get it to show the bottom in black. I went through the settings numerous times but no luck. I did notice that through the stereo I could here it ping. The problem is it only sends out one ping every 6 -8 seconds. Mi...
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    1985 Tournament v-17

    I've had my 1985 bass tracker tournament v-17 for a couple of years now. It has an oil injected 70 hp yamaha pt/pt. when I am alone in the boat with a half tank of gas, and not much else in it, I can only muster around 26mph fully trimmed as shown on the speeometer as well as on the humminbird...
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    Yamaha 70hp alarm buzzer

    Took the kids fishing in my 87 Tracker with 87 Yam. 70hp yesterday. This is the first time I have had this boat on the water. I picked it up to replace an older tiller model. I premixed the fuel as I am not sure if the oil injection is working properly. Went accross the lake @ 3/4 throttle no...
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    Instrumentation Questions

    I have a tracker 17' bass boat with a Yamaha 70 hp (both 1987 models) All the instruments are labeled Tracker. Are they just re-badged Yamaha guages? or would they be made by a different manufacturer? I was looking under the dash and the wiring going to the tach. (which isn't working) is...
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