OK, so I have a 2012 9.9 Merc pro-kicker. I use it for trolling for salmon and walleyes. It runs between 1000 and 1800 RPM for usually about 8 hours to keep the boat speed from 1.0 to 3.5 mph. Now, the thing is everything is fine for trolling and I love it. At the end of the day I usually run...
Sooo, long story short. Couple of years ago rebuilt carbs, new fuel hose's etc. Ran fine two years. Last fall last trip started missing at idle. Left till spring, put in new plugs this year. Seemed OK on muffs. Will not idle at less than 1200rpm and will stop when put in gear. If can get...
OK, so the problem is as the title says. I have a very deep V hull with 24 degrees of dead rise at the transom. Its very good for running in 2 to 3 foot waves on Lake Michigan and I love it for that. However, when I'm trolling for salmon in those same waves it really rolls, I'm talking about...
Well, its only four more days till spring here in Wisconsin! Yeah, and expected to be 5 degrees above too, and only three feet of snow on the ground. Can't wait to get the boat in the water,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,someday.
Went to a small boat show in Green Bay last Friday with my son. Was surprised to see a new Ranger aluminum boat. It was very nice but the fit and finish was not up to the usual Ranger standards. After looking closely I did see a sign that said it was a prototype and that would explain that...
OK, so I use Stabil (not marine)in most everything for long or off season storage. Lawn mower, motor cycle, boat motor, weed trimmer, etc. I moved not long ago and found some old stabil, like maybe 6 to 10 years oldish best guess. A couple of large bottles, one opened half gone and one still...
OK, I've got a 79 1/2 (no distb)115 merc. Motor came without tilt and trim so I found a used complete set-up on Ebay. Its the one that has the pump inside the boat. I used it for two years with great success. Then, I had a drip on one of the hoses at the bottom of the trim ram, STBD side...
I've got an F50TLHU I bought new, serial 62Y450764X. Can't remember the year anymore. Early 90's. Anyway I want to rebuild the carbs and looking at parts here on iboats I can't find that model. Anyone out there can help me?
I just got nominated to rebuild the carbs on a 40hp Johnson. Model J40ELCDE, Serial G7101412. Its a motor for a family used pontoon and I'm sure since it was new has only been taken off the pontoon and hung in a shed for the winter. Never had any work done on it before and this year its not...
OK, some background: I restored a boat last winter and of course did a major rewiring. Everything new and protected with breakers.
I have found only one problem; when I try and trim the engine at speed I blow a 20amp breaker, works fine on the trailer or idling in the water. Did some...
OK, so its time for me to start putting our boats to bed for the winter. First boat is my Lake Michigan boat. It has a '79 115 inline 6 merc and a '12, 9.9hp, 4 stroke (carbed) pro-kicker on it. I was thinking about making up a small tank of non-ethanol gas with 16:1 2 cycle oil mix and...
Not sure if this is the right place in the forum but here goes.
Mowed my deer plot yesterday and mowed over a HUGE hornet/wasp nest. Got stung four times and still can't use my right hand for anything. Anyway, how the heck do i get rid of them? Went over to look a couple of hours later and...
Yesterday was first time out with new kicker trolling for several hours. Was not able to run engine long periods at trolling speed until broken in at manufacturers requirements. New 9.9 pro-kicker merc 4s son bought me last winter. Anyway, I trolled for 7 hours at 2.5 - 3.5 mph. Probably...
I live in north eastern Wisconsin. I have a weather station. At 3:07 this afternoon the heat index was 128 degrees. My central air has been running all day and has risen from 75 to 80 inside and never shut off. I was working in my garage most of the day cleaning up and adding couple more rod...
OK, I have boat that sits a lot. Only use it for Salmon fishing Lake Michigan. I have two other boats and use them more often. The "big" boat might sit for months with out being used and for that matter so does the truck I pull it with. Don't need the truck to pull other two boats. So, when...
I have a new 2012 4 stroke 9.9 merc pro-kicker I just installed this spring. Had it out a couple of times now and everything worked fine. I don't have a tach and really don't see a need nor do I have any room left to put one in the dash. Can I put a small light on the tach lead? I just want...
I have a 19791/2 115hp merc inline six. Running on a heavy glass 20' boat. I'm getting 4800rpm at WOT. That is the minimum engine recommended rpm. Range is 4800-5300. Is this OK? Got a 15p 4 blade prop on it. The new merc AL one. I am happy with the performance overall. Top speed is...
OK, been reading for a couple of months, joined a month ago. Really enjoy these forums. Not to bright about texting and electronic talk. What does IMHO mean???????????
Just got back from first trip with "new" restored boat:
was really great. 7, 12-16lb Chinook Salmon. Lake Michigan at Algoma Wisconsin.
Spent the whole winter rebuilding and setting up.
I have mounted a 9.9 merc pro-kicker on my transom. To tie the steering into the main engine I made a SS tiebar with tie rod ends. I changed the steering bolt on the main engine to a longer 3/8" fine thread bolt. The old steering connecting bolt that went up through the main engine and...
