Hello, name's Doug. I'm the proud new owner of a 1977 Ranger 1750 Fish & Play boat. It is in great shape. Asking price was 2K. I traded a Big Red 3-wheeler & a small utility trailer for it...valued around $1300 total. I think I did good.
He put on the muffs, started and ran good. It has 2 Hummingbird fish finders on it, Minnkota trolling motor & a 150 HP Mercruiser outboard. The trailer looks like it's brand new, must've been refurbished not long ago. I'm an exited individual right now.
Now the bad........I'm good at fixing about anything but new to boats. I was told before I looked at it that it needed a new control cable ( he priced it @ $180). When I looked at it it started and ran good but the cable that plugs into the outboard seems loose. Hold it & it runs GREAT....wiggle it & it will cut out, miss & and actually die if you really wiggle it good. looks to me more like a connection issue but probably needs the whole cable replaced for a good fix ??????
That's why I posted here to see what you experts thought about the cable issue. I just joined here and will probably be hitting you guys up for questions, etc...
He said he ran 50:1 for his mixture...sound right?
Any "problematic areas" or heads ups you can give me would be greatly appreciated. The outboard says "THUNDERBOLT IGNITION" on it... 150 HP...model 1500
Sorry for the long post, kind of an introduction too. I will try to snap some pix to post on the forum and a pic of the plug in question if needed.
Doug
Oh yah, are the outboard manuals available for download anywhere? Thanks, I will find one soon either way.
He put on the muffs, started and ran good. It has 2 Hummingbird fish finders on it, Minnkota trolling motor & a 150 HP Mercruiser outboard. The trailer looks like it's brand new, must've been refurbished not long ago. I'm an exited individual right now.
Now the bad........I'm good at fixing about anything but new to boats. I was told before I looked at it that it needed a new control cable ( he priced it @ $180). When I looked at it it started and ran good but the cable that plugs into the outboard seems loose. Hold it & it runs GREAT....wiggle it & it will cut out, miss & and actually die if you really wiggle it good. looks to me more like a connection issue but probably needs the whole cable replaced for a good fix ??????
That's why I posted here to see what you experts thought about the cable issue. I just joined here and will probably be hitting you guys up for questions, etc...
He said he ran 50:1 for his mixture...sound right?
Any "problematic areas" or heads ups you can give me would be greatly appreciated. The outboard says "THUNDERBOLT IGNITION" on it... 150 HP...model 1500
Sorry for the long post, kind of an introduction too. I will try to snap some pix to post on the forum and a pic of the plug in question if needed.
Doug
Oh yah, are the outboard manuals available for download anywhere? Thanks, I will find one soon either way.
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