I got a newer boat so I need to get the other one out of the yard. It's a 1976 16 foot aluminum jon boat. The transom is wood and is pretty solid. I was thinking about trying to sell it on Craig's list for $500 but don't know if it would be easier to take it and the title to the scrap yard...
I have 2 old trailers that were used for towing 16 ft aluminum jon boats. One trailer is rusty junk with a new axle, bearings and tires. The other trailer is good but the tires are junk and the bearing buddies are caked in years worth of splattered grease. It looks like I can just switch...
I am in the middle of driving a sandpoint well. It was going so good and then the drive coupling of the pipe loosened up while I was pounding and now the threads are distorted. After looking at these pictures, what are my options? I'm thinking
-use it anyway
-buy a tap and chase the threads
-cut...
Points taken, thanks for the replies, I read all of them. So what's going on with the dealers? No one has any inventory. I hear that the industry is booming and the production line cant keep up. Why is the industry suddenly booming?
The river I fish is shallow, mostly 3-5 feet deep with gravel bars and rocks and yet I never see jet motors. The most popular motor out there is definitely the older Mercuries from the 90's either 25-30 Hp. That leads me to think that there is something undesirable about jets. Is there a...
I'm looking to buy a preowned 4 cycle 25 hp tiller motor. I'm seeing some for sale that are 20 years old. Is there a certain year that serves as cut off where I don't want to buy because they weren't that good at that time? Also I noticed that the price difference between and older 2 cycle...
My boat motor died last night. The last few times I took the boat out I thought is smelled like something was burning. The water pump was working so I didn't know what else to do. Last night as I was power loading onto the trailer the motor shook violently and then stopped. The motor is now...
I am looking to buy a fuel tank hose and primer bulb assembly for a 18 hp 1980 Mercury. I can barely read the markings (3/8) on my old sun baked hose. Most of the hoses I see sold online say 5/16. What I don't understand is whether or not this is an outer or inner diameter. Is it like...
I had been struggling with getting my motor running for weeks now. I did a lot of research and testing tinkering and learning. At last the motor roared to life and idled beautifully. I took it to the river and carefully backed it off the trailer backing straight off the bunks. I was off the...
I have a 1981 20 hp mercury serial 5608471. I borrowed a timing light and now I want to verify the timing. I am confused by 2 timing marks on the flywheel. The marks look like a little vertical line stamped into the flywheel and outlined in white paint. Why are there two? Which one should I...
I am having trouble with my 1981 20 hp mercury. I am in the process of borrowing a timing light and a compression gauge. In the meantime I want to evaluate the health of my fuel pump. How should I do that? I already replaced all of the gaskets and cleaned the inlet screen. The only thing that...
Firstly, thanks for all the help so far. I have a 1981 20 hp Mercury that would not start at all. I disassembled the carb and cleaned with carb cleaner and a can of compressed air. Now the engine runs like a champ at idle and WOT. The problem now is that most of the time the engine bogs down...
