When you give the trim pump a good whack, like good only Fonzi would to get the jukebox to work, it works... lol Other wise it is just clicking when trying to raise or lower the outdrive...
The boat has a 3.0 mercruiser with an Alpha One outdrive. I haven't had this problem over the past two...
OK, so here's the situation. The boat I have (1988 18' Fish/Ski) sat out in the elements, summer and winter for 3 years before I got it. There are quite a few soft spots in the plywood, but now, the passenger pedestal chair has ripped its bolts through and fallen off.
I have read what needs to...
Looking to put a new floor in my boat, anyone have a preference of white vs black for floor covering? White would brighten up the boat, but would show ALL the dirt and sand, hence why I am also looking at black...
A couple years back I had my boat in because it wouldn't start and I was told that the points were burned out, and that this could happen if you use the stereo and other electronics when the engine is off and it will eventually burn out the points.
So for the past year I haven't used the radio...
From reading this forum, I have decided to just drain and let it be for the winter.
From looking at the manual there are only 2 plugs to pull on this 4 cylinder, one for the block and one for the manifold.
It is a 1988 boat but the motor was replaced in 94 with the same type I believe, so from...
I received this boat as a gift last year.
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First thing I did was bring it to the shop to get it back up to speed in the winter, then I did a deep cleaning including stripping off the old stickers (Thank you eraser wheel!) buffed...
I'm guessing this is not good, but don't know what the problem is or if it is fixable.
When I opened the plug to change the lower unit oil this spring What came out was basically orange water. This was stored in a friends unheated garage in Chicago so it went through a decent winter...
So today my boat started by itself and ran for 7-10 minutes out of the water.
It happened while I was running to the store to buy fuses.
So...
1988 Mercruiser 3.0 sterndrive
(Boat noob by the way so my apologies in advance)
What do I need to do check / fill / inspect before I attempt to put...
