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My boat is on at trailer in my underground parkade. The boat is bone dry. I go down to grab some gear and notice a trickle of water running under the boat (I took it out on the salt for a few hours last week - very chill, no water got onto the deck). I follow it to the drain plug and notice...
This engine was rebuilt and only has 30 hours on it but I can only get it up to 4000 RPM and 10mph at full-throttle. My understanding is that it should be hitting 6500 and at least 15mph. Do I need to adjust the idle? Is this as easy as turning a screw? The choke lever on the control seems...
See the photo. There is a piece broken off of part of my throttle assembly (I think) and I have no idea what to call it so that I can find a replacement.
Hey guys,
I bought my first boat for 800$ (view a similar one here -> https://vancouver.craigslist.ca/van/boa/6093675188.html ). The motor is running and I want to make it seaworthy for this season BUT I think I may have screwed myself. First time boat buyer beware I guess. I've noticed a few...
New boat owner here. 15 foot fiberglass with 40 merc outboard. I want to install a manual bilge pump and i see that there already is an exhaust port installed near the stern but can for the life of me figure out how to feed a hose in there. It looks like a closed hull and I can't see any access...
