So every year seems to be new and different issues with my boat Motor and drive this year, I figured at the end of last year everything finally working had to put it up for the winter now just go to put it in the water for the first time this year, checked the drive oil and it was empty. I put...
I was looking to find out how I would be able to winterize the boat without my outdrive, I have been having issues with the upper Gears and have it taken apart but its now getting into the upper 30's here and I need to get my boat winterized. I was wondering if I could run the antifreeze through...
During the winter and most of this spring and summer I have been working on my mothers boat for her, finally got it back into the water a few weeks ago. to come up with a new issue I am trying to solve. and looking for help. When I first start out the boat seems to have a vibration, and when I...
Last week I took my boat out for the first time this year, the engine is a Volvo penta 4.3 gl with a sx-m sterndrive. The alarm on the boat started going off, looked back and smoke was coming out from the engine compartment, I stoped the boat immediately, got towed back to pull the boat out of...
I am trying to figure out how to remove the pin so I can change out the seals, but I can't seem to get it off., I have tried a few things in the hole to unscrew it, figured it would unscrew or something of sorts, but nothing, I used Precision Screwdrivers and no luck. I have attached the picture...
I was getting ready to put my outdrive back on and was reading on Greasing the U-Joints, I am not seeing the points on the U-Joints, does this mean that the u-joints do not need greased just like my new Gimbal Bearings. If I need to Grease them, how would I go about doing it? just applying...
I am new to this whole thing with working on boats, I am working on replacing the Gimbal Bearing I have already removed the old Gimbal Bearing, Noticed, the new Gimbal Bearing doesn't have the Hole, so as I have read in many post, this is a newer kind of Gimbal that is already Greased. So, what...
I am having issues with getting the boat started, I figured last week before I put the boat in the water after about a 2 year stand still being the boat was my fathers whom past. I wanted to put it into the water but before I would do it. I figured I would change the oil/filter, lower unit...
