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Hey Guys I have searched not only IBoats but also all over the internet about this subject. I got my Suzuki DT75 out on the water yesterday but have noticed that it doesn't want to stay idling without increasing the fast idle lever. I can get it to sometimes stay idle but it depends.
I have...
Re: Carb Inlet broken on DT75 1987
deejay thanks for responding. Attached is a picture showing how it snapped. I can't seem to find the other plastic piece so trying to epoxy it back in place is a bit impossible lol
Hopefully you have a idea because everything I have thought of seems to not...
Engine Year - 1987
Engine Model - Suzuki DT75
Serial - 07501-7077**
Carb in question - 3rd carb at the bottom
Problem - I being the idiot I am dropped the carb the wrong way on my workbench. The black plastic Carb Fuel inlet on the third bottom carb broke. The inlet that broke off is the main...
Re: Good Old 80's Cajun Espire.. Deck Repair
Hey Dave,
Thanks for replying :P I will definitely give you a call sooner or later this week.... was trying to get the new transom cut and glassed before the rain started kicking the end of this week... anyways what i did to prep and cut etc...
Re: Good Old 80's Cajun Espire.. Deck Repair
Hey Cad thanks for the last reply. So I know you have done a resto on a cajun boat... I am wondering if you have ever seen what is going on with this glass? I am going to ask Yacht Dr as he actually lives by me and I have visited him once already to...
Re: Good Old 80's Cajun Espire.. Deck Repair
Well guy's I have been busy and didn't have a chance to really work on the boat for a while... Anyways I have now gotten the top cap off - A few weeks ago and today I have decided to break out the good old grinder saw and Respirator and go at it... I...
Hey Guy's... I am working on a restore which is posted in the restore section. I wanted to ask for a few opinions from people to see what everyone thinks on other item's for my boat once I am done redoing the transom and the floor.
This boat is a Cajun Espire Espirit 1987... It has a Suzuki...
Re: Good Old 80's Cajun Espire.. Deck Repair
Hey thanks for the advice attached are a few more pictures... I went and snapped them real fast after I saw your reply to try and get a better view. Tell me if you need other picture's or angles etc... I am just trying to figure out the best way to...
Re: Good Old 80's Cajun Espire.. Deck Repair
Hey Yacht... Thanks a bundle for replying lol I have been posting and realized so many other threads get all of these replies and I haven't gotten very much at all... I just kept posting to keep updates in hopes that someone would see... I live in...
Re: Good Old 80's Cajun Espire.. Deck Repair
Thanks for the reply man. yea I agree I really am proud of my stand haha I am 19 but I think I did a pretty good job coming up with that idea... My dad got home from work and was laughing his *** off that I actually got the engine off. Anyways...
Re: Good Old 80's Cajun Espire.. Deck Repair
Alright guys I Have made some progress the engine is off I built the stand that is found in the References threads on here but than I also built my own addition to it because I am one guy trying to remove a engine. I built a kinda gantry type thing...
Re: Good Old 80's Cajun Espire.. Deck Repair
Cad or anyone else with some experience in this. I took a few more pictures and wanted another opinion.
As you can see in the following pictures I took two pics of the transom I wanted some opinions on if you see anything major going from them. I...
Re: Good Old 80's Cajun Espire.. Deck Repair
This is a picture of the boat... Thank you for your reply... I do see that a few people have posted about removing the top cap... I am wondering what does it entail on this boat can you tell at all from this picture I mean where do I start? I am...
Hey Guy's... Long time lurker first time to sign up and post. I admire some of the great work alot of you have done on your boats and some of the restorations you guy's have done they are amazing. I am 19 and I inherited this boat from my grandpa when he passed away... I have alot of memories on...
