My 1976 OMC Stringer 190 performs well with a Michigan 12.5 x 18 prop. (part# 312201). I have two of them. The hub started slipping on one of them and I installed my spare. The almost 90 degree tilt of these lower units sure makes a prop swap painless. My local prop shop said they could no...
Re: Boat Dryer
This garboard drain wick also helps get the water out. It's simply a strip of absorbent material weighted on one end so that it stays next to the center stringer. The loose end goes out through the drain hole. Water wicks up and drips out. This little trick also helps get the...
Wanted to pass along information about my boat dryer. My 19' I/O is carpeted and stays under cover when not in use. I needed a way to get the moisture out, but keep additional moisture from getting in. First I added a vent on the support pole. The circulation from the vent alone didn't do...
Fellow Stringer Drive owners,
Has anyone ever replaced the microswitches inside the switch/control assembly? Mine failed and I've been using an external switch, since I'm the only person that ever operates my rig this has been okay, but it is unconventional. The prices I've seen on the...
In 2010 I replaced the transom seal on my 1976 stringer drive. The new seal was not an OMC part. After a little over a year, the new seal developed cracks and checks in several areas. I put light pressure on one of the cracks with my finger, it easily gave way and the seal is torn.
I know...
My 1976 OMC 190 with electric shift stringer drive has developed a crack along one side of the prop shaft along the entire visible length. It seems to originate from the drive-pin thru-hole.
The outer shaft seal is not leaking (yet). Anyone out there ever have a similar crack and can tell me...
Do you have your boat cover vented in some manner that reduces heat build up, eliminates dampness, and reduces the chance of mildew?
I'm interested in venting my cover for those reasons and would like to know what my fellow iboaters have done (or tried and found didn't work).
-Mike
Can anyone point me to a diagram or picture series that details how to reassemble the trim pump out of a 1976 OMC 190 (Ford 302) Stringer drive?
My pump motor was bad. I pulled the bad motor but but could not get the replacement motor's shaft to engage the drive gear in the pump. When I broke...
I'm restoring a 1976 AMF Crestliner with an OMC 190 Striger drive. The drive coupling that mounts to the flywheel/crank is worn badly as well as the intermediate drive shaft splines.
Are you aware of alternative couplings or mods that can be made to these or is my best option to find...
Where can I get a replacement aluminum casting? This part overlaps the two rubrails that come together at the bow. The boat is a 1976 AMF Crestliner 995 Crusader. Any help is appreciated.
