My 1968 mercury 650 motor runs smoothly. However, when i have it in gear(forward) it stales out if i try and give it any gas with the throttle. Reverse and neutral both work fine but when i put the motor into gear it can only putt along and eventually stales. (Stales faster if i throttle and...
Hey Guys,
So my switch panel that runs my navigation lights, bilge pump etc doesn't have power running to it. My electric start to my motor and my tilt and trim both work so its not a battery problem.
I have looked for a loose/ severed wire and i havent been able to find one. Im wondering if i...
Hey Captains,
Help a sailor out.
I tried taking my 650 motor out yesterday for the first time. Well needless to say i didnt get far because my motor didnt want to idle in neutral. Any thoughts on what might be causing the problem? Is it me? Should i give it more gas and let it warm up?
Cheers,
Ryan
Hey,
I currently have a mercury 650 Serial# 2807547. My lower gear case housing cracked this winter so i want to replace the whole bottom half with a new unit. I found another 650 mercury but i don't know if there serial numbers match.
The second motors serial number is 2872484.
If anyone has...
Hey,
I have an old mercury outboard motor(650) That has a crack in the lower gear case housing part. I found the part i need to replace it but is it possible/feasible to replace the old one? The crack occured this winter when some water got trapped in the gear case is it also possible that other...
Hey Guys,
I just bought a new garmin 150 fish finder. I was wondering how fast i could drive my boat while having the stern mounted transducer in the water.
Cheers,
Ryan
Hey,
I want to get a trolling motor for my boat. I need 36lbs thrust and a 36-48" shaft and i want a bow mounted motor. But im not sure which make/model is both affordable and runs really well.
What do you have? How does it run?
Cheers,
Ryan
Hey,
I've been looking at a few fish finders on the bass pro website and im wondering which make is the best.
Ive looked into these so far:
Garmin 150 Fishfinder
Humminbird PiranhaMax 180 Tri Beam Sonar Fishfinder
Lowrance? X-4 Pro Dual-Search Fishfinder
Does anyone use them and if yes are...
I bought a 14ft tri hull bow rider recently. It is made of fibreglass and runs off of a 65hp merc. My questions include:
Should i be concerned about owning a fibreglass boat?
I have an electric bilge pump but it is manual, my question is when should i use my bilge pump when on the water and...
