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1996 Yamaha C85 powerhead. It has GOOD compression [all cylinders around 95 psi], and it ran perfect before I replaced it.
Replaced it?
Yes I did. Here's the problem: It was mounted on a 1996 Larson All American 16 foot bowrider, and if I brought it to full throttle for more than about 30...
The engine is a 1996 C85TLRU, a pretty typical 85 hp motor. It is essentially the same engine as the oil injected 90 hp motor, just with lower compression. 5.2:1 to be exact.
This engine has a problem with overheating after about 30 seconds under full power. It squirts water just fine...
I went to clean my '16 foot Larson the other day, and I was ASTOUNDED how much mildew I found!
I wax this boat twice per year. It sits out in the open, no cover, tied to my dock in Fort Lauderdale. I don't have a cover- And while I think owning one is a good idea, I like being able to walk...
Hi folks!
Now, what should I do to my 16 foot Larson bow-rider parked next to my dock in Fort Liquordale if I have a hurricane?
I keep the battery charged via weekly/nightly trips around the Almar canal, a section 205 feet wide and 1/2 mile long. Manatees abound, and I operate my Larson and...
Recently, I decided to freshen the vinyl seats on my 16 foot Larson.
Not a boat that I want to spend a lot of money on, I decided that it would really freshen the look of the boat to pain the vinyl seats. Having perused a few automotive forums, I heard SEM products talked well about, so I went...
Irregardless of the engine make....if your cooling passages are plugged with crap, what can you do about it?
My '96 Yamaha C85 has a problem with overheating, and when I changed the head gasket earlier this year, I noticed that the cooling passages on this engine are ridiculously narrow. The...
Is the bilge pump enough?
-I like to take my 16 foot Larson around my subdivision and into the canal north of my house every day. I run the engine for 15-20 minutes as a result.
I work for Fedex in Memphis [flight crew], and as a result, I am home 1/2 the days of each month
My battery stays...
I have a '96 C85 TLRU Yamaha motor attached to the back of my 16 foot Larson All-American.
-They picked a good name. This little boat was built as a "value-leader", which would lure buyers into the showrooms and yards, where they would be courted to their better products. Even the Larson...
I pulled the thermostat cover off of my '96 Yamaha C85 today. This engine runs without a thermostat, due to some internal problem that causes it to overheat. The warning siren goes off if I run the engine at 3000 rpm [planing speed] for more than about one minute.
I live in Fort Lauderdale...
In January, 1992 I had surgery to fix a left inguinal hernia. I also bought an 18 foot sailboat~
[I went out with friends to a house party that very evening~]
It was frustrating to sit around my parents house in Michigan...while my new boat was tied to a mooring point in Vero Beach, Florida...
I keep my boat in the water in a canal in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The water is brackish, and I bought the boat in November of 2008.
So far, I haven't pulled it out. It has anti-fouling paint on the bottom, and though I haven't jumped in the canal with a mask on and looked, I can see a...
Tomorrow, I am pulling my boat from the water for the first time.
-I've asked the guys that I fly with [I fly for Fedex] how far to drop the trailer and the car into the water. I have a 16 foot Larson bowrider, and the trailer is this huge thing about 21 feet long. I am going to use my '97...
Ladies and gentlemen, I am new to the online boat world, but I have owned boats in the past and I am not a total novice.
Just a "novice".
NOW...that being said, here in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale known as Wilton Manors we have a railroad crossing just east of Dixie Highway that is...
I noticed this today. My 16 foot Larson All American 160 has a system voltage of 12.2 volts. When I first start the engine, the voltage slowly rises, and I do mean slowly; after I started it, a few minutes later I measured 12.44 volts. It slowly climbed to 12.67 volts after about 10 minutes...
First of all, hello.
I recently bought from a neighbor a 16 foot Larson All-American with a '96 Yamaha C85 motor. Came with a trailer, all in average condition: $1800 for everything.
Problem: the engine overheats if run at high power for any length of time.
-So far, I have checked the...
