I acquired a 2006 Suzuki 175hp outboard. I decided to pull the intake off to clean it out as it looked filthy. I noticed two of the flappers are broke. I was reading this is a common problem. Can I purchase the flappers or do I need to buy another intake?
Yesterday I went in my boat and turned on the power. After 5 mins of sitting in boat the motor starts going down by itself. I hit the trim button up on the throttle and it stops when I press up, but when I release the button it goes back down all the way and I can hear the trim motor still...
I got a new boat to me and the live well is in the floor. The drain at the bottom goes out threw transom and there is a inlet/overflow near top that empties out in bilge. I'd like to put a pump on the live well to keep the water fresh. I also don't like how overflow at top empties into bilge...
I got a boat that has son title issues. It was boat at a auction and wanted to know if tgere is a site I can put in the hull/ Ser # in to find the current owner.
Found a small part the either the trigger or stator wires goes too. It is melted at the one terminal. What is it called and what does it Do? I guess this is why I'm not getting spark?
I recently received a 90 hp mercury, 3 cylinder, year 88. I don't know much about the motor except it was clean and stored indoors for years. Has good compression on all 3. So today I plugged in the harness to see if it got spark. And it did not. I hooked the two yellow wires together to bypass...
I received a 88 mercury 90hp with the lower unit removed. I am going to replace the water pump and reinstall lower unit. Question is the top of the lower unit were it Mounts has some nicks where water would get in. I don't see any type of gasket or the top of the unit where it bolts back on. Is...
I'm looking at purchasing a boat that the owner installed motors that have to short of shafts. They are 99 mercury 200's twins. They need long shafts. Just looking for some answers as to what is involved with putting longer shafts in? Can I just purchased the shafts? Will I just need shafts and...
I got a free boat with an evinrude 120hp v4 on it. I hooked up a (fully charged) battery and the motor will turn way to slow for it to start. Pulled the plugs and tried it and its faster. I'm thinking it's the starter? Would a starter go bad and not let it turn fast? I even hooked up a hott to...
Motor cranks slow. Tried 3 fresh batterys. All slow crank. Checked grounds. Will start with pull rope on flywheel. Any help to this would be great. Im on vacation with this problem
Im down for vacation and my motor is turning very slow.tried 3 different battery s. Checked ground wires. Could the starter be bad? Any help would be great. Even bypassed the battery cables and went straight to motor with cables..
I purchased a used minkota riptide.it appears there should be a gasket or part where the shaft is held? I attached some pictures.if anyone knows the part missing and where I can purchase.
Looking at a offshore 17 CC, looks just like a whaler. Can anyone give me some info on them? I was told its a 1989. Are they foam filled like a whaler? what do they draft? any know problems? ANy one still own one?
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I have a hatch on my Center Console casting deck that is about 3'x4' The underside of the fiberglass hatch seems to be peeling away since the wood inside is rotten on one side. My question is can I cut off the back side and install new wood in the molded hatch? If so how would you go about...