Help, my water bonnet top collapsed under the weight of the last snowstorm here in Pa. I tried contacting the manucafturer but they dont make them anymore. I think I need to save the old one because of the snaps that are screwed in all around the boat, has anyone had this happen or needed to...
Just wondering since I plan on starting to rip out the floor on my 18 foot Wellcraft, can I find the epoxy, milled fiberglass, and S-glass 6oz. cloth locally or do I need to special order. I live in Philly and Home Depot or a Lowes are not far.
Just a quick question about floor replacement, I have researched this site and still am not clear on what is used to fill the gap between a new floor and the small amount of existing floor at the wall or hull? I plan on using the old floor as a template when cutting the new but still expect some...
Well Im getting ready to replace the floor in my 89 wellcraft bowrider. The boat is original with carpet throughout Im wondering if its possible to match the old royal blue carpet, I would really like to leave the carpet alone where it runs up the side walls and just cut at the floor. Has anyone...
Im having my carb rebuilt and the mechanic doing the job mentioned that I might be getting water in the carb, so Im left wondering would my 89 wellcraft 3.7 165 come stock with a water separator or are they installed after market. Im on the road a lot and dont have access to the boat right...
Hello all, Im having a problem with my 165 merc 4 cyl. that Ive come across before on this board. While the motor starts right up when cold, it takes a lot of cranking to get it started after I went for a little run and shut it down to do some fishing. Now I thought I had it fixed when I...
Hello all, mine is an 87 gamefisher 9.9. Could someone help me determine which seals need replacement, other than the milky oil in lower unit the moter really runs strong, the prevous owner installed a 15 hp carb, makes that little boat really go.
Im getting ready for winterization of my merc. with alpha one drive. I was just wondering how many of you pull the upper end to grease the ujoint and spline. I think I read in the manual its recommended every 50 hours. Im sure many of us havent done this maintenance in years. What are your...
Hello all I have an 89 wellcraft 18 footer with an I/O. Lately Ive noticed an area of the floor where you step into the boat has become a bit spongy. Im wondering how would I go about replacing a section about two feet square. Or do I need to replace the whole floor. Could someone tell me how...
