Search results

  1. M

    Lost Steering on old Mercruiser gimbal ring

    Re: Lost Steering on old Mercruiser gimbal ring Photos
  2. M

    Lost Steering on old Mercruiser gimbal ring

    I was out on the lake towing a tube and I cut back to go the other way and I felt something give way like a click in the steering. Then everything was fine for a few minutes and I realized I was losing my ability to turn right. I headed to my friend's dock on the lake and investigated the...
  3. M

    Speed cameras comming to illinois in july!!!

    BEWARE WHEN TOWING!!! All Illinois drivers or those visiting through there. Illinois will begin using photo radar in freeway work zones starting in July. Beginning in July the State of Illinois will use speed cameras in areas designated as 'Work Zones' on major freeways. Anyone caught by...
  4. M

    Tires!!!

    I just wanted to hear about what everyone thinks about tires. What trailer tires do you buy? How often? High end, low end?............................................................................
  5. M

    Question about not using the breakaway battery

    I am installing electric brakes. I had planned to get the breakaway kit minus the battery+box and substitute in a quick connect into the wiring in my boat's bow that is a constant hot 12 gauge wire directly to the starting battery. I do not know if there are any dot requirements that say I...
  6. M

    Lost my tape measure

    I went to measure something related to my boat. Went into my truck to get my tape measure. My tape measure had been there for over a month. I looked around inside and then decided to look in my bed from the tailgate end of my topper. I then spend over an hour searching everywhere inside my truck...
  7. M

    Homemade hitch splitter/extender

    I was just wondering about making a short hitch extender that splits when it comes out of my 2inch receiver. I plan on towing the boat behind it and having a bike rack hang over it or use it to hold my 2nd bike rack at times. Basically this with this on the end going into my receiver. I already...
  8. M

    Radio or Sound System issue

    I have an issue with my radio not supplying any sound to my speakers. This is a minor problem, but I would like to fix it. (Long day on the water gets boring with no tunes) I do not know if it is the radio, wiring, or speakers that have the issue. Everything in this set up is old-era 70's. The...
  9. M

    So who has the OLDEST trailer?

    I though I would start a contest here. Who has the oldest trailer, that is currently in use? (Winter Blues, I gotta do something) Pictures Welcome! Year Made? Manufacturer? Material? Coating? Saltwater use? Remaining usable years? Work needing to be done? Axle #? Max. Capacity GVWR (New)? Max...
  10. M

    Drum surge Brakes to electric brakes

    Please do not start this form into a hydraulic vs electric. My decision has been made. I have a 26 foot dual axle trailer that is registered at under 3,000. (Next stage up would cost an extra $40 a year) I assume it might be over because the tires that are rated for 1,100 each are almost maxed...
  11. M

    Reinvented axle???

    Just came up with this idea while trying to thing of a way to solve some of a tandem axle's scrub issues while turning. Thinking about my idea a bit more. Re invent the axle. How many problems do people have with bent axles? It happens sometimes and next you know your buying new tires. 1...
  12. M

    Buddy Bearing grease levels

    Someone care to explain how to tell when to add geese to a buddy bearing? The instructions on the bra about pushing someone and if it rocks don't add or not, add. What is it I am suppose to be pushing and how hard? Pictures would be nice. (Modified ones with an arrow pointing to important...
  13. M

    Rusty gas tank

    One of the gas tanks on my boat had rusted up inside to the point it began seeping gas out. Is there any treatment I can have done to the tank to fix this?
  14. M

    Excess blow by after 6 year storage

    I have a 1974 ford 302-v8. It sat in storage for 6 years, after a summer of work I finally got to ski behind it, problem was the boat smoked up multiple times from excess blow by just running for about an hour on the lake. It did not have the blow by problem 6 years ago so my neighbor who is a...
  15. M

    Need to re calibrate my temp gage

    I was having problems with my temp in my engine. Long story short (month long) I have gotten everything worked out but now my temperature gauge is reading too high. I have a cold, normal, and hot gauge. The gauge reads my motor is burning up, but it is sitting around 140-145 degrees off a 140...
  16. M

    Need water flow set up for my boat

    I have been working on a boat I got. It would always over heat. I replaced the thermostat and back flushed the cooling system. Yet it still was overheating on me. I believe the problem is that the hoses are hooked up wrong to the thermostat housing. Took them off and did some switching and had...
  17. M

    Help with a 1975 trailer that has sat for the past 7 years

    I inherited a boat 7 years ago from my dad. It has been sitting in my garage since then. I am looking for what I need to do to the trailer to get the boat (that I just spent 2 weeks working on) to be able to go safely to the lake 30 miles from my house about once a week next season. The trailer...
View older results
Top