I'm replacing the wear ring and impeller on my 2001 240 Merc. There was a bad vibration at low RPM, bad cavitation and poor performance overall. The wear ring was pitted, impeller nicked and dull, fishing line wrapped around the shaft and some stator vanes chipped and bent. I also noticed the...
I have a 2001 Islandia, 240 Merc EFI. The RPM's won't go above 4900-5000 RPM's. I did a compression check and all were around 130 psi. Next, I would like to verify all cylinders are firing. What's the easiest way to do this? If 1 or more aren't running, how do I tell which ones? Any other ideas...
Has anyone have experience with these: www.airdock.com ?
Looking for the least expensive way to keep the boat out of the water at my dock.
Any other suggestions?
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James
Are there any engine modifications that can be done to a 2001 Merc 140 2 stroke? It's mounted inboard on a jet boat so there's plenty of room if something can be added.
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James
I need to do a compression test on a Mercury 140 in a Sea Doo Islandia. What psi should I get on good cylinders?
I've done them before on my trucks and car. Is it basically the same? Remove all the plugs first? What's the easiest thing to disconnect to prevent it from starting? Should it...
I'm not sure if this is the correct place for this post. The engine is a 240 HP Mercury V6 EFI M2 Jet Drive. Is this an Mercury outboard head used to power a jet drive? It's not an outboard or an I/O, right?
I'm was looking for a deck boat with an outboard engine so it can be lifter completely...
Compared to a well maintained American Engine, what would the equivalent hours on a 4 stroke be compared to 50,000, 100,000, and 150,000 miles?
Trying to figure out if 500 hours on a 4 stroke is extremely high.
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James
There's a hull design I saw on a '95 Harris-Kayot deck boat I saw that was kind of catamaran style only the middle part doesn't look like it would be completely out of the water and there was still storage access through the top.
What's the pro's and con's of this design?
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James
I'm looking at an ad for a boat with a Suzuki 2.7L EFI 225 HP. No other information in the ad.
Is this a 2 or 4 stroke? Or can it be either?
I'd call them but it's 12:50 AM.
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James
I'm looking to buy a used v bottom deck boat and have found some I like but they all have under 125 HP. I want around 200 HP.
Any tips in selecting a different outboard for it?
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James
Well we are in the market for another used boat. Our last one was an 18' Chris Craft bow rider. The floor, stringers and side panels all eventually rotted away but I'm to blame for most of it. This time around we would like a v bottom deck boat, around 20'. Are there any manufacturers that...
What model sterndrive am I most likly to have coupled to my '85 Mercruiser 120? R, MR, Alpha, Alpha Gen II....? I have the lower unit listed on Ebay and want to put the correct model number in the description.<br />Thank you.
After my engine sit for a year and a half I decided to part it out. I removed the end cap near the riser and noticed the inside was covered with black stuff, maybe soot. Is this a sure sign the manifold is bad (exhaust getting into the water passage) or is there some other explanation for this...
I just bought a used distributor for my Mercruiser 120 that already had an electronic conversion installed. I assume the negative wire from the distributor goes to the negatine coil terminal. Does the positive distributor wire go to the positive coil terminal? <br />Also, what else has to be...
What should be used for the 4x6 engine mount block? Pressure treated or not? Will resin adhere to pressure treated wood? Or would it be better to use non PT with CPES and fully encapsulate it?<br />Thanks,<br />James
Is there anything I should do to get new mat/resin to adhere to existing fiberglass (besides sanding). Should the existing resin be chemically softened? It needs to be a strong bond because it's for the 4x6 engine mount block.<br />Thanks,<br />James
I did a search and found some useful foam information, but I have a few more questions relative to an '85 17' Chris Craft Scorpion Bowrider:<br />The pump stopped working at one time and the boat filled with water to about half way up the stringers. I know the stringers got soaked but what...
