Search results

  1. A

    New to me motor

    Hi, I bought an old 2001 mercury 25hp 4 stroke Mercury Bigfoot with trim and electric start. Came with 2 props with some damage. I have not mounted it yet but have cleaned the carb thoroughly so it runs perfect in a barrel and replaced the impeller, engine and lower unit oil change. It's going...
  2. A

    Adding a 3rd toon

    Hi, I've got a 1988 18 foot pontoon with 19" toons on it. How big of a center toon can I add without stability issues I'm not trying to go faster, just want more buoyancy out of it. There is a guy selling new and used toon relativey close to me but they're all 23-25" in diameter. Thanks
  3. A

    Should it charge?

    I've got an early to mid eighties 18hp merc (serial 7198298). It's got electric start with controls. Should it charge the battery while running? I checked with my multi-meter and it was not. I use a group 31 deep cycle as a starting battery and keep a trolling motor on board to get me home in...
  4. A

    Best prop for me?

    Hi, I've got an old 18 foot long pontoon with an early 80s 18hp Mercury (serial 7198298). The motor will only rev up to 3260ish rpm in forward (verified with Tach/hour meter) . I did not check gps for speed. Compression in the two cylinders is 155psi and 160psi. Idles perfect and does not...
  5. A

    Motor won't get to proper wot rpm

    Hi, I've got an old 18 foot pontoon with an early 80s 18hp Mercury (serial 7198298). The motor will only rev up to 3260ish rpm in forward (verified with Tach/hour meter) . Compression in the two cylinders is 155psi and 160psi. Idles perfect and does not stumble to its maximum rpm. It's got the...
  6. A

    New to me boat

    Hi, I bought an old pontoon from my friends parent a couple of years ago. ​​​​​I can't find a capacity tag anywhere on it and don't want to get into trouble for overloading it going through the locks. I found the HIN in 2 locations. QLM120077C888 It's 5.18 meters long. The registration...
Top