My tilt & trim has been a little noisy (squeeky actually) lately but worked perfectly. Today it hesitated to go down at first, (the motor was working) and then it lowered and raised normally a couple of times before it failed again fully raised. I checked the fluid, it was full but a little...
I wire brushed one of my vintage 6 gallon OMC steel tanks and painted it with spray can engine enamel. I hoped that it would resist occasional gas being spilled on it. After three days in the sun I filled it with gas and on the way back from the station a little leaked from the float/connector...
Engine and boat new to me as of a few months ago. I gave her the full treatment cause she had been sitting in a barn for 2 years. First trip out was Tuesday evening. It is a pleasure to operate. Should the alarm self-test? It doesn't. Will it alert me to oil injection issues as well as overheat...
Recently purchased a well preserved gold & white Gypsy 17 O/B. It's dusty and a little crusty, but it's very solid. Today I took the vintage white vinyl bimini off to be restitched. Will post some pics when I remember how.
