elkhunter338
Master Chief Petty Officer
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Re: 72 Islander Project
I have the 1986 version Cheiftain with the merc. 140. The previous owner put a 1971 merc 140 in the boat. I did not realize this until after I got it home and started changing the fuel lines.
Where to you coho fish?
I just slammed the coho's this year off the Oregon coast, it was a great season. Ran my boat 100+ hours this summer and finaly went a whole summer with no major break downs.
Couple of suggestions.
Make sure you have a new waterpump in the outdrive.
Make sure you check engine alignment and look at your driveline splines for wear. I lost a engine coupler 8 miles out in the ocean. The driveline was greased, but the splines had some wear on them. The engine coupler in mine was alum coupler (female splines), steel splines on the male. Spun the alum engine coupler.
A kicker motor is a good idea for ocean fishing especially if something happens to your main engine crossing the bar.
The 4 banger is pretty good on fuel, but no speed boat. Mine runs 28 mph @ 3800 rpms, but I like to run it at 2800 rpms and 20mph.
I have the 1986 version Cheiftain with the merc. 140. The previous owner put a 1971 merc 140 in the boat. I did not realize this until after I got it home and started changing the fuel lines.
Where to you coho fish?
I just slammed the coho's this year off the Oregon coast, it was a great season. Ran my boat 100+ hours this summer and finaly went a whole summer with no major break downs.
Couple of suggestions.
Make sure you have a new waterpump in the outdrive.
Make sure you check engine alignment and look at your driveline splines for wear. I lost a engine coupler 8 miles out in the ocean. The driveline was greased, but the splines had some wear on them. The engine coupler in mine was alum coupler (female splines), steel splines on the male. Spun the alum engine coupler.
A kicker motor is a good idea for ocean fishing especially if something happens to your main engine crossing the bar.
The 4 banger is pretty good on fuel, but no speed boat. Mine runs 28 mph @ 3800 rpms, but I like to run it at 2800 rpms and 20mph.