Boat Forum / Boats / May 2004

Could someone tell me the wieght of a 1990 17' I/O maxum boat?
Thanks

Spent the afternoon trying to figure out why the turn signals don't work on
my right side trailer light. The bulb lights when the truck's headlights are
on, but not when the right signal is on. The Y-arranged flasher unit
(aftermarket) picks up just one wire from the truck's tail ...

I am looking for a web shop that sell Johnson/Evinrude parts, and accept
PayPal.
Links anyone?
Need parts for Johnson 35hp 1984 J35BALCCR:

I'm thinking about getting a small trolling motor for a Crestliner
1850 sportfish. The boat is about 18 feet and 1500 lbs +motor+cargo.
It is wired for a bow mounting motor so thought that would be the
logical choice. I expect the trolling motor will be used more for

Hi all...
I'm shopping around for the right deep cycle battery for my use..  I have a
12' jon boat with a 65lb electric motor for reservoir fishing here in the
Baltimore (Maryland) area.  I'm looking at the tradeoff between weight of

hi folks from australia
1992 model centre console aluminium "tinny" as we call them down here, has
fairly bad paint all over.
Any thoughts very welcomed about best way to fix...is sandblasting best

I just bought a Sea Ray 180 and shopping for a combination of fish/depth
finder.  Is there any website that talk about those finders?  Any
recommendation is appreciated.  Thanks
David

I am looking for an owners manual for a 1977 4HP Evinrude outboard, Model
4706B. If anyone can help, please email me at kb2sin@stny.rr.com
Thank You
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Assuming Red is Hot.. Is Blue and Green ground? I tried this with just
terminals and could only get the trim down. Does it have to go through
the celonoid?
Thanks!

I have a two year old 60 HP Mercury outboard.  The oil color in the lower
unit is a mystery to me.  After the first three months, I drained the oil.
It had a nice, honey brown color, with some metal flaking.  I refilled it
with Mercury gear oil.  Nine months later, I drained it ...

I just commisssioned my 19 ft Wellcraft for the summer season.  After 6
months of storage in the mid-atlanta, the engine started after a few
moments and everything to seemed to be running fine.  After about 10
minutes bringing the water temp to a stable 160 degress, I reved the RPM

Just had an article come across my desk that deals with repairing leaking fuel
tanks.
The company that does the repairs pumps the fuel out of the tank, cuts an
access hole, cleans up the suspect areas of the tank with a wire brush, and

is there a web site listing sample exam questions?

I am going to Alaska for two months with a 27' fifth wheel and I want to
take a boat along.  My wife is interested in the portabote and I am
interested in a 10'2" inflatable Achilles with a 9.8 Nissan outboard.  Any
suggestion or comments about which is the better choice.  What is ...

Just realized this is the start of the annual boaters first weekend of
Mayhem. (LOL most holidays are meaningless to me, as I'm just as apt to
be working, as not).
Thankfully, I'm not on duty till Monday, so I will be able to avoid most