Boat Forum / Boats / June 2006

http://www.bymnews.com/new/content/view/31477/56/
Probably not.
Rob

I HAVE A 1987 SUPRA SUNSPORT INBOARD BOAT 351V8 WITH VELVET DRIVE
TRANS. BOAT WAS PULLING STRONG RUNNING GREAT WHEN A SUDDEN CRACK WAS
HEARD. ENGINE RUNS GOOD, PROP WILL NOT TURN SOUNDS LIKE SOMTHING BROKE
BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND TRANS. ANY IDEAL??

I'm still trying to figure out this deal with the sailboat.
I'm sure many of you have seen this short clip before, but....
http://youtube.com/watch?v=hLGyTVXQ084&mode=related&search=boat%20wreck

Could anyone tell me what year my evinrude 130hp motor is? The model
number is E1301LEDM.

My steering was stuck solid, so I disassembled and removed the entire
assembly, and replaced it with a new Teleflex Safe-T steering system.
I think I figured out why the steering stuck, despite the fact that I
grease the steering rod regularly.  When you extend the steering rod

Last month Earthlink news was down 8 days straight. It took their
offshore tech support 7 days to figure out there was a problem last
time.  Are there any free news services, besides Google, that are any
good?

I am in the process of doing an engine swap in my 88 Stingray. While
putting the power sterring pump back on I noticed white oil coming out
of the top. Took the lid off and out poured water and steering fluid.
My first thought was that I had a bad oil cooler. Took it off and

How do I keep my sailboat as far forward on the trailer in comparison
to the bow stop on the trailer as possible?  Whenever I ramp my
sailboat I can connect the chain from the bow stop to the bow eye of
the trailer while in the water, but when I pull up the ramp the

I bought a 6 hp marina out board used .wen I got it wont start ,I
traced the problem to the stator assembly .I got a new one and it burnt
it out in 3 hours of running and about 10 starts and shutdowns. any one
knows what would cause that and how to fix it ?

Any One have an idea if a Coupler failing..( Shear piece betweent uppur
and Lower unit)  if that could cause the Lower unit to fail.
Or was it the other way around..
I have a omc drive was going alosng and the Boat Stopped. Borught it in

I am a surprised winner of this auction lot.
http://cgi.govliquidation.com/auction/view?id=883631
Seems to be really nice, high power stuff, never used. Radar domes,
radar "arrays" (6 foot pieces), displays, etc. Three sets and some

See ya in a week.
Relaunch in the morning! :-)

The line from my toilet runs under the bed, through the rear wall
(transom?) of the interior and into a tank in the engine compartment.
Recently I've removed the walls from around the bottom of the bed,
and now the stink from the hose is much more noticable. It's a white

Hey all I have a 2005 3.0 alpha 1, and everytime I take the boat to a sand
bar I keep getting rocks and sand in the thermostat causing it to not close
and making the engine run too cool. I turn the engine off about 20 feet from
the sandbar and coast in, when its time to leave I dont ...

My son has a 1998 Chevy Malibu and complained that the ignition switch was
getting harder and harder to control.
So...........I prepared to take the car to our local mechanic Tuesday
morning but the ignition key would not turn no matter what I did.