Recent content by BostonHack

Lot's of good suggestions... I was hoping it might be something I could investigate, but after listening to all the possibilities, I'm now thinking I'll ask the marina to check into it when I pull it. My transom is good - I've had it checked professionally (although one of the bolts holding...

It's an outboard with a Gil bracket: http://www.corsaperf.com/gil_marine/pro ... ckets.html It's a sealed unit for mounting the outboards. I can pump out most of the water, say about 1" left. Sitting in the water all week, I'll come back and there's still only 1". I've taken the boat out...

I'm getting water inside my bracket. I've been pumping it out when I notice listing toward the stern, but can't determine the source. Sitting for several days does not show any leakage. But only sometimes when I'm out - I'll come back with a full bracket? I'm thinking it must be getting in...

Thank you for the comments. I've been reading this forum now for two weeks and have gotten lots of good info. I'm sure I'll be a regular reader. She has 1988 200hp ETXG 2-stroke engines (on a 1989 boat..? "She came that way...") My current (and prospective) props are stainless and are...

Hi, I'm new to boating and I just bought my first boat, a 1989 252g Sailfish. The props look like they're 14.5" x 15 and are a little banged up and "can't be reconditioned". At WOT, one 200hp engine spins at 5900 and the other at 6000 (I read they're supposed to be at 5500). Someone in...