Recent content by tech_dog

This will be for sitting on my trailer in a spot near my boat ramp, 1994 hull. I think I paid $900 for my sunbrella boat-specific cover. It's nice, but it's a chore to get on and off. It's not unusual for us to go 9 months with no rain, so I don't need a heavy cover all summer. I sometimes...

I've got a Sunbrella cover I use year round, but it's heavy, and a pain to take it off and put it on every time I use the boat. I'm looking for an ultra light weight summer cover, breathable with UV protection, easy to get on and off, rain protection not required. Does anyone have a light...

I've got a 30 year old 2 stroke carbureted Yamaha 175 that ran great last year. It just sat for 4 months with stabilized fuel. I tried to start for the first time this spring, and got a nice strong crank but no start. The strange extra symptom is that after cranking, when I return the key to...

I bought this for my 1996 Tournament 192 with a 60 gallon poly tank: KUS 151330 SSS - 9 inch Single Station Sender Fuel Sender: https://www.ebay.com/itm/225810322550 On my boat it's pretty consistent with 6-7 gallons per LCD segment on the Yamaha gauge, and the last segment starts flashing...

You probably have a bad sender, or maybe the wrong sender for the tank. I had inconsistent readings for a long time, and finally replaced my sender. Upon pulling it out I realized someone had replaced it with a unit 1" shorter than OEM. Going back to the exact match OEM sender got me back...

I've seen more than a few GW's sitting low at the transom after a 2 stroke to 4 stroke repower. I'd find a way to do the test. Fat friends are great ballast. I'm still running my 1994 Yamaha 175TXRT at 419 lbs. The new I4 200HP with integrated steering is 516 lbs, about 80 lbs heavier...

My boat sat for three years at one point. I replaced the fuel lines, flushed the tank, rebuilt the carbs, replaced the filter, replaced the fuel pumps, etc. The boat ran at first but then stopped running. After checking everything else, I rebuilt the carbs again, finding them full of "sand"...

I've got a 1995 Tournament 192 and I use removable carpeting for wakeboarding and scuba. It provides a cushion for dropped items, it keeps things from sliding, and it looks good. For fishing I just pull it out and roll it up. When picking your carpet look for something with a stiff non-slip...

I called the shop that did my prop and let him know what I'm dealing with, and that I was leaning towards getting a new prop. He immediately asked me to bring the prop back in so he could check, and he offered to add additional cup free of charge. I was just looking for info and feedback...

Mechanically, the 30 year old engine sounds great. Based on feedback above I've all but discounted a drive train issue. Until my last outing I was fixated on spinning hub because I didn't think a well-proven configuration would suddenly be ventilating. The "feel" of it is what I'd expect...

Yes, it's a 30 year old "black stainless" Yamaha prop with a few small dings before I had it reconditioned. Your diagnosis aligns with the problem happening once or twice before reconditioning, and more often after, but I'd think I'd be able to trigger the ventilation with my repeated full...

The boat has been on a new trailer for six months. You just gave me a new worry...

To summarize, I think: 1) No drive train issue could give me this mix of symptoms. 2) If it's not hub slip it's got to be ventilation. 3) If nothing changed on the boat, it's got to be a trim issue or a prop issue. 4) I'm going to try, from easy to hard: Pay close attention to my trim...

I took the boat out by myself, marked the hub/prop with a line, and did full throttle hole shots over and over and could not cause the problem. I then added another person and 40 gallons of fuel, and the problem triggered as I was heading out our inlet over 2-3 foot swells. Right now I'm...

I have yet to see someone say "dog clutch" or some other drivetrain component could be failing smoothly, so I'm still stuck on hub or ventilation. I'm going to run some more and recheck for a spun hub, I'm going to check and make sure my hydraulics and trim sensors are working properly, and...