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hey folks, looking for help identifying the fittings or replacement fittings to hold down the anchor in the locker for my 1995 223 tournament. i have searched every term of anchor fitting i can think of and cannot find these bungee things, and i'd also rather upgrade them if i can to use a...

if the 99 johnson 200 is a ficht (injected) motor avoid it. if it has carbs then that's the logical choice but do a compression check first. the late 90s optimaxes have a reputation for injector issues but not as bad as ficht. carbed engines are easier and cheaper to maintain and there is...

you want to try and prop it to get close to your max wot. for your motor that is 5500 rpm. by doing that you avoid lugging the engine. on an older motor i would definitely prop conservatively (err toward lower pitch) to avoid overworking a worn motor. correct pitch depends on the prop. for...

the other consideration is being able to sell. a smaller motor does discourage buyers and get the sharks circling. the only time i feel my 190 is underpowered is when i have the bow loaded with 18 year olds or i am cruising with another boat with more top end. even with a skier there are no...

jake, if you want a 150 on a sportsman you will likely want a 200 on an adventure. a smaller engine will save you fuel if you are ok to cruise a little slower to hit the engine's sweet spot.

just to complete the discussion of the hpdi range the 225 hpdi is also a fine motor. a clean hpdi up to a 225 in good order has good resale value.

has anyone tried synthetic teak?

my 85 tournament has a 12 volt cigar lighter outlet just like that in the the dash. I always assumed it was added later. is that pro-air switch for a blower? if so, was the boat originally i/o?

good point. I originally read that as two 4 strokes

maybe you hook up one switch to turn right and the one on the other side to turn left. srsly, that is not where i would want a kicker remote control. i want to be able to sit in a helm chair when fishing. I'd also have the downrigger mounted further forward for better access, although i...

cobblestones are a bit spend these days. i'd use whatever is handy temporarily to figure out what weight you need then order some true ballast. containers of water or fuel are good. as for what they use today, i'd call a commercial marine place and ask for ballast. bags of lead shot are what...

Re: Stern Heavy Freedom 248 relocate the service batteries and add ballast up front as close to the keel as you can.

i agree with seasick. check the wiring of the batteries and make sure you understand them and put a trickle charger on #2. also #2 may be a deep cycle "house" battery in which case it will never be able to start your motor even fully charged. a deep cycle is intended to power accessories when...

i agree on diagnosing the problem first. you need to make sure the pump is primed with water and then test it at the pump first. if you do need them i have the same switches i think on my 94. they are mcgill model 0852 style and there are numerous variants. you can buy them online for under...

here is the yamaha v6 leg style i have seen. afaik it is on the 4 strokes and 2 strokes. http://yamahaoutboards.com/sites/defaul ... ooling.jpg

do you have a water pressure gauge? is your engine running hot? does the engine pee ok? i know the v6 yamaha has dual water pickups, but not sure about the 4. the lower unit is cooled by the lower pickup that also cools the motor. so usually the lower unit would be the last thing to...

i just got some advice from the local bulk fuel business on how to do this. they have a pump out kit they rent out with a line, a fuel safe pump and a miniature gas pump nozzle on the end. when you pump out the gas, connect the pump after the water separator and primer bulb. drain the water...

I would have guessed the forward tank was a 50 gallon auxiliary. if that's just the tip of a 150 gallon tank then i guess you have to pull the aux tank and slide out the main to pull the main. on the bright side that means there must be access somewhere to rig the main tank fill and vent...

i am also confused. i think that is all the main tank and there are 2 fuel return hoses from the motors. i definitely only see one filler and vent. however if problem is with main tank it does not matter. easiest fix is to disconnect vent line from tank and attach an air line and blow it...

you might want to look into the sonarserver wifi unit. it works with the navionics boating app. it is a wifi repeater that send standard nmea 0183 signals for depth and gps to the ipad over wifi. that gives the navionics app gps info to display on the app chart and enough depth info to make...