Recent content by Liam

I have an Inline 6 mercruiser with a 14.25x17 big ear aluminum prop. The motor seems to be running strong,timing etc all good yet I am only hitting 3400 rpm,speed around 30mph max with 2 people. Any ideas if I need to re prop or look for something else to get my rpm's up,or leave as is,TIA.

Not quite sure how you sell something for free but thats what the ad states http://boston.craigslist.org/sob/boa/4562646863.html

A friend of mine who is a commercial lobsterman told me that you can glass an oil pan. My inline 6 has a few prior repairs on it with jb weld and since i have the motor out i plan to address the issue. Oil pans are no longer available for the 165hp inline. I have seen some used ones for $150...

http://boston.craigslist.org/sob/boa/4527729582.html good deal with a decent looking trailer

comes with everything including the kitchen sink,lol good deal for someone http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/boa/4506855744.html

So it is time to start the overhaul of my 73 cuddy. I cut out the deck last weekend and found a real interesting set up underneath it. Although the original construction was pretty shoddy there looks to have been some equally crappy repairs in the past. I have enclosed some pics for your...

My 73 engine cover has a foam backed lead sheet liner,was that standard? obviously it adds a lot of weight and i am planning on removing it. I am just wondering if anyone has encountered this and if there was a significant noise increase. thanks.

http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/boa/4013806375.html saw this on craigslist,comes with everything including the kitchen sink,lol

I am trying to find a merc linear trim sender,pre rotary sender. Does anyone know if you can still buy these new? I can't find one,i have seen used ones on ebay. thanks. edit,i found a new old stock on ebay,i guess they are no longer available

saw this on CL http://capecod.craigslist.org/boa/3805804954.html

Priced a little high http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/boa/3773678414.html

A friend of mine at work has an 82 evinrude 60 hp that has been giving him a problem.The motor starts and runs fine ,accelerates fine gets on plane then motors quits and will not restart for several hours. So far he has tried coils,stator and rectifier,multiple gas tanks and replaced...

Saw this on craigslsit http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/boa/3747124524.html

I have traced a stiff shift issue to the Intermediate shift shaft bushing in my Merc R drive. I removed the intermediate shaft which was binding to find what appears to be a sleeve within a bushing set up. The shaft looks fine, as far as I can tell from looking around at the parts listings...

I picked this 73 cuddy up a couple of weeks ago,it has the original inline 6 motor,lots of new parts though,new heat exchanger,new head and rebore a couple of years ago,newish manifold and riser,(got a spare with the purchase). New lower unit. The boat was up and running when I bought it,i have...