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I'm not sure if the previous owner used Ring free in the Yamaha or not. Would anyone know if introdudincing Ring free now would be an issue

After a long winter of wrestling with a few different names and the overall thumbs up from my wife and 3 daughters here she is . Now I know she's not a v but I'm lovin her anyway !

Happy Father's Day Guys!!

I ve been out a couple days this week fluke fishing I noticed that at the end of each drift when the engine is still warm I'm having trouble starting it again, I've actually had to advance the throttle/shifter to get her started then quickly put her in gear and goose it till I get moving. It...

I have an old Mercruiser gimbal housing bell housing from a 1987 3.7 mercruiser , would that be an alpha or would it be an alpha 1

A week ago I changed the water pump on my Yamaha, today I started her up for the first time since doing the water pump and found that I have no forward or reverse... obviously I did something wrong when I reinstalled the lower unit. Someone told me that the shift should be in neutral when...

I'm adding a couple of through hull fittings below the water line (Bronze) I was just wondering what you guys use to set them

Morning all, I've been getting the boat ready and I'm at the compound and wax stage. I normally compound the hull with a product called Buff Magic which in my opinion is a great product, very expensive but like anything else you get what you pay for! My question is this, just above the rub rail...

Has anyone used the thin Epoxy resin from us composite ? And if so how do or did you like it

I noticed the 89x27 fuel tank hatch was a bit soft on a corner, so I lifted out the hatch and of course it was soaked and the glass mat was separated from the plywood ! what is the most common material to recore it with today. I was just looking at the Depot website and wondering if the dryply...

I opened the cover to my fuse panel last week and couldn't believe what a mess , previous owner had it wired in a way that if any one fuse were to blow every accessory below it would be dead as well, I recently saw a thread on here that was a carbon copy of mine. So I replaced the entire block...

Morning all,yesterday was the topical day in a boat owners life.. I charged my battery ,hooked up the muffs and started my 97 Yamaha 250 ox66 ,she fired and ran beautifully until after the rpm's dropped then I heard the temp alarm going off so I shut her down. Water seemed to be flowing from the...

I'm aware of the rule of thumb that your boat trailer should be 2 ft longer than your boat. However I'm not sure if that includes a bow pulpit or not. And while I'm posting what advantage does a bunk trailer with rollers offer? I'm assuming their is a specific reason for that! I've only used...

I found a tandem axel loadrite roller trailer for my 22 ft'r but I think I may need to extend the tongue a foot or so from my rough measurements, what precautions should I take, and has anyone done this with the boat on the trailer ??

hey guys , I have a back to back seating set up from my 89 v20 sitting in my shop .Its in pretty good shape , only thing is on one of the seats I just have the foam but its in very good condition I was going to chuck it but maybe someone wants it ! FREE, let me know pm me ill text you pics..

Iv got this new to me Yamaha 1997 250 hp ox66 motor, problem is that the identification plate is gone on the bracket . Is there another place to find the model number of this motor, or another way of proving its a 1997, I'd like to be sure when changing the thermostats and fuel filters ! Thanks

Is anyone familiar with the 2280 winner outboard models as far as handling and so on

So in looking at the inaforty rig it had me thinking about the ride I took recently in my 20 ft Pursuit. The thing is built as well or better than any boat I've ever owned and that's a lot of boats! But now let me tell ya about the ride and I won't bore ya with many details,,,, IT AINT NO V 20...

Hi all , I compound and wax my 30 year old boat every year and I'm absolutely never quite satisfied with the outcome. The hull always looks chalky to me. I was in the local marine supply last week looking for that magic product and the sales associate told me to get this great product called...

Hey all, I decided to update my original dash with a new set of sierra/Teliflex Eclipse series gauges and a new switch panel. I replaced the tach and replaced a broken amp gauge with an hour meter with no problem. However when I got to the trim and temp gauges I noticed on each gauge their seems...