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After I changed the truck carburator on my boat which has a Ford 302 off a truck for a Marine Holley, I got the carburator from a not very reputable carburetor place. The boat was not running well so I ended up taking the boat to a mechanic, had to have the carb rebuilt again and now the...

Have heard different opinions. Should I store the boat with the outdrive up or down. It does not have a tilt motor so it has to be held by the strap. Thks

Following the advice given in previous threads I changed the truck carburator for a 2300 Holley 300 cfm marine carb. At the same time I changed the fuel line. Today I took the boat out and when accellerating it will "bogg down" after 2500 rpms. Can this be a fuel delivery problem? Should I...

I am having problems with my ford 302 engine after changing the carb to a marine Holley. It will idle ok and will rev to 4000 in neutral but when in gear and I open the throttle it will start to rev and then "bog down". Because it is a pain in the neck to have to go to the marina in order to...

Today I got a little letter from my homeowner's assn. Originally I could not park my boat next to my house because there is a big palm tree. They have agreed to let me take the palm tree down but I have to cover my boat with a "Hunter Green Boat Cover". Do you guys know who makes such a cover?

I think unfortunatedly I know the answer but do the starter and alternator look marine?

Ferm wrote in my previous thread "The next thing I would look for is a marine distributor to fit your engine as automotive distributors do not have flame arrestors in them to prevent sparks from igniting any fuel vapors". Besides the marine distributor what else do I need to look at...

Following everyones advice I was trying to change my gas line to a steel line. The problem I ran into probably has a very simple solution but I just can't find it. The size of the fitting on the Holley carburator is a 1/4" and the one on the pump is 5/16". I got a pice of 1/4 line and a piece...

Because one of my problems is that I like instant gratification, the idea of getting a rebuilt carb on e bay sounded like torture today. I found a carb place open on saturday and got for 160 dlls a rebuilt Holley 2bbl. I replaced the carb, attached the throtttle linkage and the gas line...

After getting your feedback about my non-marine carburator I started thinking that I should name my boat the Molotov. Because I am not able to get a marine carburator today I decided to start doing other improvements today. First I was going to take the old fuel line going from the fuel pump to...

In the last 24 hours I have found out that my boat is an illegal copy of a V20 and that I am about to explode any minute because the carburator on the boat is not a marine carburator. Please take a look at the picture of the gas tank and see if you see any other major fire hazards. On...

Hello. Me again with another newbie question. My fake V20 (see post in General Section) has a Ford 302. Currently when I start it, the engine starts at the first try and idles reasonably well. After cruising for a while (7 miles or so) during which it runs well it dies when it idles. I have new...

I am new to this fiberglass repair thing. The gelcoat on my boat has a lot of areas where it is cracked. I started by sanding those areas with a wirebrush and as I grind the area small "puck marks" start appearing. I was wondering if I have to grind all of it down untill the puck marks disappear...

I have a V20 powered with a Ford 302 engine and a volvo penta 280 outdrive. It currently has a 14 inch 19 pitch prop. It will max out it's RPM's at wide open throttle at around 3500. I tried a different prop with a 15 pitch and it went all the way to 4300. I have been trying to find out what...

Hello everyone, I am new to the site. Hope you guys can help me. I have been looking at the site for a few weeks and it seems pretty user friendly. I recently bought my first boat from an old Cuban guy here in Miami. I am the third owner of the boat. The title says it is a 1967 Fibra 20 footer...