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My motor now turns. It took about 2 hours of manipulating it and spraying penetrating oil in it until it was free. Then I was able to put a whole bunch of grease in the tube and turned the wheel to work the grease all the way through. I appreciate all the input and advice from everyone. It...

tsubaki - you just hit the nail on the head. That is one thing I did not do yesterday and the first thing today. I disconnected the steering arm from the yoke or tiller or whatever it is called and the motor turned smoothly. The problem is in the tilt tube. The steering arm will not budge...

I pumped the grease in and tried to move it with no success yesterday. I also put some penetrating oil on the top and hope it works. I am about to go check on it again. I think the 2nd grease fitting is a great idea. I will try the heat idea also. Do you think a benzomatic type of...

The cable seems to be fine. The wheel and cable move freely. Carl

I removed the lower unit today to change the water pump and realized that the motor would not turn. I assumed the problem was in the cable so I disconnected the nut from the bracket and the steering wheel turned with no problem. The motor, however does not budge. I greased all the fittings...

I have a '78 cuddy and the fuel filler hose is 1-1/2" Hope it helps

My v is named 'PANARU'. Here's the story as told to me by the previous owner's grandson-inlaw. The old man who sold me the boat grew up in a poor italian family. They could only afford the bread on the "bottom shelf" which I have known to be called 'brown bread', but this man called it...

Yup - that's me. It was just about a year ago that we fished together. I did see your posts about selling your V. Congrats on the bigger boat. I took a few ideas from our fishing trip. I now have a grappling anchor similar to the one you have and I will be painting the deck of my V here soon...

I will miss it by a day. I will be in Norfolk for 2 weeks starting Sunday

I had time this weekend to dig into my voltage issue. I have concluded my motor does not have a voltage regulator. It has a rectifier - but no regulator. What is the right thing to do? Should I add a regulator, or another battery just to run the electronics? Or something else? Again - any...

I am very glad the Capt got out alive - Snipers should have done this days ago.

I am wondering what all of you think of the current situation off the coast of Somalia with a US citizen being held by pirates and the fact that a US flag ship was attached? Is it another test of our president or just a coincidence?

I installed a new Wise back to back seat this time last year. With two little kids, it was a must. They also like the "lounging" aspect of it. Here are a few pics. Also, you have a bit more storage under the seats as well. The pics are blue because the tarp is still on the boat.

I pulled the string today and purchased a GPS. I thought I would get the Garmin 420, but the mfg rep convinced me to spend an additional $40 and step up to the 440 unit. She said that no additional chips or cards are needed since there is a tremendous amount of data preloaded on this unit...

Defender is having the annual Warehouse Sale this weekend. they usually have mfg reps there also and the paint mfg reps have also been there. Also - The prices are a little cheaper this weekend also. I'll be there on Sat

I am looking to get a GPS. I want a capable unit, but don't need all the bells and whistles. I have a good depth sounder (garmin 160 red) and don't care for the combo GPS/ depth sounder units. I have found 3 different units all for under $350. Your comments and recomenndations are welcome...

Alright, I took some pics of the powerhead as noted below. I have to check the grounds and connections. I ran out of time. I found both the rectifer $27 and the regulator $148 on ebay. The voltage regultor is a discontinued part from Mercury.

Welcome to the site SNS, I have a '78 with a merc 150 on the transom. The folks here can stear you straight on just about anything related "V". They have hepled me countless times. What do you have for power?

Thanks everyone - great info. I will get a picture of the powerhead this weekend and check grounds etc. I'll let you know how I make out and probably ask more questions too!!

A problem I experienced last season - When running around 3500 rpms or higher, my garmin fishfinder (160 red) would flash a message stating the voltage was too high and within a few seconds would shut itself off. It is the only electroninc equipment I have onboard so I don't have anything...