Recent content by danw77

Thanks for the helpful, on topic reply. My concern was mostly the awkwardness of steering and making sure the 2 motors don’t interfere with each other. I guess there’s only one way to figure if it works or not. Still hoping some others will chime in with some tips or advice.

I’ve been doing it by hand with the help of my son.

My current 25hp is a tiller and the 9.9 is a tiller also (I already have both motors). I run the 25hp on a couple lakes, plus the river and bay. I’m just trying to figure out the best/easiest way to run a 9.9 on the restricted lakes. It’s fine for me to have both on the boat as long as the 25hp...

Thanks... but that's not an issue for me in my state.

I’ve got a 16’ Princecraft with. 25hp tiller motor. I’d like to add a 9.9 hp tiller to access a couple of restricted lakes near me. What’s the best way to do this? The 25hp is bolted on so swapping between motors is not an option. Should I just hang the 9.9 off the transom too when I need to use...

Ok, I checked the tube and grommets and they all looked good. I had planned on replacing the thermostat anyway so I did that and flushed everything out. I put it all back together and I’m still have the same problem - the water pumps fine when the engine is cold but as soon as it get up to...

Thanks, I will check that. It’s was a an OEM replacement water pump and the tube for very snuggly - I was pretty tough to get everything in and lined up. It’s possible that something may have slipped out of place.

I'm working on a 2002 Johnson 25 hp 2-stroke. It came with a boat a just picked up that had been sitting a while so I don't know much about its history. I'm going through it trying to get it back up and running - but I'm having a problem I just can't figure out. It then runs fin for about 10-15...

I picked it up for $1,000. Seems pretty solid. Yeah, the guy was not the brightest bulb. I’m currently replacing the hubs, cleaning the carb, and trying to figure out the best way to remove that silicone. Any ideas? Do you think a wire wheel or one of those paint eater discs would work?

It's been about 10 years or so since I've owned a boat, and the bug has hit again. I'm looking for something just to get out on the lake and river with my boys and do some fishing. I came across this on on FB market place, and wanted to know what you guys thought. Here's the listing: "16ft...

3 gallons of gas to 8 oz of oil. Should be 50:1, right?

I've been working on a 1975 Mercury 110 (9.8 hp). When I pulled the plugs I noticed that they are covered with oil (wet, drippy, shiny). What are the potential causes of this, and where would I start trying to track this down. I ordered a manual but it hasn't come yet and I was hoping to get...

I noticed these lines on the side of the housing. When I saw the first one, I thought it was a crack. When I noticed the second one, I wondered if they were from the casting. Now I'm not sure. There is a smear a gear oil across the housing in the area of whatever these marks are which also...

OK, so I didn't get as much time to work on it this weekend as I would have liked. I did manage to get it out on the lake with the kids. We gave it a good run, and it seems to be clearing up. I'll still pull the carb off and clean it, but I was able to get it to run forward/reverse/idle with...

By higher grade, do you mean like "Super" of "Plus" instead of "Regular"? I thought they had ethanol in them as well.