compressed air horns

QuestionMr. Blanchet, Im afraid that this is a ridiculous question for someone with your credentials, but Im also pretty sure that youll be able to help m

Cheapest way to transport boat from FL to Costa Rica?

QuestionHi Mr. Blanchet, Im a (prospective) new boat owner. Im strongly considering buying a 1985 27 Bayliner Ciera in Florida and bringing it down to C

Doing a pre-purchase survey

QuestionHi again Mr. Blanchet, One more quick question for you.  When getting a pre-purchase survey done on a new boat (27 powerboat), how importan

Repairing Boat Floor/Deck

QuestionWere looking to update and repair our boat.  Its a 1986 Raven (I believe) and one of our main projects is repairing the flooring.  Im not

boat will not idle

Questionour boat has not been run for over a year, but has been stored in our garage. we took it out today and it started just fine, but will not idle at a

old fiberglass boat

QuestionHi, My other half bought an old boat from a junk man that had been stored in an old barn.  We cant find a HIN anywhere on this thing, but I t

repair a floor

QuestionRon - I have a 1987 Searay Seville open bow. I have some rot from the pass through way about 12 inches into the bow and about six inches onto the

PROLINE WALKAROUND FRESH WATER PUMP LOCATION

QuestionI need to service my fresh water pump that provides fresh water to all my sinks. I can not seem to locate the pump. Any ideas of location and how

Moisture in GRP hull

QuestionI have a 26 bilge-keel GRP yacht, some 30 years old, which spends the summer on a half-tide mooring and the winter ashore. I have used Danboline bi

Ethanol gas

QuestionI have a 1995 Johnson 115 HP outboard with oil injection on my boat. Will it harm the engine if I use the 10% ethanol fuel that all the stations in

KMV Boat

QuestionI recently bought an 18 fiberglass boat with the brand name of Oliver on the side, but my HIN# says it is a KMV boat. It has an OMC 185hp stern dri

Merc 25hp fuel / ignition problems?

QuestionHello Ron, I have a Merc 25hp from 98 and I have rebulit the carb w/Merc kit. The old membrane was torn so I thought it was fixed. But now the engi

steering

Questionhi mr marine we put our boat in today and i tied off before it was in the water so the outboard part hit the ramp pretty hard as we started to go w

QuickSilver 3000

QuestionMy power trim isnt working all the time.  mainly the trim up...... The trailer up button works all the time. However once in the water i can t

1977 johnson 25hp

QuestionI have a 1977 johnson 25hp modle 25E77, it was originally set up for control steering. I bought the motor and it runs great, except, I need tiller

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QuestionDo you know if a 1987 130hp 3.0 mercruiser that is ideling to fast can suck water back into the cylinders on shut down ,and only just two of them o

hp

QuestionIs there a way to legally reinforce a 10 ft aluminum boat rated at 7.5 hp to run a 9.6 hp motor thanks AnswerHi Brian...Thank you for selecting th

RPM gauge on 99 Bayliner

QuestionI have a 99 Bayliner with a 125 Mercury outboard.  The RPM gauge is not working.  What can I look for to so I can fix it? Thank you. Ans

85HP mercury outboard

Questiondo you have the stats for set the points for this motor (filler gauge)?? AnswerHi Karen...Thank you for selecting the undersigned to reply to your

200 hp johnson outboard

QuestionI have a 200 hp Johnson on my boat and when I go to crank it, it takes about 3 to 5 minutes for the engine to crank up. I pump the fuel bubble, i h