Recent content by BobW89

I'm working on my first Mod and have spent countless hours on the research. I'm adding casting decks to my 1976 Lowe 1448 and looking for opinions and experience with sealing the marine grade plywood I selected. I plan to cut, pre-drill holes and seal the wood with a spar varnish and then cover...

You were right on the money. I went through all of the ignition measurements and found all meter measurements (ohms) were in tolerance. I then went back to the wiring diagram and checked every wire and found the faulty switch. I was able to get her started and now moving on to timing. Thank...

Today I narrowed down that compression is not the issue, 90 psi on both cyclinders. However, I am not getting fire at the plugs. Any help on troubleshooting the ignition system? Not really sure how to begin. I will do some reading tonight and post any process.

Gents, I've searched the web for answers and have been redirected to this site over & over. Any help or direction would be greatly appreciated. I'm a new boater and just purchased the following rig: 1984 Mercury 25XD - 25hp, 2 cycle, electric start, jet drive. 1976 Lowe 1448 1971 Trailer...