Recent content by Ken 6645

the picture helps somewhat...The way it has the prop in the pic shows to be top of the prop blade even with the boats bottom side ...mine has the prop at the centerline now where before had the blade was 5 inch deeper than it was and 3 inch closer than before..I'm thinking this might work now...

I have a 1432 Lowe jon boat..I installed a deck over most of the useable space..The 18 Hp [long shaft ] is to long to push the boat this up in the front with out going on over. I have raised the motor3 or 4 inches by buying a jack plate with a 3 inch set back....Now boat sitting level on the...

I've got a 1436 /03 sLowes and I used treated plywood.. Next I painted a coat of fiberglas rosin on the deck. I covered the deck with sLowes indoor / outdoor carpet. That was in 06... The boat has sit for years in the back yard covered and uncovered since. Deck still fills stout without any...

bduffel wrote: Same problem. My starting battery keeps losing juice whenever the negative cable is connected. It did it before I started running a rear sonar off it. It's like something in the starting/engine wiring is sucking up the volts. I tried the circuit tester light between the neg post...

About the only help I can give you is .. if you used a continuity tester to check the circuit and you didn't get a light, this would indicate that the circuit has a break some where in the line..I don't know if this will help you or not just my 2 cents worth... Ken

I didn't unplug the sonar until after I couldn't figure out how to prevent it [ the sonar ] from turning on automatically by itself.

I finally switched out the bad bilge pump wire and this fixed my big drain. After I recharged the battery I let it set for two days. Checking the battery two days latter it had fallen into the middle 11 volts .. I though about my problem for a couple of minutes.looked and my sonar was...

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I found an old stingray hydro foil that I installed on a 1994 Evinrude 90 GT to get me on plane quicker..Worked great. Just fooling around last night I installed it on my 1969- 18 hp Evinrude .My question is will this "foil" have any adverse effects on my little 18 hp motor ? like overheating...

When I relocated my accessories battery up front for weight distribution I noticed that my battery drained out in a couple of days.All that is attached to it is my trolling motor [I pull the plug when not in use] ,sonar [again power is switched off when not in use] ,power outlet and bilge pump...

thanks for the replies and the exploded view of the tiller steering .After releasing the grip the throttle backs down a little thanks Ken

Hello to all.....While working to get this old motor up and running, I found a round hole just below the elbow that looks like a slot for a screwdriver...I tried to turn it with a S.D. but not very hard...Anyone have any ideas?? Also is this grip supposed to return to a shift [or idle]...

Since no one respondedabout seeing a pic of DIY shifting rod, I decided to make one from what I remember seeing. First drilled a 1/4 inch hole in the top portion of the shifting lever ...Next I took a 1/4x 1 1/4 inch hex bolt and ground the top into a triangle shaped head /_\ ...Next I tapped...

about a week ago I saw a picture of a shifting rod that was home made and eliminated turning around to have to shift. I am almost sure I saw it here but I am not positive..Does anyone remember see the post?? ..There was also a comment about heating a 3/4 in PVC and slipping it over the lever...

Just an up date on my tiller problem.I found the lever that needed to move to rev the motor but it had been broken off .While I continued to mess with it I decided to remove the grip.The grip was spring loaded and when it flew off it scared the sh)( outta my dog....but the problem was found...