Recent content by MsTurner79

Well I finally got me a motor. I did go with the 25hp Tohatsu. First this thing is so quiet. I took it out for about an hour. After idling for 10 minutes I ran it up to no more that half throttle. It planed out with not issue and was going about 14 mph according to gps. I can't wait to see...

Wow, that is some really good info. I have an order in for the tohatsu 25. I can get the 25 yammi for the same price but I decided on the tohatsu. I hope I made a good decision. My boat is rated for 35 max. The 25 at $3,000 is at my price range.

So I have a 1648 Alumacraft and the Mercury 9.9 just isn't working out. I don't really have time to work on an old motor. In my free time I just want to get on the water and fish. So I am looking into a new 25HP. My question is what are the differences between Yamaha 25 Tohotsu 25 and the...

Something else. WOT was not giving me any more power than half open throttle.

I checked and the dipstick had oil on it. It was light colored but it was fully covered.

It's a 2002. It has a red indicator light that I have seen flash, but not when I was pulling.

Went fishing today. Motor did great until the end of the trip. Went to crank it and it wouldn't start. It had started every time before on a single pull. I did notice a puff of smoke come out as pulled the rope. Did it overheat? Thanks again, Matt

Thanks for the reply. I have a gallon tank that I got from Walmart and it does not have a vent. I'll check that out and see what's up. The boat moved well when. My kids moved from the middle seat to the front. When they were in the middle it wouldn't get on plane. And the prop sounded like it...

Okay, so I got the carb rebuild kit and did it. I hooked it up to water everything went great. So I put it on the boat and took it to the lake today. As you can see in the video it ran great, it's just under powered for this size boat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4airTAC0Ahg Now for the...

Thanks for the info. Vinyl is the way I will be going.

So I'm putting a floor and decks in my 1648. I plan on doing a lot of flats fishing. Has anyone had experience with Marine vinyl? Thanks

Just pulled the line from pump to carb and got 3/16

I have a 2002 mercury 9.9 4 stroke 323 cc. What is the fuel line size on the inside of the outboard? I can't find it in my manual. Thanks Matt

Thanks for all the encouragement! But, no i have a new problem. I got everything hooked up not leaks, then I went to the lake. I turned over for a couple seconds the red light flashed and then it shut off. I tried cranking again and after a little bit it fired up ran for some time and then...

So after looking back at all of my connections I definitely have a bad connection between the quick disconnect and the fitting at the front of the motor. What i'm not sure of is which part is bad the part on the motor or the quick disconnect. The quick disconnect is new. Edit, I'm pretty sure...