Recent content by coached

Wish I could help you. The guys on here helped me get mine running great and I wish I could pay it forward. All I can say is hang in there these are great little motors and well worth the fix. Good Luck, Coach

It was just plowing thru the water. The boat is a 1448 Lonestar. We moved the TM and battery up front and the 3 gal gas tank in the middle along with the tackle. Raised the motor about an inch and got a used prop off of ebay because the old one was slipping. Carb rebuild and tuning and its...

Thanks Krawler, its the first time we checked it with GPS. It was also the first time the boat got up on plane. Im going to roll as is. Been looking at a little more hp. How do you like your Honda?

I have been working on my boat "set up" to maximize its speed. With my two sons, TM and battery, tackle box and poles, we were able to get to 14.3 MPH. Is this about average speed or do I need to keep tinkering. Thanx for your help. Coach Ed

Today was the best day Ive had with my boat. BIG thank you to all the great people that helped me get to this point. Took the boys out for some fishing today and we clocked it at, a scorching 14.3MPH, in fairly rough water. I bought a prop off ebay and raised the motor 1/2 inich to help with the...

Ill be getting it out soon. How do you post a Pic? I have some on my phone but couldnt figure out how to post from it. My plan is on our next trip to adjust the weight some. I may need to set the motor a little higher also. thanx again. Coach

Thanx for the info Country, I held the flywheel and tried to turn the prop and it would turn so I think I need to find a prop shop. Im in the Tulsa area so there should be something fairly close. If not Ill try to buy one. When I took it out last Fri it ran out really well but I need to look at...

Not sure what to do about that. Do I need to find a new one or can it be rebuilt?

Got to the lake tonight. Tuned to air/fuel jet at WOT and it tuned up well. I think its running as good as it going to. I did find one thing odd... I had to throttle up slowly or the prop acts like its slipping. When I was backing down the boat ramp the prop hit due to the angle I was on. Any...

I like that Boat2fast, Im gona use that as a rule for this motor. It was a barn find from my wife's grandparents. They stored it but left the cover off of it and a Pack Rat made a home in it...It has low hours on it and I think it will make a fine little motor just may take a little time. Im not...

Ive been running mine in a tank because Ive have had a Track Meet the last two weekends. One more on Sat. so may get a chance to put it back on the boat on Sunday. After the carb cleaning Ive adjusted the air/fuel and thought I had it right but came back out and tried it again and it seems doggy...

Well, Im finding that running well in the tank and running well on the Lake is two different things. Can someone explain why?

Great post, he has done some fine work there. My motor was a barn find and a Pack Rat had made a home in it. Took awhile but its running well now. Thanks to all of you, if I can every help out just let me know. Coach

Just got done with the adjustment. Running pretty good in the tank. If I have good weather tomorrow Ill take it out to the lake. It was a little smokey but I think its just the carb cleaner burning off. Thanx Pappy, you were a big help. Ill post some pics after Im all done with the project. Coach

Got it cleaned out and back on tonight. It started up pretty easy and idled smooth but when I put it in gear and went to a higher rpm it acted like it was running rich. Just bogged down. I have a track meet in the morning so Ill try to adjust it out tomorrow night. If you think it might be...