Recent content by Mgraff00

I will be picking it up this weekend so will probably start a build thread I’m pretty excited to start but we are expecting daughter # 3 shortly so it may put a hold on projects

just bought a 92 Grumman 1542b with a Johnson 25 for $800. I’m a boat mechanic by trade so not concerned about engine issues but does anyone have a similar sized boat. Would like to see recommended mods. Will be using it to fish with my 9 and 6 year olds and probably duck hunting.

I have a 1977 model 55 horse outboard. Has weak spark on #1 and no spark on #2. I ran through the stator and timer test from a cdi ignition troubleshooting book. The dva tests fine on the brown to engine ground and white/black to white/black. Both of those readings are fine. The timer bases ohm...

Not a vapor lock issue. Very familiar with that. I see it often on small blocks in small stern drives. What I'm finding is after it sits and heat soaks is I'm losing spark. I don't want to just throw parts at it. Since I'll be using this for duck hunting this winter I want it to be reliable. I'm...

Don't know much about it honestly. I do know the older fella I bought it from swore he was religious about changing the impeller every spring. Under the hood looks clean. I've seen hot stern drives with bubbled or melted paint and this don't seem to have any. Skeg looks new and boat is in...

Will they get hot and quit?

On a cold start my motor runs great. I can motor around the lake without a hiccup. After I get to my fishing spot and shut the outboard down it will restart immediately if I try. If I let it sit though it's like it heat sinks and won't run. It will crank but no start. Occasionally when it does...

We had one the other day

No tell tale (pee hole)

Personally I like the feedback from the cable models

It pumps water good but I figured on putting an impeller in anyways don't want a hot engine

My 77 rude is now running great. It starts super easy when cold as in unloading from trailer in morning. After motoring around and shutting it down it will pop while cranking but not run. Primer bulb is tight. Choked or not the only way I can start it is spraying a little ether in the carbs. At...

I love redneck ingenuity but my stuff usually functions nice but is ugly as sin

I love redneck ingenuity but my stuff usually functions nice but is ugly as sin

What's the best thing or most usefull object you have ever created from stuff laying around.