Recent content by computer-rooter

Thanks all for the input. I appreciate it. So far I'm in this project som o-rings and a basic patch kit, so if it looks like a huge ordeal, I can bail on it, so to speak. In the meantime I've learned that the hypalon is the superior material, and that patching beats glue. For some reason...

I have a 9hp nissan on the leftrear corner of my 22' classic. I have a stainless mount with the dense PVC hanger plate. I upgraded from the wood lamiate type when the wood laminate literally exploded at 5mph, catapulting the running kicker head-over-screw into Sitka Sound. Luckily, the fuel...

I have a 22' classic in Sitka if you want to come see it. Just a basic boat with honda 90, baystar and autopilot, and gps. It works for me.

I've recently scrounged an OMC inflatable, very similar in construction and materials to a Zodiac. I got the pontoons holding air by replacing the o-rings behind the Boston valves. Now I am faced with a number of pinholes (true pinpricks up to about 3/8" abraded tears) to patch. I'm looking...

I'm into my 3rd spring with Baystar hydraulic steering. My boat is docked in salt water year around and has an autopilot plumbed into it. It shows nothing like what you describe. It gets crud on the exposed part of the shaft, but that wipes right off. There's nothing special about my 22'...

I have a ritual I go through starting my Honda 90 that seems to work well for all weather: Drop the motor, drain the water separator, connect fuel line, pump the bulb. pop the cowl, check the goodies, and give the bulb another shot. Work the console and wheel a few times to make sure they're...

I resemble that remark. :teeth :cry

I got my 22' classic four years ago. I fell into it, so to speak when my son, the previous owner, ran into financial trouble and I traded the boat for his debt. I wasn't sure I wanted to be a boat owner at the time, much less the owner of a boat with an outboard motor. I come from a...

I was a mechanic and shop manager in the 70s and early 80s. I've never seen a seam split like this on an oil filter either. I've seen mis-installed filters (wrong part, gasket not lubed, old gasket stuck to filter block and not removed, spun up too tight, not tightened enough, gasket rolled...

The dipstick is below filter level and of course the high mark is a ways down the stick, so I assume the oil level is below the filter. I generally drain the oil before pulling the filter though, so I can't say for sure.

Up here in Alaska that "small difference in price" could be priceless. Nothing more puckery feeling than a stiff wind and high chop against a 9.9hp Nissan kicker when you're dodging ice! I'm at the very least adding a zip-loc-baggied spare oil filter to the oil spill response gear. Got a part...

Oh - yeah. Right. I forgot to mention that part. :smilep And no, there was no indication of the failure. I hadn't used the boat in a few weeks before that trip, so I'd popped the cowl, sprayed some grease on the bell cranks, and checked the oil. It was a touch below full, but not by more...

Greetings all! I haven't posted in a while, but I thought this was worthwhile to bring to everyone's attention. I'm running a Honda 90 on my C-Dory. Last month I was putting along when my oil alarm went off. After a little investigation, I discovered oil exiting somewhere under pressure...

I had started with a 15" 4-blade screw, thinking it was a starting point that I would either be going up or down from. I was getting a nice top end (28knots), but the tach was only reading 3800rpm. I went to the 13" 3-blade to see what would happen to my top-end RPM. I picked up 200, to...

I have just repowered my 22 classic with a 2002 honda bf90. It's claimed to have 20 hours on the powerhead, but that's another story. In the course of repowering, I also replaced the control console and cables, wiring harness, and added a complete set of honda gauges. Some of the crappiest...