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Cruising on St Johns River, FL

St Johns River

New to us

Just purchased 30Jan2013

:oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: I was turning the trim tab to try to steer the boat, not to trim the motor to then steer the boat. The owners manual is very clear on this. But who reads the manual :oops: :oops: ? In other words, I was turning the trim tab to the left. That only trimmed to...

I questioned my mechanic on this and he stated that he had never known of any damage done by tilting motor up either when towing or at anchor. He also stated that he had never known of a broken safety latch if that was used along with the engine being tilted up.

My Yamaha manual states that my F-80 4-stroke should be kept in the vertical position unless it must me raised when trialering due to road clearance. My lower unit would only clear the road by 6-8 inches if left vertical, so I raise it and set the safety latch when enroute on the road. I keep...

Will turning the tab slightly more correct the steering? The trim tab seems to have a stop that only allows a few degrees of angle. I will see if it can be turned a little more tomorrow. I only need just a little more to have a neutral feel. The PermaTrim is off just enough to see if you...

Are you selling the ray marine? I would like to add auto pilot and I am willing to repair it for my use. If you can use the auto pilot I will be happy to ship it to you. All the parts are there and it does function. Both the installation and user manual are with it. Research if it would work...

Roy, I'm just curious, is your "play" in the "I'm turning the wheel in the plane I would do to make a turn" way? Or is it like the wheel rocks side-to-side on its mounting? It sounds like yours is the former (?). My wheel had the latter and I decided it was probably in the autopilot and so I...

As noted in another post concerning my 1999 F-80 Yamaha, I now have it running as it should and have new lower unit seals and new water pump assembly. I also removed the Raymarine auto pilot for several reasons: There was almost 1/2 turn of the wheel of play due to the unit drive system and the...

I thank everyone for all the above comments, advice, and suggestions. It would be difficult to highlight any one post, since everything said by everyone is right on target to my original question. The mechanic and I discussed the advantage of a new fuel injected engine 2 different times, his...

My 1999 22 CD has a 1999 F-80 (80 hp) 4 stroke Yamaha engine. Due to only 450 hr in 14 yr before I recently purchased the vessel, the carbs were dirty, gummed up, and needed cleaning. With a lot of advice and guidence from other C-Brats, I purchased an ultrasonic cleaner and cleaned the 4 carbs...

Thank you Ron. I will search your photos for the pix. I am hoping for something that will not require me to disconnect or remove the tanks to install.

My 1999 22-C has the original 18 gal each tanks. They are mounted such that the fuel fill, vent, and fuel pick-up connections are outboard. This places the fuel pick-up on the port tank aft, but at a higher level than the inboard side of the tank due to the deck sloping slightly inboard. The stb...

Several people have recommended Spring Garden Creek and Ponce De Leon Springs to me, but in 5 years of coming down here every winter I have yet to try it. I just checked chart 11498-a, and though access to it through Lake Woodruff is shallow, there seems to be enough water for our C-Dorys. We...

The needle valve is attached to the float. So if the needle sticks closed the float sticks in the up position. This could be caused by the needle itself sticking up in the body or the hinge pivot shaft that the float pivots on. I should have realized this since I had 1 carb removed and the...

That-a-way: I compromised so as not to over do my original thoughts. Plus my contact at auto store, a lady from an auto garage family background, who is more knowlegeable on general auto engines than anyone I have ever met. She said no more than 2-3 oz of Sea Foam/gal or I could start to damage...

If I am running the engine daily, I don't put in these additives--but if the fuel is going to sit for any length of time I do. I probably should put in the Ring Free---good information on the Ring Free Plus. I have no explanation as to why the float stuck--but there can be some sticky material...