Changing the water pump impeller on a boat engine lower unit is key to a strong running engine. Dropping the lower unit and changing out the impeller, on the other hand, can get tricky! Especially if you have nowhere to work on the lower unit. How To Make A Lower Unit Stand! Using four pieces […]
If you spend enough time in the world of boating. Eventually, you will come across the dreaded fuel smell! After going through the boat and checking everything, we get to the point where we are almost %100 sure that the fuel tank is bad! Now it’s time to pressure test the boat fuel tank, but […]
Most boaters have spent enough time on the water to have experienced getting fishing line wrapped around the propeller. As well some having accidentally ran over a crab or lobster trap and getting rope caught around the propeller. Then others have even gotten to experience getting their anchor line wrapped up! So, What Do You […]
Anyone that has spent enough time on the water will tell you; it happens. Eventually, you will run aground, run over something, hit something, and eventually damage a propeller. The next question then is: Can A Bent Prop Be Repaired or Should You Repair Or Replace it? Yes, a boat propeller that has been bent […]
Most likely if you have reached the point where the boat sitting in your yard has become the description point for your house. It is time to scrap the boat! So that your house can be the blue, yellow, or red house, instead of the one that has the giant bush, which is actually a […]
The first thing that most people think of when they hear the words, “compression test,” is expensive. Is that really the case though? What Outboard Compression Test Results Mean. Results vary depending on whether the outboard is a Four-Stroke or a Two-Stroke. Good results for Four-Strokes should be 180-210 PSI, and Two-Strokes should be around […]
For a large percentage of the boating communities around the world, there is a boating on and off season. In the off season and beginning of the season, boats are going into or coming out of storage. This is typically the time when many people encounter boat battery trouble! Which, makes a lot of people […]
These days there are a ton of different steering options for boats to use. Mechanical, Hydraulic, Electric, Power Steering, but which one is best? To answer that we can break it down into two groups, mechanical vs hydraulic. In this article, we will stick with the mechanical portion, so that we can help out when […]
Have you ever noticed that there are different sizes for fuel lines? And asked yourself, what’s the difference? Does it really matter? Of course it does! What Size Fuel Line To Use For An Outboard, 5/16″ or 3/8″? 5/16″ fuel line can be used in up to a 115 HP outboard engine. Anything above that […]
Smelling fuel on a boat can be a serious issue very quickly. Knowing what to do and what your options are is extremely important! What Should I Do If My Boat Smells Like Fuel? If you smell fuel on your boat. Shut off the fuel if possible and locate the leak. If the leak is […]
