Cover is removed exposing carbs. Once carbs are uncovered, remove the linkage so you can unbolt them from the motor. Each carb has 2 nuts, which must be removed....
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For those of you who may be new to this boat wheel bearing game, let me share some words of hard learned wisdom, to hopefully prevent you from winding up like so many boats I see every year on the side of the road with the wheel and hub missing....
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National Safe Boating Week May 16-22Recent drownings tragically reinforce safe boating message: Wear It!MADISON – The drowning last week of two men on a northwestern Wisconsin lake just prior to National Safe Boating Week tragically reinforces what state boating safety specialists say is the key message of this national observance: Wear It! Wear your lif...
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First. Small boats(non commerical) are to use the pull chain that's on the lock wall to notify personal that you want to lock through. ...
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You have seen Keel Shield exposed on the BOC for well over a year, and we have given away many units over the course of that time in various member giveaways and contest. The purpose of a Keel Shield is to provide your boat keel protection and reduce risk in shallow water operation. Its major benefit is the protection of your boats keel when...
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Hey folks, thought you'd be interested in seeing my completed LED Night-lighting project. The intent was to project the light down-ward to identify the perimeter of the boat while anchored and fishing at night. I am always a little uncomfortable moving around the boat at night and wanted have my safe boundaries lit up to help keep my bearings....
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I bought a new XPress modified-V 1756 in March of 2001. From the very beginning I have had problems with getting the boat to plane when alone in the boat. It was worse when there was a passenger sitting on the rear bench seat. The boat would porpoise even with the motor tilted all the way down. I contemplated the cause of my problem and drew the following conclusions: The boat is rated ...
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Buying a boat is a dream come true for many. They provide a great outlet for getting away from it all, kicking back and relaxing. Buying the boat, however, isn't where the shopping ends. Boat trailers are necessary purchases for anyone that wants to transport their new purchase from lake to lake or sea to sea. These handy devices aren't one size fits all though. Buying boat trailers isn...
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There, you have just got a boat. A nice new hobby for the weekend and it is time to stock it out. It is time to get all that equipment and gear that you have read about in all the magazines and that you have dreamt about for so long. Time to fill that boat up with all the latest goodies and set sail into the unknown. Sail out and over the horizon, ready for all that may be placed in your way!...
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Winterizing your motors and boats; Pennies now, or dollars in the spring!By Tim Smalley, MDNR boating safety specialistEach fall, after the boating season is over, it’s time to prepare your watercraft for winter storage. For some, putting the boat away consists of turning it over on the beach, putting the motor in the basement and forgetting about them until April ...
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There are written rules which specify who has the "right of way" in meeting, crossing, or overtaking situations on the water. These "Rules of the Road", or NavRules or Colregs, should be reviewed and complied with. But the cardinal rule, above all others, is that the skipper should use every means at his or her disposal to avoid collision....even if it means breaking every rule ever written....
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