How do you know if an outboard motor will fit on a specific boat or not?

Nathan asked: Looking at Craigslist I see lots of individual boats and outboard motors for sale separately. If it has enough horsepower can you attach pretty much any outboard motor to any boat? Or are there proprietary attachments? If so, is there a chart or guide somewhere that shows what boats work with what outboard [...]

outboard motor?

oes asked: what size motor do i need for a 14 foot aluminumboat? it is very basic, lake boat.

What lenght outboard motor do i need for my boat?

Superfly Fruitcake asked: I have Merc 500 50 HP outboard motor and have problems getting my 14 foot tri-hull to plane, it also ***** air sometimes, revving the engine.
Its an old boat and it was cheap so i don’t want to spend a fortune on fixes. I need some guidelines to find out if I [...]

Outboard Motor?

spacedoorgo asked: I have a 45HP Mariner outboard motor. The last time I ran a few days ago, it it ran fine. I tried starting it today and the engine cranks over but won’t start. I have plenty of gas. I had engine for years with no trouble.

What would cause an outboard motor not to accellerate?

Captain Trips asked: I have a Mercury 125hp outboard saltwater motor on my boat. I went to use the boat yesterday for the first time in a few weeks. The motor started up with out a problem, but once I got out of the canal and went to accellerate, the boat did not [...]

What can I do to start my outboard motor?

Joe H asked: I haven’t used my outboard motor for some time and when I tried to start it the other day, it would not start. It had sat without being started for at least a month, maybe two. I can pull the cord, but the motor does nothing. It worked fine [...]

What is the normal compression in a 2 stroke outboard motor?

howard asked: Just purchased a 40HP Johnson 1972 outboard motor and checked the compression when I got it home. Both cylinders checked out identically at 145PSI. I have never checked an outboard before, but this seem ridiculously high, I was expecting 125-130PSI. Can anyone tell me for sure where to find out [...]

How can I make a homemade outboard motor steering system for a pontoon boat?

Jason H asked: I have built a 3 hull 8 man pontoon boat. It is 13′ x 8′. It has three hull’s and a wood framed platform 10′ x 8′. There is a tiki hut framed canopy covering the platform with 3′ high bamboo siding around the perimeter. There is wood framed benches running along [...]

how would i get a piece of rope unlaudged from my jet boat motor?

karla b asked: we were pulling out sons around on a tube the other day on our sea doo jue boat and when it was time to quit i was pulling them in from the back of the boat and the rope accidently got ****** into one of the motors ( i think). any thought [...]

This is my first time leaving my jet boat at the marina.will it be safe to leave it there?

m asked: What if i go the next day or next week and somthing is missing from by boat like, seat parts bimini top or just anything . Wil the marina be held responsible for the missing things? We are paying for the storage and handling.

Why would a propeller fall off an outboard motor if nothing was hit and the water was not shallow?

jade asked: I rented a boat and the bolt holding the propeller onto the outboard motor slid out and the prop almost fell off. I hadn’t hit anything, there was no damage at all to the propeller and I wasn’t in shallow water. Outside of a bolt left loose, is there anything else that could [...]

I’m looking for a mid 90s smaller jet boat for water sking and I don’t want to get a double jet. Got a favorit

Daniel S asked: I want something that is light, fast and Maneuverable but single jet.

What do you do when you’re on a commercial fishing boat at sea and have bad vision?

Reinhart asked: My only concern about fishing (excluding the risks) is my vision. What do people do when they’re on a boat and have impaired vision (like not perfect vision)? Glasses would fall off easy with all the water, and contacts surely wouldn’t be easy to put on everyday with the boat swaying all the [...]

Scrapes down the center of a Hull a common thing?

edward.r223 asked: Looking at buying my 1st boat for offshore fishing which has scrapes down the center bottom of the deep-vee hull. It’s a 1998 Bayliner Trophy that’s been used in saltwater. Scrapes have been covered by some type of gelcoat repair substrate/paint. My assumption is that it’s probably normal wear and tear and not [...]

How can I get a job on a fishing boat in Mexico?

Sam asked: I realize this is a long shot, but I’m trying to get an entry level job working on a boat (fishing or otherwise) in Mexico. I speak English and Spanish. Thanks.

where do I find the blue book value on a jet boat?

booboothumpershrek asked: looking for the blue book value on a 1979 waikiki jet boat I do not know the make of it . It has a size 350 engine rebuilt from the ground up. Just finished last week.

Can I drop a small car motor into my sea doo jet boat instead of the stock 787? How much trouble would it be?

trey_lunder asked: 96 sea doo challenger. Everything there but the motor itself.

what makes panga boats capable of going from 10inches of water to 30 miles offshore?

giffster asked: i heard a 18ft or 22ft panga fishing boat has 8inch draft. and can also go 50 miles offshore safley.

How would I attach a seat/bench to an old fiberglass hulled fishing boat?

crossmanclan asked: I have an old Edson 16 ft. fiberglass boat which has been converted to a fishing boat with 2 captain’s chairs. I want to add a bench seat to the boat to be able to take the kids out fishing too but am not sure how to attach the wood framed bench [...]

What size diesel pump is necessary to power a 20-ft displacement hull jet boat?

Chaco-Yekke Downyonder asked: I am building commuter boats at the moment for the Otago Harbour in southern NZ, the more the merrier.
Latest idea: Get a displacement hull and power it with a diesel pump, to get a jet drive (good for crossing the sandbanks at low tide, and to allow the boat to sit on [...]

What kind of boat should I buy in Hawaii for sport fishing?

kikaida42 asked: I’m moving to back to Hawaii soon, and want to puschase a sports fishing boat. What is the best type of boat? Sea Ray Cruiser? Cruisers? Sportcrafts? Can someone please give me some advise, I’m disabled so I need to buy a reasonable priced 30-40 ft sports fishing boat, and I would like [...]

How do i drain oil from a jet boat with a chevy 454 engine?

Marcus asked: What are my options for draining oil from the chevy 454 engine i have in my jet boat?

Merc 150 Submerged Outboard Motor In Saltwater Sunk Boat?

dude asked: I let some friends borrow my boat and they basically sunk it 20 miles offshore. When it got back on dry land (motor submerged) I immediately pulled the plugs blew out the water, rinsed with fresh water, coated with wd-40 and it started up shortly there after. I took it out [...]

How to navigate shallow water/seagrass in a jet boat?

JaredG asked: From a purely mechanical (Keeping seaweed/grass/gunk out of jetdrive) standpoint, is it better to cross shallow water and seagrass areas in a jetboat at no-wake speeds or with the bow on plane?

1997 seadoo speedster jet boat this a good deal ?

lawman502 asked: I have a buddy that is selling a 1997 seadoo speedster jet boat it has two 85hp motors its yellow and white its in very good cond. he asking for $4,000 is this a good deal on this type of boat ?