Recent content by fitz73222

Someone probably fabricates those rails, maybe even welds them for Bennington unless they're very vertically integrated. Someone has to have the prints for all the angles and bend radii for those rails on that model which would be easy to replicate. This stuff is far from rocket science. Take...

I strongly encourage anyone reading this thread is that this DOES NOT APPLY to boats used in saltwater. Going 3-7 years without gearcase removal is going to cost you thousands in extra cost due to seized bolts, stuck driveshaft and shiftshaft splines, corrosion and a host of other issues. I...

The quickest way to destroy an impeller is to start the engine without water either from the lake or from a flush attachment(muffs), you have about 5 seconds and it is toast. Never run the engine with the water hose attached to the flush port, it is made just to backflush the engine cold without...

If you have never done this service before, it would be best to take it to your dealer to get the work done.

Saltwater or freshwater? There's more to this than just an impeller replacement. I'm in saltwater, but trailer from my house and take excellent care of my engines. Washed, flushed, (with muffs, running) and covered. The impeller change intervals are at 100 hours or once a year. These impellers...

Before large main fuel tanks in boats back in the day, it was standard practice to run multiple 6 gallon portable tanks through a mechanical brass 3 or 4 way selector valve. Plumb some fuel line from the valve with a fuel connector fitting to plug it into a standard marine 6 gallon fuel tank...

Try running it with the cowling off and see if it runs normally. The damage may have crushed the air tunneling/venting through the cowling, which might starve it for air.

Not sure where you are located, but a custom motorcycle shop or body/ collision shop can fix it like new, with a repaint of the area. My SHO 115 had cowling damage from deep scratches on the rear, This was a three color fade paint repair and new clear coat and the cowling came back looking like...

Do you have a Yamaha factory tach or aftermarket? I would checking connections to start. I have replaced a number of aftermarket tachometers that do what yours is doing and the root cause was a faulty pole selector switch on the back of the tach that seems to lose connection and you get erractic...

Have you noticed if the gages quit working in direct sunlight verses shade? It does sound like something is heating up from either resistance (bad connection) or external (heat from the sun). Does the hour meter continue to capture time even when the gage goes out? Easy to prove if you can jot...

You're not trying to dock crew 9 at 10,000 mph in outerspace... The spinner knob makes all the difference in the world. Save money...Be happy I love my knob...

Sorry, no help there..

Does your Sun Tracker pontoon, feature a small fabricated aluminum "V" bottom in front of your engine? If yes, you would then set the engine height based on that "V" with the engine cavitation plate even or just below it. We are not talking about a performance application here so no need to...

Thank God! We're waitng to pounce on a solution!

I think he has this on a pontoon (not mentioned) and not running a 10" offset jackplate which allows you to run the engine higher. I'm thinking his engine is mounted too high and/or he has too much bow weight and it needs some stern squat.