Ah well, hope they can still help you now! :)

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Hey Roy, sounds like you also got a great deal. I'm glad the videos are helping you. Your English is excellent, much better than my Norwegian! :)

You're dead right Nick. I put it in a barrel yesterday and it pumped just fine. I'm never convinced a pump isn't working from muffs, they always seem a bit hit and miss.

I have had the same issue...as soon as the whole cavitation plate goes under it starts pumping via the telltale...crisis over

Thanks Florencio, thanks for adding to the view count! :)

You're welcome. :)

Thanks Michael, glad the vids have been helping you.

Thanks Chris! Glad to hear you've been enjoying the videos. :)

Thanks Vincent, I'm glad the videos are helping you. My mother emigrated from the Netherlands when she was a teenager and we have been there several times. Wonderful country. :)

Thanks for watching!

There's always one more trick lurking around the corner to learn. :)

@@DangarMarine yes and when you think you're too old to learn, you're too old period. ;-)

Thanks mate, glad the vid helped you. It was a pleasure having a beer together. :)

I hope so, too. So far all the signs are good. :)

Thanks Greg, I think it will run for many years yet. You've just reminded me that a mate of mine used to drink 'Sparkling' so we'd always order a port and starboard. ;)

Thanks Keon, can't wait to take it for a spin.

Can't wait to see that video as well. That motor looks and sound pretty amazing for $200!!!!

;)

Congratulations on your new boat! I'm sure plenty of people chose their outboards based on ones that have given them good service in the past. Nothing wrong with that.

Thanks Will. Matching the sealant to the hull colour is a nice touch. :)

You're welcome. :)

Oops, I hope I didn't miss your question! Glad it's answered now though. :)

Thanks mate. Good luck with the Mariner. :)

You're welcome. :)

Hey Darren, glad to hear you are enjoying the videos. Good luck with the new e-tec install!

Will definitely be filming the launch. I can't wait now!

Glad to help

That should do the job!

Dangar Marine I guess the best way to pick it up is flywheel since they are both mercury ? Hoping my controls swap over. 115 is a 94 and the 50 is a 1998

I’ve been a mechanic for most of my life but never had a boat. Any advice is appreciated

Thanks Andrew!

Ha! I'll be sure to chat that video out. As Nick mentioned, it turned out to be that the muffs just don't supply enough water, it worked fine in a barrel so that's good news. Getting close now!

Hope the fitting goes well. What are you putting on?

It's been fitted to a princess Pilgrim 25 the inboard engine finally died but has been in since 1965 so has done well

That's a good run since '65 then. :)

Thanks mate, I can't wait to take it for a run now! :)

Thanks for replying so quickly mate. Love all your vids ! I got a 7 meter RIB last year and with the help from you I'll have it ready for next summer

Nice! I'm a big fan of RHIBs, they are great boats to drive. Good luck getting it all up and running.

Thanks mate, it certainly is nice to have a bit more space finally, but it could always be bigger, still gets cluttered!

Thanks Steven!

Is that why you haven't visited in so long? We're still waiting for that dive trip! :)

+Dangar Marine haha! I'm definitely going to get there. Missing the humour, they don't laugh at my jokes in Singapore

Having something like that in there is a good idea. We often use 10mm polyboard when the transom is thin to give a bit of extra strength as well as insulation.

not a bad idea ether. do you know if outboards carry any electrical charge in the alloy casing?

Yes, the casing is ground, so if it contacts the hull at all the entire hull will also be ground. This is pretty much always the case due to the bracket clamps and the bolts going through the casing. The trick is to make sure that every device has a good negative lead back to the battery so the hull isn't the path of least resistance.

It was a great deal. I was lucky to be in the right place at the right time.

Thanks mate!

;)

@@DangarMarine And your dedication has been rewarded......... Cleaver has indeed been freed. 😂👍

Thanks Peter, it's still running nicely too! :)

how much was your steering system? iv looked it up and seen them for $500 up to $4000 on ebay

Thanks! It's slowly starting to come together. Can't wait to see the seats in now. :)

Thanks mate.

Thanks mate. :)

Thanks Greg. I don't have any experience with jack plates, but in theory they should give you the best of both worlds. Like anything though I imagine it comes down to installing something of high enough quality to do the job well.

Yes, I'm curious to see too. Should be too long now hopefully.

Welcome!

It is indeed, great hull.

Best thing you can do is start with the smaller jobs like changing spark plugs etc until you get your confidence up. Once you get familiar with the basic components as well as basic concepts sure as torquing bolts up tight enough and using the right sealants etc you will start to be ready tackle some of the bigger jobs. I should do a video soon on some of the basic skills you will need.

Outside is much easier to see and get to on most boats.

Yeah, it was just a bit of blockage at the outlet. At least this Honda was cheap!

I'm not sure where these came from. Maybe Honda original? These nut types are the only ones I can find now. www.ebay.com.au/itm/124755351986

I'll swap a engine service for a bed and a few drams of Laphroaig. ;)

You can always bodge something. ;)

@@DangarMarine YOU can! Not the rest of us hahaha... my mate 'Paul' and I yanked off the old DT40 over the weekend... only too realise that the lads at Suzuki made the gear selector and throttle assembly inside the cover now... because then you can buy their silly conversion kit... we are hoping to do something on the drag link so it fits (they also relocated the screw hole on the handle part of the motor housing so you needed another kit)... another issue you pointed out was the height of the blades to reduce drag/cavitation - do you have any handy ways to increase the motor height by 2 inches or so? Wish you were somewhere close to Bris/Goldy mate you are a wealth of knowledge. I first found you on the vid you did about the renaming of a vessel according to Poseidon's leger and it was one of the more detailed explanations of the process. Thanks again

Thanks mate. I was lucky with this outboard. The boat it was on sunk and the insurance company paid for the owner to buy a brand new one so he was happy to part with this one for next to nothing.

Dangar Marine ahh, I see. Great luck for you :) I just bought my first boat, an old Caribbean Sandpiper (I've been round boats my whole life but this one is mine) but it's in perfect condition with a brand new transom and floor. The plate recommends an 85hp motor. I've been offered a Suzuki DT115 for next to nothing , is it too big for my boat? Local boat mechanic says it will be fine but I'm not so sure :/ Any advice welcomed.

You're welcome Frank, sorry to hear the trip to the professional didn't help.

I'd say it is about 3mm thick. With that dash I sanded it clean and then sprayed some clear coat from an auto parts store to stop it oxidising.

In the end I didn't need to do anything. Once the leg was in a drum it started pumping just find. As somebody mentioned in another comment the Hondas don't run too well on muffs due to an extra intake underneath. Does yours pump on the water?

Also, this video might help you with your cooling problem if you haven't already seen it. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mt5oktuBmJbFg40.html

That was the first video i watched when looking solutions to my problem :) Tested it in a barrel, no problem. good stream on tell tale and t-stat worked... Tested it on a lake today and overheat alarm went off... Seems like its overheating only under load... I now suspect too low water pressure is the problem because at idle the water never reaches the t-stat, only when accelerating.

Ah, yes, must have mispoken in that video. This video goes into details on the difference kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iJiWYMSIsp6xnYk.html

8 hp

rafael matos i have a 14 ft lone star and I have a 1956 10hp sportwin I would recommend the 18

+Gogle Plus Sucks I don't think it is as important as with an aluminium hull, but it certainly wouldn't hurt from a vibration point of view, particularly if you already have the tube open to do the bolt holes.

Thanks!

I'm not sure what they call that plate, but I have made one up from a piece of stainless steel plate in the past when it has been missing. It is really just a locking plate with some slots drilled into it that the groves in the cable collars can slot into.

Yep, sure can. It's a pretty good general purpose grease. If you want something a bit less visible then Lanolin spray is a good choice too.

It was always front steer.

Good question. Personally I think it comes down to the ability to get tools in. Access is easier on the outside of the transom so the nuts are usually there to allow ratchets or air tools to get in, but it doesn't really matter, the clamping force is the same.

Thanks mate. This video goes through a bit more of cavitation vs ventilation thing. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iJiWYMSIsp6xnYk.html

Can't say I've ever seen a boat with the outboard angled like that. Generally the weight of the driver counter acts the prop torque.

Dangar Marine .. Thanks. that makes sense. It was a setup handed over from a ski racing provider here in the UK. Probably serves overpowered rigs. May I thank you for the quality of what you do online. I was enthusing to my GF about how great it is you start a video with a low-key task... then it all blows up with 'fix' diversions, representing the real world of shitty outboard nuts and bolts that won't play ball. Yeah... she's only interested in our boat 'working' .. jeez !

Sikaflex recommend 24 hours.

Generally with outboard mounting bolts you have a second locking nut rather than tightening them too much as you will only crush the transom of the boat. This can be as low at 40 ft/lbs.

Big time, I was very lucky. :D

I don't have one, sorry.

Sure, no problem with doing that.

Hi mate, congrats on your new boat. I was a T-Rex sealant we used, but I'm not sure of the exact type. The name certainly sounds familiar.

Thanks Stu , ill try that stuff :)