Recent content by IOW BOB

So if I said the most I've done is 16 miles you lot would just laugh..

all I can tell you is this is what the prop looks like .. don't know anything about pitch etc

4000 rpm on a plane appears to be the limit . Won't get any more than that no matter what you do with the trim .. I have not tried throttling /revving on the spot

Thanks for the replies Boat was lifted cleaned and anti fouled while The outdrive was serviced. I've not tried revving on the spot so not touched carb linkages . Carburettor was stripped and cleaned when we first got her trying to cure a running issue that turned out to be the coil...

Hi from the sunny Isle of Wight which is off the south coast of the UK .. We bought our searay a 1998 215 express cruiser in may this year . It's been a tough start to what we hope will be a long ownership . We've had a few breakdowns and alarms going of but hopefully it's finally all sorted...

My carb'd 5.0 has an electric fuel pump

I also had the carb stripped and cleaned when we first got her . I'm gonna order the parts I mentioned and see how I go

So we've had our 215 for 8 weeks now . She's a 1998 5.0 v8 mercruiser I'm systematically going through it to make it a good reliable boat . I've changed manifold and risers , thermostat , fully serviced it when I first got her We went out the other day and was crusing along at...

Found it yesterday . Looks like a little black Hockeye puc . It is connected .

Hi all . This is my first post . I'm new to quality boating and purchased our searay 215 a few weeks back . Had a few issues at first but they are nearly all fixed . I didn't realise that when turning on and starting the boat I should here an audible buzzer . I don't hear anything ...