I'm having trouble with a '69 185-srv. I thought at first it was a prop problem. I had a new prop put on (and the old one re-manufactured, and I still have it). Not long after that (but not RIGHT after), I started to lose forward thrust. at first when I'd get to about 2200 rpms, but then, most...
Thanks so much for the replies thus far.
Here's what happened. When I bought the boat, it needed a new prop and a new throttle cable. I had both done with a mechanic that came highly recommended from many people, and the mechanic said the boat looked good, otherwise, esp. for a 1969. I put it...
A quick question before I go back up to the mechanic. I have a 1969 185-srv, new to me this summer. We've had some work done on it, most notably replacing the throttle cables. Had it out on the lake this weekend, and with the throttle full-forward, it was slipping out of gear...no forward...
My husband -- who is the mechanical support person in our boating team -- wanted me to ask a question:
We have a '69 185srv, runabout. We've had it to the *actual* mechanic, who gave it a clean bill of health. We took it out for, oh, maybe 45 minutes, running at full throttle, and when we got...
...it just might be me. :-)
My husband & I have been dealing with our new addition -- the 1969, avocado green, 185SRV we bought a month ago. We're docked in Port Clinton in Lake Erie, Ohio, and this weekend, we put the "fixed" boat in the water. (side note: we had to had the throttle and...
I like to GO places. I like cars, too...because in a car, I can go places. With a boat AND a car, I feel like I have the whole world, potentially, within reach. I know that's not realistic, as a beginning boater in an 18' runabout, but hey. It's the feeling. :-)
Laurel
Hello,
My name is Laurel and my husband, John, our 3 children & I live outside Dayton, Ohio. Two years ago, we inherited a trailer (needs some work) on the lake between Marblehead and Put-in-Bay, on Lake Erie. We've been coming up to the trailer a few times a summer the last few years, but this...