Wow! :smt021 Silly me. I read that article and it really brings reality home. I won't be trying anything myself; or with my "drunk friend". Great article by the way. Thanks for the advice, now I wll be looking for a Merc mechanic.
Not at all. and thanks for the welcome! And the advice.
We'll get it looked at as soon as possible. In the meantime I'll just keep going to the marina and enjoy sitting on my 1st boat.
Maybe I should re-phrase. We want to get on the water! Another friend (I don't know if he knows what he's talking about, everybody wants to be an expert) said to replace the whole thing. From what read that could be costly and probably a project for next year.
This year we are re-doing the...
We purchased this boat about 2 yrs ago and we're trying to restore it. We know next to nothing about boats and are depending on friends to help us out. The throttle is difficult to move - sticking? A friend says something may need to be oiled. Someone else thinks maybe a belt needs to be...