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i cannot find a way to het my hand let alone a wrench or socket in the space to get the second bolt. it is to close to the oil pan. I did get my fingers on the bolt and noticed a socket that is stuck on the bolt. i've have thought of every consiveable way, even thought of using my 5 or 7 yr olds!

Anyone have any suggestions on how to remove a starter off of a Mercruiser 260 with out removing the motor? i have removed the exhaust manifold and other items but can only get to one bolt...not even sure if this is the correct bolt! I can't seem to locate yet alone get my hand around the starter. its tight to the oil pan also. Has anyone had any luck? can i undo the 2 main bolts on the front of the engine and jack it up a couple of inches? please help.

thanks everyone.

thanks, are there nets in the area?

Where is Tunnel Park? nice report

I bought one from cabellas for 30 bucks, works great.

Similiar to previous post, but i/o unit. Somehow forgot to put the plug in (first time ever...really), after ideling through the no wake zone for about a mile or so, noticed water coming up through the floor. Immediately shut off motor, jumped in water and installed plug. Pulled out dipstick and sure enough looked like chocolote milk. Had to troll back to launch, motor sounded like s***t. Got home and drained the oil (2x), changed filter (2x). What kind of damage did I do? Had to get back to launch over a mile with water in oil. How do I know if i threw out a bearing? Pulled out plugs and all looked good.

Thanks

How do you guys rig your offshore planer boards to assure they do not come off when a big fish takes it under water or when it gets hung up in the prop wash? i have the red snaps with the pin on the back. I like the walleye board design with the pin, but have 6 of these boards. Let me know what you guys do. thanks

called Kell, got right through and he emailed me a copy within minutes! thanks guys.

got it. do you have any pics of how you rigged the antenna?

why the bolt and what is that loop for?

i believe they are a 0 or 1. not the mags.

new to the wire setup, how much deeper do these take your dipsey's? just curious to know what depths i am running at. I have them set on 2. How much wire out to acheive the 30, 40, 50 depths? thanks for the help

I picked up a depth raider at a good price, but no instructions or manual. Does anyone have one they can scan and email? if not, whats the best way to set these up? mainly the antenna and how to connect to the probe, heard you need to use some special dieelectric tape or similar. Any help would be great. thanks

jeff

looks like a great time, i'm jealous.

Thanks to everyone posting to help me out. The cables are new, I do believe it is occurring at the cut-out switch. Not sure on how to adjust that. I have replaced the coil and put a differnet ignition system (kind that goes in the rotor). I have not checked for a vaccumm leak. Do I just check around the carb? where else? I probally should replace the wires and i just replaced the plugs. Unreel- your offer to help me is great. I would like to take you up on your offer only if you have the time. I can meet you in S.H sometime. I would like to get this resolved before the Holland Tourny.

they have adjusted the cut out as you described. the cable is new. I live south of hastings in delton and yes the boat is on a trailer. prior to all this the idle was fine, now is high and when I get to about 3500 rpms there is what i would call spark knock going on. I don't know what else the noise would be other than that. My understanding is the 2 idle adjustment screws also play a role in the lean/rich mixture. Am i wrong? I should have replace the q-jet with a better carb. Most importanly is the shifting, idle, timing. thanks for your help

well...at first it was stalling when going from forward to neutral and vise versa, same for reverse. had a new shift cable installed, worked but there was no neutral, it was either foreard or reverse. makes it difficult to dock or put boat on trailer. Had it back in to fix this, that was fixed, now back to stalling and now I have a high idle. I cannot troll below 3.5 mph when I could troll at 2.0 before. I had my carb rebuilt last year (different guy). I also think I have a timing issue. I tried my timing light on wire 1, but it will not work, tried it on my truck and it works, don't get it. Let me know your thoughts.

andy, i am pretty sure i was loading my boat right next to you on sunday! i have the sea ray hard top. i noticed the name on your boat, but it didn't registar til now. next time i'll say hi.

I have taken my boat in to a "reputable" mechanic, but after 3 attempts I give up. Does anyone have any recommendations on a mechanic in S.H? i would like to take the mechanic for a ride to help resolve the issues? Do the area marinas offer this? let me know. Thanks in advance

i'll take 2

did anyone get out this past weekend or this week? if so, what worked, where, etc. Thanks

nice rig!

i am in need of the instruction and operators manual for the 840. i searched fishhawks website, but no dice. does anyone have a pdf they can email me or send me somewhere to download? thanks

fine with me too.

i would put 2 on my boat!