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Open your access port and remove the fuel sending unit. Then use one of these: https://www.harborfreight.com/battery-operated-liquid-transfer-pump-63847.html Get 2. They don't hold up too long. But at that price, they are sort of disposable items.

Doc helped me out and I still owe him a fishing outing. How about next month between hurricanes. o_O

I can attest that a hand held VHF is great for communicating with aircraft. The 0 gain antenna broadcasts in all direction without compression toward the horizon like a typical 3 or 6 dB boat antenna. Many years ago when I lived out west we had a caravan of boat trailers going from Cal/NV to...

The "M" just indicates the prop shaft type. M is for the V6 engines. The smaller Yamaha engine props I've seen either have a "K" or no stamp after the pitch.

My old '75 Grady came with a 15" aluminum prop that I switched over to the same pitch SS prop after a few years. I picked up 2 mph at top speed, but didn't really notice an increase in fuel economy at cruise. The thinner blades and better cupping found on SS props usually bite the water better...

That's pretty much the same performance I used to get with my Yamaha F250 running a 17" stainless steel prop. I have also run 19" and 16" pitch props, but got the best fuel consumption numbers with the 17". The engine would turn 5700 rpm with the 17", 5900 with the 16", and only 5400 with the...

32' from the coupler to end of the anti-ventilation plate with the engine verticle. But I have a 5.5" jackplate. So figure 31'6". Karavan dual axle trailer. I don't think you are going to be able to fit a 226 in your parking space. My trailer alone is 29'.

The digital cables are easier to pull through than the mechanical stuff. An NMEA 2000 starter kit for building the backbone is less than $100. That might be your only additional cost if already have the gauges. One reason they have gone to all-digital is to simplify installation.

I just replaced my mechanical Yamaha F250 with a mechanical Honda BH250. All new gauges and controls. One day's work that cost a little over $1000. This was done by a dealer at a marina. Dealers are all over the place as far as prices go. They pretty much will charge you what they think...

I was able to get the cap off with a big channel lock pliers and a rag. I used an adjustable crutch to hold the wheel in place. The hard part was getting the wheel off of the shaft. After no luck at all using a puller, I sprayed the outside and inside ends of the shaft with Corrosion X (the...

Grady White Gel Coat

It's odd that you can still start the engine with a low voltage warning. Sounds like an intermittent connection problem. Have you checked the voltage at the battery terminals with a VOM? It sounds like it is actually OK if you can start the engine. Before you run a diagnostic on your...

15 years is about when you need to start worrying about a tank. It's really hard to inspect the points of contact where the crevice corrosion takes place unless you pull the tank. And in that case, you might as well replace it. I hose my compartment out twice a year, but I think I may be...

Now that's how to do it if you don't need hatch access to the full length of the compartment. Nice job!

First, check that the manual release valve is turned fully clockwise and is tight. Then if you can raise the engine manually, check to see if it leaks back down by gravity. There is a check flow valve inside of the hydraulic unit that often fails leading to the condition that you describe. Be...

Your prop shouldn't ventilate except maybe on sharp turns at high speed. You shouldn't be running with the engine fully trimmed in. That's just for getting on plane. If you run with the engine all the way in, the bow can plow and lift the stern. Your engine might also be mounted too high...

There are a number of engine side problems that can cause your issue. That's why you want to do the test with an external fuel tank first. Otherwise, you might just be throwing expensive parts at the problem.

Ran out to 75 ' on Friday (50+ miles) and got a 4 person limit of red snapper and 3 nice red grouper. It's nice to see the red grouper coming back in our area since everything from 40' out to the Middle Grounds was wiped out by red tide in 2014.

You really only need to tent and fumigate for subterranean termites, which would never be a problem on a boat unless it was sitting on blocks. These guys nest underground and make mud tubes up to the wood they are feeding on. Dry wood termites typically have smaller nests and they are right in...

I've come across a similar problem many times over the years. The first thing to do is to run the engine off a portable tank using a different fuel hose. If the problem goes away, the issue is your fuel flow. The possibilities are: 1. Your tank vent is blocked. Test as suggested above by...