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I can't stand rust in the engine compartment, so I have spent a lot of time over the years painting and touching up. I will second that it is a hell of a lot more work then it looks like, but the results are worth it, and once you have the motors clean it is easy (sort of) to keep them that way if y...

I have replaced the risers on my 28 several times over the last 20 years with the Barr risers. They are exact Mercruiser copies, and I get about 8 years out of a set before the salt water does them in. You can tell when it's time for new ones when they start to get hot. That leads me to ask: is anyt...

This problem showed me (once again) that you have to keep an open mind when presented with a puzzle. When I started I would have bet the farm it was electrical, because of the sharp way the rpm dropped and then returned to its' former setting. After the responses to the post I redirected my attentio...

I spent 11 years working on the water in the Harbor, and there is no question that the ride past the statute, past the Battery and up the East River at dusk is impressive. But there are times that the amount of debris in the water is beyond belief, everything from little chunks of building lumber ju...

After hanging out at the beach all weekend waiting for the new jets to arrive I ran into a friend back at the dock. During our conversation he mentioned that he had traced an intermittent fuel starvation problem to a sticky anti-sipion valve. I figured it was worth a look, so I pulled the starboard ...

Thanks, guys. These are marine versions, no vents or hose barb connections and CG compliant. I'll let you know how the jet change works out.

Just wanted to post a quick update. I checked the throttle cable; properly secured all along its' length, no slop or movement at the carb. The accelerator pump is working; however, on this carb it is adjustable: on the actuating arm there are three different holes the linkage can go into, thereby ch...

Thank you everyone. I will check the cable for any slop. I checked the filters for water, none present. The corrosive ethanol they force us to use here in NY stripped every particle of dirt from the fuel system years ago (along with melting the bowls on my original Racors, dissolving the insides of ...

Greetings to all the Faithful: After 3 or 4 years of following your posts, and absorbing a lot of great tips and useful information, I am finally, with some help from Capt. Patrick, able to join in. My name is Bill, and for the past 27 years I have been happily owned by a 1979 28 Flybridge Cruiser (...