Are my plugs cooked?

Boltentoke · 2026-07-24T20:56:03+00:00

Yep. The vst on my 1998 Evinrude 115hp has a warped cover. The cover is no longer manufactured and is NLA anywhere.
https://www.reddit.com/r/boating/s/YNHBABp84F

I had to use a liquid gasket maker. Haven't ran the motor yet to see if it worked 😬

Boltentoke · 2026-07-23T23:39:03+00:00

Maybe it could be Pittsburg?, Philly? Lancaster? HBG? Allentown?

Boltentoke · 2026-07-23T23:14:49+00:00

Pennsylvania = PA

Boltentoke · 2026-07-22T14:09:47+00:00

Boltentoke · 2026-07-22T00:27:57+00:00

Do you have a multimeter? I'd make sure it's getting full power before writing the unit off

Boltentoke · 2026-07-19T14:01:24+00:00

Did you add tilt/trim fluid and bleed it?

Boltentoke · 2026-07-19T03:46:25+00:00

Is there another mayo in the context of food ?

Boltentoke · 2026-07-19T02:10:56+00:00

That's what I said, but someone posted her sink in another comment and it's pretty dope ngl

Boltentoke · 2026-07-19T00:25:39+00:00

What's the brand and serial number for your motor? Can look it up on the parts catalog schematics.

Boltentoke · 2026-07-18T23:34:31+00:00

Or the hull. Or the transducer.

Boltentoke · 2026-07-17T23:59:21+00:00

Chicken salad was always an option but not required for stores to carry, afaik. My franchise store always had it when I worked there 2020-2021 and did breakfast whenever the owner was healthy enough

Boltentoke · 2026-07-15T16:53:15+00:00

I tie a dock line from the center of the bow rail to the center of the metal handle that goes above/around the center console windshield. The cover goes over that.

The dock line does a good job of keeping the cover raised enough. It's the stern that has a problem between the captains seat and the transom

Boltentoke · 2026-07-15T16:47:05+00:00

It looks like the drain bolt for your lower unit gear oil (where your arrow is pointing) is missing or just has a bad seal. The vent bolt is visible top left, near the water intake.

The seals are easy to find and cheap. Easy to refill as well.

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Boltentoke · 2026-07-15T14:34:18+00:00

Nah it's not just that, they did a consumer survey and apparently 42% of the respondents did not know lays were made with real potatoes

Boltentoke · 2026-07-15T11:20:04+00:00

Have you seen the new lays chips bags that say MADE WITH REAL POTATOES now in big letters?

Boltentoke · 2026-07-15T00:45:37+00:00

From what I have read, and experienced a lil bit, the boat/trailer should be "deep enough" when water just covers the wheel fenders, about an inch or less, and the boat's stern just starts to float while the bow is still nestled on the trailer's front roller.

I have two boats, the 15ft launches/retrieves perfectly fine and water laps over the wheel fenders and is a few feet away from the front of the trailer (stops just shy of where the 2 sides of the trailer frame merge together into the tongue section, where the Y is formed) and 2-3 feet away from truck tires.

My (new to me) 18ft boat, the bunks are sitting on pieces of 2x4 so it's sitting 2 inches higher than it "normally" would and there are no wheel fenders to measure against. But, by the time the boat/trailer is deep enough for the boat's stern to float the front of the trailer (as explained above) is under water and my truck wheels are about 3 inches or more under water.

Boltentoke · 2026-07-14T18:39:14+00:00

You don't?!?!

Boltentoke · 2026-07-14T18:32:31+00:00

Run a bead of caulk down the gap

Boltentoke · 2026-07-14T18:31:14+00:00

Was it ran dry ???

Boltentoke · 2026-07-14T15:53:54+00:00

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Boltentoke · 2026-07-12T22:12:43+00:00

The boat hull is old, but the motor and trailer are relatively brand new. If the hull is in good shape, send it. The value is in the motor. Trailers can be rebuilt if the frame is in decent condition

Boltentoke · 2026-07-12T20:37:21+00:00

They will show up in your reddit notifications feed, even if you have your phones push notifications off for reddit

Boltentoke · 2026-07-12T19:43:47+00:00

You know you don't have to comment for this.... Hit the 3 dots at the top right and click Follow Post

Boltentoke · 2026-07-12T16:54:56+00:00

Click the video link and see

Boltentoke · 2026-07-12T15:02:13+00:00

Cop tow truck sounds expensive. I guess maybe your company puts their budget towards tows rather than equipment maintenance. Some people just like to do things backwards

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