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Dad said it had been making a "light thump/tap sound" the day before and started doing it more regularly the next day right before it blew up. Note: The water pump was 7 years old and I told him it needed replacing before he went on his trip because it was way overdue replacing...but he can be...

I ended up discovering Rust Oleum DTM Epoxy Mastic. It's self-priming and a single coat provides service life equal to multiple coats of competitive epoxy. Maximum corrosion protection. Very durable. We'll see.... gonefishing7903, Thanks for answering my question about the ratio.

I'm about to start painting one of my boat trailers and the label calls for mixing the paint and activator at a 1:1 ratio. Does that mean, for example, if I pour out 1 cup of paint that I would pour out 1 cup of activator to mix?

Here's a quick dumb question: when replacing the water separating fuel filter on a 1998 225 EFI, do you have to fill the new filter up with gas before screwing it on?

Dad's boat motor blew up this week while fishing Toledo Bend in LA/TX. This motor had been rebuilt in recent years and was low houred. Just wanted to ask what could of happened. I know operating a boat and maintaining it properly consists of many do's and don'ts. Motor was a 1984 Johnson Javelin...

I returned an Everstart cranking battery to Walmart tonight. It suddenly quit cranking my motor and wouldn't charge up. It likes a few days being a year since the purchase date and the battery says free 1 year replacement. But tonight, they tell me at Walmart that the computer says it's not able...

Just wanted to ask who all here owns a 225 EFI around year 1998, and mixes their gas/oil in the fuel tank? I've heard of people (including me) who are afraid the mixer may quit any day now with a motor this old. I'm thinking about unhooking the mixer and mixing my gas/oil when filling up. Yay...

UPDATE: I finally got time to try to diagnose the problem again. I tried starting it after I charged the cranking battery with a charger I knew worked and it made same winding/humming noise. Finally decided to test the battery today and it tested bad - it is only a 1 year old battery! I then put...

Thanks for the reply Kipp. I will give this a try.

I have a 1998 Mercury 225 EFI on my boat. It's always ran great but it had been randomly giving trouble when starting. It would start great almost every time while out fishing, but some of the cranks would be a very quiet winding noise. Then I'd try again and it'd start right up. This would...

I've heard Tritons are smooth riding boats and that may be my next choice. Have you ridden in a Ranger before? How did it compare to your Triton?

Thanks for the advice so far guys. Bryan, what boat do you have?

A few months ago, I bought a 1998 Ranger 519DVS Comanche. I have been experimenting with the trim to see where the boat rides the best at. I realize that the trim is meant to be used differently in different water conditions but I still don't know enough about high performance bassboats to know...

Thanks alot. I'll try to find your post.

Thanks for the compliment. I will give the buffer and 2000 grit a try. I appreciate the advice. Anybody else have comments about the boat in general? Maybe owned a boat like this and have a review for it? I like hearing pros and cons about bass boats. Ranger is a big name in bassboats but they...

This is my new, to me, bassboat. A 1998 Ranger 519DVS Comanche, Forrest Wood Anniversary Edition, Mercury 225 hp EFI. Just wanted to share a picture of it and hopefully get some input on 2 things about it. One, is how "likable" was/is this particular Ranger to fisherman. I love it so far and...

But how do I check this stuff...like how do I know if the foam is water logged and how do I check the transom for movement, shake the motor side to side to see if it feels strong? I just don't want to hit a wave and it crack down the middle? lol :eek:

I have a 1961 Crestliner ski boat that has been in the family for over 30 years. I've been thinking about making it a fishing rig. I don't want to put a lot of money in to it (especially just yet until I see if its safe) and it'll probably just be used as a river boat. I own a vacation home on a...

I'm friends with his nephew...not sure if its his favorite one though lol.

I hooked the trailer to the truck and now the lights aren't dim since the ball hitch helps ground the lights stronger (i'd forgotten about that earlier and didn't have the trailer attached, just the light plug in). So now, everything is working brightly and correctly besides the tail lights and...