boat repair
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I would recommend Dave's Marine on 2nd Ave in Des Moines. Those guys are good down to earth guys and will be straight with you. I once took a boat to them and they told me not to repair it. How many places turn down a $5,000 repair? I have also used Brightwells and thought they did a good job to. They have a shop at the Saylorville Marina so that isn't to far from Ames.
What is it doing wrong? Outboards can be easy to fix with enough experience and
good advice.
yesterday it would run in idle but would not go into higher rpm's. Today I had the carbs cleaned, and now it is not getting any spark. Finally got it started and then it would not shut off by the key, had to be choked to shut it down. Anyway, I think it is an electrical problem and have found someone in my hometown to look at it.
Old thread resurrection but I have a 1978 Glastron boat that was passed down to me this weekend. My Dad got the motor running pretty well but the prop only spins slowly when you put the throttle down. It has a MerCruiser 898 inboard/outboard motor. I called around (Dave’s and Water’s Edge) and haven’t found anyone that repairs this old of a boat. Anyone have any ideas? I’m not handy nor do I have a lot of free time so diving into it myself isn’t really an option.
No grinding noise banging or anything else, I would check the prop hub. If you own an old boat you really need to be able to work on it yourself or have a "boat" load of money. If you have a boatload of money you should buy a new boat.
Boats require maintenance even if they are used very little. Boat shops cost a lot of money for labor and diagnosis. Some of the manufacturers have gone out of business and parts are no longer available, such as OMC.
The best 2 days of any boat owners life...the day they buy the boat and the day they sell it.
