Marinette Boat Forum

I would never go back to points.

On the full gas tank thing, my marina is OK with it not being full. Their big concern is that a really full tank will maybe spill if the boat swings in the travel lift. Anyway, at the refinery they taught that tank explosions happen in fires, and the tank will not blow as long as there is still liqu...

Bill, sorry to hear about the Admiral's lost boating season. I didn't think Seafoam had any preservative properties at all, rather that it was a varnish solvent. I am guessing that your fuel will lose octane based on my experience with my Airstream. It runs like crap on low octane gas and that's wha...

I was working across the Arthur Kill from this in the '70s. If I have the story straight, the tank was supposedly empty and they force ventilated it with air, so that workers could go inside.

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Gasoline vapor by itself will not burn (explode the container). >92% air must be present in the mixture. I think "extra ventilation" in the gas tank is not a good idea. Personally I don't think (almost) completely empty is the right choice. Don't worry so much about 12 volt setting off gas...

My Express has a FB and the lower wheel is on the starboard side. My '68 was the same way. I motor from the lower station mostly because I interact a lot with the crew. Also, my deck hand is a Spaniel and he goes mental if I disappear up to the fly bridge.

Also might check the engine ground connection to the starting battery, on the engine end. This has troubled me more than once with the starter.

Did this happen all of a sudden or is this engine new to you?

Not sure what it means to drop rpm at high rpm. You mean it doesn't reach the same rpm?

New distributor. Timed at idle I assume. Are you timing the advance at 3000 rpm also? Mechanical advance?

Did I mention that having mine rebuilt was less than $100?

Could you explain the symptoms of this starvation in more detail?