Re: [omc-boats] new member

Ryan, The first thing I would suggest you do is a compression test on
the engine - often overheating as bad as you described can cause the
head to crack - between the intake and exhaust valves - the area between
the two valves is only about 1/8th of an inch and often the crack is
hard to find. but if compression hits above 140 psi, and none lower, you
should be ok - heads by the way, in the mid-west, are very hard to
find. Dave

Ryan wrote:

> The boat originally come from Florida. My Dad, brother in law, and I
> found it in Indiana, where I'm from, for $500, trailer and all! Good
> deal I thought. I moved to Wilmington, NC a couple of years ago and
> just went and got it over Thanksgiving. I am surrounded by water here
> and my brother in law was tired of getting stranded out on the lake.
> :) The last few times it was out it overheated and stalled the
> motor. I know I got my work cut out for me but I enjoy stuff like
> this. Also it is cheaper than buying a new boat. I fired it up the
> other day and it sounds good.
> The river has a little salt in it from the tide coming in and out and
> of coarse the Intercostals waterway is salt water. Will this engine
> last long if flushed and washed down after every use?
> I looked up the model number and did find out it is a 69'. I'll pick
> up the book for it and go from there. I did notice the steering wheel
> is cracking on both sides. Is it impossible to find original parts
> for this boat?
>
> Thanks
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: lib1@... <mailto:lib1@...>
> To: omc-boats@... <mailto:omc-boats@...>
> Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 9:26 AM
> Subject: Re: [omc-boats] new member
>
> Welcome aboard, Ryan. You'll find a lot of helpful people eager to
> help you and share info. Sounds like from your description you
> have a 1969 Sportsman. They feature a slightly deeper center hull,
> which allowed them to run drier and a couple miles per hour faster.
>
> Blower/Bilge pump can be removed and torn down and the electric
> motor can be refurbed. Or you could choose to replace it with
> modern units, but you'll need a new seperate pump and new blower.
> You could use the old switch to run the blower and setup the bilge
> to run automatically, when it detects water.
>
> Get yourself a Seloc shop manual that covers the OMC 64-77
> "Electric-Shift" stringer-mounted drives. If the boat sat unused
> for a number of years (or was started dry) the rubber impellor in
> the lower unit water pump is probably in need of replacement.
>
> Where are you and your boat geographically located?
>
> Lee Shuster
> Salt Lake City
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ryan <mailto:kmoore12@...>
> To: omc-boats@... <mailto:omc-boats@...>
> Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 8:51 PM
> Subject: [omc-boats] new member
>
> Hello everyone. My name is Ryan and I found this list while
> searching the Internet for information about a Sportsman 155 I
> recently bought. I'm not even sure what year it is. I will
> post a picture of it later. It's in pretty good condition
> except for a few things. The Blower/Bilge pump is froze up
> and the prop tilt sticks occasionally. The red and blue
> stripe down the sides is faded which I'm working on buffing
> out. The last time we had it out it overheated. I'm thinking
> it is the stern drive water pump. I have no idea what I'm
> doing so I need to locate a book but I'm mostly interested in
> finding parts. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
>

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