Gummage

I'm on my way down to go out with Hooky.

Thanks for coming in on this. No it's not autolube . I have found oil on the deck before and blamed my laggardly crew for slopping2 stroke oil about carelessly, but no this is oil from the hydraulics. The small Rams certainly have plastic bleed plugs on the side. But my attention is drawn to the sump plug as you call it. In the absence of wiser advice my best plan at the moment is to lift the motor off and see what's what. If I'm really lucky all ill need to do is tighten it with a new copper or felt washer or o ring. The plastic deck drain plug might be nothing to do with the hydraulics but just happened to be there and became the route of least resistance for escaping oil.?

This is an ebay image of one of these. The bolt hole along the bottom is just visible. Im hoping that a stud with an o ring put in this hole might fix my problem .but it begs tje following questions.... why is it ducted into the boat.? what purpose does it serve.?

On our trip last sunday A large amount of oil arrived on the deck throughthis bung hole. The bung housing is loose and the oil came round it. I had filled the reservoir in my pre trip check because it was short. It now needs more. I fear the worst ie some obscure gasket or ram seal has failed. but it might be something simpler. Before i get the spanners and hammers out, can anyone give me any pointers. or Are there any profesionals who would service this 35 year old unit?

in this pic it is fainlu visible just behind the red bilge pump cover

opposite my finger onthe bow side of the unit some kind of outlet leads forward to a plastic screw bung in the side of the drain well on my deck.

This is the tilt and trim unit on my mercury 75.

The way I see it he's using the dirt to keep his stap on.

good news bad news, endeavour3 put to sea without any scales. That was the bad news, the good news is that we didn't really miss them but had fun trying. Thanks again to Fisheagle and Mike hall who helped me with the stop over. success, we can add scad plaice and red gurnard to the species comp!

Endeavour3 with gummage, mike hall ,david cotton( non member) mike halls guest( non member)

Update. We stripped it down an reassembled it today and the problem seems to be largely gone. Sea Trial tomorrow

In the winter Graham and I changed the impellor on my old Mercury 75 2 stroke. The motor started and ran well after its winter break but then I realised that water wasn't only coming out of the pissport but in large volume out of the two large ports at the top of the leg. That's not supposed to happen is it? we did have some difficulty relocating the brass tube that takes the water up the leg and I'm thinking there is a fault here somewhere. All suggestions gratefully received.

Just picked this up,. I've got the time booked for that trip hooky...just hope the weather holds. I'd be pleased to share my inexperience with Vince if he like to come along.

Funniest thing I've ever seen!..

I know that bit of the learning curve!

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Dave especial thanks to you! Last Wednesday hooky,I and my son went out . Fishing was generally rubbish although I had a good plaice supper out of it. The engine, seemingly understanding that it was up for sale/ scrap ran superbly all day. The multipin plug under the clam shell was found to be dirty at the end of our last trip. In fact it was the first time I'd ever found it. So it got cleaned..... It's still a bit slow to pick up the prime and I think a new squeeze pump and non return valve and service kit on the fuel pump might sharpen this but she ran like a clock . When I've found a cure for sea sickness I'll be completely sorted.

From our trip three weeks ago.....Hooky had a hat trick of schoolies on baited feathers.

Got quite excited by the evinrude etec115 . Fortunately Hooky warned me to be wary. If you want to see a good scam follow the link.....it invites you to pass money to........andoutbords dot com. There's loads of signs....one careful lady owner.....unable to give landline number......need a quick sale hence unbelievable price.

Thank you both fort that. It's interesting that you don't think I'll get much of an improvement in fuel efficiency Rob. It has been suggested to me that the e tec engines would offer considerable improvements in economy especially if I size up asCharlie suggests. Anyway I'm warned not to found my desicion on savings I may not realise. My main motive for change is that for six years now I've been boating with this merc 75 and I now regard it with the respect usually afforded to a worthy adversary. .... I don't want to be beaten but.....As I crack one problem like old fuel or wrong oil, another seems to fill the gap like the dodgey fuse and intermiitent electrical failure.....I expect others have been here. Every time I start it outside my dairy door it runs like a clock but get it near salt water and it seems to pine. However it has always brouhght us home( except the time before last ) and with some straight forward servicing tips from club members I'd like to think I'll win.

Great answer Dave, thanks. She currently does 22/24 knts on the 75 flat out but it's thirsty ....2.8 miles/ gallon. Seems the etec 115 is well worth a look.

I'm looking out for something to upgrade my Garmin 178C for which I have no map card. Would this be a step up or is it the same thing?

I have a Garmin 178C which quite often loses its satellite and then goes for ages before reconnecting. Also we have no c?hart software for it and the chips are no longer in production. Does yours hold the satellite once it has found it or is it prone to abandon you mid channel like mine does.....also are charts still available for it.? Does anyone know if satellite problems like this can be overcome. If this could work better than what I've got I could be interested. Cheers