Just bought one and the previous owner did not have the owners manual
so Im in need of much help here.

-there are several buttons on the dash, i cant figure out "accy" and
"anc lt"
-what is the difference with the "tilt" and "trim" buttons?
-any typical maintenance stuff I should perform before taking it out
for the 1st time?

(IDT 512) wrote in message . com...
Just bought one and the previous owner did not have the owners manual
so Im in need of much help here.

-there are several buttons on the dash, i cant figure out "accy" and
"anc lt"
-what is the difference with the "tilt" and "trim" buttons?
-any typical maintenance stuff I should perform before taking it out
for the 1st time?

These are not really more than educated guesses, but I believe the
answers a

"accy"= "accessory" Sometimes the factory provides an extra switch
for some accessory the owner or dealer may wish to install that you
wish to have switched at the panel.

"anc lt" = "anchor light" probably. Take a look and see if that goes
on when you operate this switch. If the design is anything like my
'96 Bayliner Capri 1950, there's a receptacle near the aft cleat on
the starboard side, which may have a rubber "gasket" covering it, into
which you plug an aluminum pole which has the anchor light at the top.
The electrical contacts get corroded after a few years; for a few
years after that you can clean them somewhat with a wire brush if you
can get one down there; after that just replace the darn thing as they
don't cost much and are easy to replace.

"tilt" is for raising the outdrive way up for example when pulling the
boat up a launching ramp. With the outdrive in the full up tilt
position, it is not in the water and you would never operate the
engine in that position. "Trim" on the other hand allows you to make
fine adjustments to the outdrive (or outboard)to "trim" the boat (bow
up, bow down) depending on the load you are carrying and the positions
of the passengers etc.

Your question re "typical maintenance stuff" is just too much for me
to take on without knowing more about the boat's history, prior usage,
condition, etc. I would acquire a good basic manual for your power
plant, one which covers both the engine and the outdrive. Clymers is
one publisher that does a pretty good job, available at West Marine,
Boat US, and other places (Amazon?). They have good maintenance
sections. That is really what you want. I have my owner's manual
from Bayliner, but it contains very little actual useful information
specific to the boat. Mostly just general safety warnings, not that
those aren't also useful, but I suspect not what you are thinking.

Respectfully, you may wish to think about taking a Coast Guard
Auxiliary Course, as I am getting the impression that you may have
limited boating experience. Please, no offense intended, just trying
to help.

(brad) wrote in message
These are not really more than educated guesses, but I believe the
answers a

"accy"= "accessory" Sometimes the factory provides an extra switch
for some accessory the owner or dealer may wish to install that you
wish to have switched at the panel.

"anc lt" = "anchor light" probably. Take a look and see if that goes
on when you operate this switch. If the design is anything like my
'96 Bayliner Capri 1950, there's a receptacle near the aft cleat on
the starboard side, which may have a rubber "gasket" covering it, into
which you plug an aluminum pole which has the anchor light at the top.
The electrical contacts get corroded after a few years; for a few
years after that you can clean them somewhat with a wire brush if you
can get one down there; after that just replace the darn thing as they
don't cost much and are easy to replace.

"tilt" is for raising the outdrive way up for example when pulling the
boat up a launching ramp. With the outdrive in the full up tilt
position, it is not in the water and you would never operate the
engine in that position. "Trim" on the other hand allows you to make
fine adjustments to the outdrive (or outboard)to "trim" the boat (bow
up, bow down) depending on the load you are carrying and the positions
of the passengers etc.

Your question re "typical maintenance stuff" is just too much for me
to take on without knowing more about the boat's history, prior usage,
condition, etc. I would acquire a good basic manual for your power
plant, one which covers both the engine and the outdrive. Clymers is
one publisher that does a pretty good job, available at West Marine,
Boat US, and other places (Amazon?). They have good maintenance
sections. That is really what you want. I have my owner's manual
from Bayliner, but it contains very little actual useful information
specific to the boat. Mostly just general safety warnings, not that
those aren't also useful, but I suspect not what you are thinking.

Respectfully, you may wish to think about taking a Coast Guard
Auxiliary Course, as I am getting the impression that you may have
limited boating experience. Please, no offense intended, just trying
to help.


ok the "anc lt" switch did trigger the aluminum pole light, i didnt
think that was called anchor light and i thought that turned on with
the "nav lt" switch.

By maintenance, i was thinking stuff like timing belts (hopefully it
uses a timing chain), distributor cap /rotors, fluids & grease.

Yes my boating experience is pretty limited, most of my experience has
been with personal watercraft and im trying to relate as much as i
know with them. Many functions are similar but there are several that
are new to me.

(IDT 512) wrote in message . com...
(brad) wrote in message
These are not really more than educated guesses, but I believe the
answers a

"accy"= "accessory" Sometimes the factory provides an extra switch
for some accessory the owner or dealer may wish to install that you
wish to have switched at the panel.

"anc lt" = "anchor light" probably. Take a look and see if that goes
on when you operate this switch. If the design is anything like my
'96 Bayliner Capri 1950, there's a receptacle near the aft cleat on
the starboard side, which may have a rubber "gasket" covering it, into
which you plug an aluminum pole which has the anchor light at the top.
The electrical contacts get corroded after a few years; for a few
years after that you can clean them somewhat with a wire brush if you
can get one down there; after that just replace the darn thing as they
don't cost much and are easy to replace.

"tilt" is for raising the outdrive way up for example when pulling the
boat up a launching ramp. With the outdrive in the full up tilt
position, it is not in the water and you would never operate the
engine in that position. "Trim" on the other hand allows you to make
fine adjustments to the outdrive (or outboard)to "trim" the boat (bow
up, bow down) depending on the load you are carrying and the positions
of the passengers etc.

Your question re "typical maintenance stuff" is just too much for me
to take on without knowing more about the boat's history, prior usage,
condition, etc. I would acquire a good basic manual for your power
plant, one which covers both the engine and the outdrive. Clymers is
one publisher that does a pretty good job, available at West Marine,
Boat US, and other places (Amazon?). They have good maintenance
sections. That is really what you want. I have my owner's manual
from Bayliner, but it contains very little actual useful information
specific to the boat. Mostly just general safety warnings, not that
those aren't also useful, but I suspect not what you are thinking.

Respectfully, you may wish to think about taking a Coast Guard
Auxiliary Course, as I am getting the impression that you may have
limited boating experience. Please, no offense intended, just trying
to help.


ok the "anc lt" switch did trigger the aluminum pole light, i didnt
think that was called anchor light and i thought that turned on with
the "nav lt" switch.

By maintenance, i was thinking stuff like timing belts (hopefully it
uses a timing chain), distributor cap /rotors, fluids & grease.

Yes my boating experience is pretty limited, most of my experience has
been with personal watercraft and im trying to relate as much as i
know with them. Many functions are similar but there are several that
are new to me.

What type of power package do you have on this boat. My above
response assumed you have a stern drive like mine, but I believe they
were also available with outboards. If stern drive, what type, what
engine?

(IDT 512) wrote in
om:

ok the "anc lt" switch did trigger the aluminum pole light, i didnt
think that was called anchor light and i thought that turned on with
the "nav lt" switch.


anchor light is the stern light only.

navigation lights are both the bow and stern lights at the same time.

(brad) wrote in message . com...

What type of power package do you have on this boat. My above
response assumed you have a stern drive like mine, but I believe they
were also available with outboards. If stern drive, what type, what
engine?


Yes it is a stern drive, 4 cyl Merc 3.0L

What type of power package do you have on this boat. My above
response assumed you have a stern drive like mine, but I believe they
were also available with outboards. If stern drive, what type, what
engine?


Yes it is a stern drive, 4 cyl Merc 3.0L


OK, I have the same power plant. This is a nice package, simple,
reliable, and fairly easy to service. There are at least two ways you
can go re service manuals; I've done both. First, you can get a
manual published by Clymer's, they are available at West Marine and I
imagine at Boat US and Amazon. The Clymer's manual is quite good,
covers all the basic maintenance on BOTH the engine and the outdrive.
You can also order the factory manuals from Mercury, but then you need
to buy two books; one for the engine and one for the outdrive. And
they are not cheap. But if you really like to have as much
information available as possible, these are nice to have.

David Patnaude wrote in message ...
(IDT 512) wrote in
om:

ok the "anc lt" switch did trigger the aluminum pole light, i didnt
think that was called anchor light and i thought that turned on with
the "nav lt" switch.


anchor light is the stern light only.

navigation lights are both the bow and stern lights at the same time.

OK i took it out last weekend for the 1st time, everything went pretty
good except that the boat chine walked several times, pretty scary
feeling especially since it was my 1st time driving a boat... do any
of you have this same problem? any fixes for it? I did some reading on
it and some say that 4 blade props can sometimes cure it, I dont see
how though...

OK i took it out last weekend for the 1st time, everything went pretty
good except that the boat chine walked several times, pretty scary
feeling especially since it was my 1st time driving a boat... do any
of you have this same problem? any fixes for it? (IDT 512)


Sorry, I'm not familiar with this term; what specific handling
behavior is described when you say "the boat chine walked..."?

On 13 Oct 2004 20:49:07 -0700, (IDT 512) wrote:

David Patnaude wrote in message ...
(IDT 512) wrote in
om:

ok the "anc lt" switch did trigger the aluminum pole light, i didnt
think that was called anchor light and i thought that turned on with
the "nav lt" switch.


anchor light is the stern light only.

navigation lights are both the bow and stern lights at the same time.

OK i took it out last weekend for the 1st time, everything went pretty
good except that the boat chine walked several times, pretty scary
feeling especially since it was my 1st time driving a boat... do any
of you have this same problem? any fixes for it? I did some reading on
it and some say that 4 blade props can sometimes cure it, I dont see
how though...

I have been working on a Procraft 1540V bass boat.

The Johnson 90 HP outboard has tilt/trim, and if the OB is tilted for
nose up at slow speed, the boat gallops; the nose coming up and down
like a rocking horse. Increasing speed puts the bows down, and it pays
to trim for nose up in this condition.
This boat is a shallow Vee.

However, the walking you mention, seems to represent a cyclical roll.
Is that it?

Or is it that you tried a high speed turn?
Shallow Vees can jump sidewards if the chines lose traction.
This latter effect is just a fact of life that is improved by more
weight astern....

Brian Whatcott Altus OK