On 31 Dec 2004 17:39:42 -0800, wrote:


JohnH wrote:
On 31 Dec 2004 09:20:32 -0800, wrote:

Ok, the snow has melted a little, and the lowerunit IS starting to
sink into the groung, just the little fin on the verry bottom. i
dont
know how much pressure this is putting on the lowerunit but it cant
be
good!! I cant tell if the stering is going to turn ok.

Dig a hole under the lower unit. Put a plastic bucket in the hole so
it won't fill back up with dirt.

i dont think he will like me digin in his yard.

What difference does it make if you dig a hole or the lower unit sinks
into the ground. Either way he has a hole in his dirt!
He has taken the plug out of it, and has cranked the toung of the
trailler up so the melting snow (and summer rain) is running out of
it.

Not a bad idea.

The mold on the vinel seems like it will clean off without to much
hard work.
and i took off the gas cap, and to my surprise IT SMELED LIKE GAS!!

Why not try to start it now. If it starts, fill the tank with gas.
Put
some stabilizer in there also.

Its the middle of winter here, if I start it, it will have to be
rewinterized. my nabor will not do that.

If he 'winterized' it, then he probably filled the tank with gas and
put a stabilizer in it. If he didn't do that, then I would question
whatever winterization he did.

i thought for sure it would be rotton. i think what im going to do,
is
stick something in and get a little gas on it, and see if it will
burn.
if it dose, hell it might run.

Please say you're joking here.

no, im not joking. whats wrong with what i said? If the fuel will burn
on a stick or somthing, it will burn in the motor.

Are you implying that anything that burns on a stick will burn in the
engine?

Buy a book on boating.

wich one do you recomend?

See CaptMP's post.

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."
Rene Descartes

Aside from the condition of the motor you should look for rot in the
transom and stringer/deck system. Any problems there might cost more to
have fixed than you pay for the boat. Walk around inside and check for
soft spots in the deck. Remove any deck access plates and use a mirror
and flashlight to see what you can under the deck. A built in gas tank
might be a problem after 15+ years, look for gas in the bilge or the
smell of gas under the deck. BTW, diesel, kerosene or bad gasoline will
burn on a stick but it won't run a gas engine. Tap around with your
knuckles or a wrench or something on the transom and deck, solid will
sound solid, soft(rot) will sound different.