general maintenance on my '94 Freedom 170

supermanotorious · **Posted:** Sun Jul 07, 2013 11:02 pm

I have a few questions and I hope to get them all answered in this thread so I do not have to post separate threads for each of them. At this point we are 100% focused on wakeskating and wakeboarding behind my single owner boat, the current propeller is 3 blade and we'd prefer a better hole shot and no need for crazy top end speed. I think an 18" 4 blade would do the trick and I'd prefer aluminum to protect the drive unit if necessary, anyone have a prop to sell or recommend? I'll list drive unit model # below. Also it seems to me there is a leak that started within the last month as the hull seems to take on more water than we bring in after a set, I haven't tested this yet but I was thinking of filling the hull on my driveway and checking for external leaks. Any idea what would be common for leaking?

Please remember I am a dealer for Monster Tower and can not list special pricing but as a member of this forum I will give you a custom quote if you PM me. I installed my own tower about 12"-18" more towards the stern than I think it should've been but it does produce a larger wake. Here are some pics, what are your thoughts?

I recently had a first time boat renter hit us hard in a no wake zone while we were anchored and he paid for the repair, we were able to get some of my own damage repaired on his bill which was pretty sweet all in all.

Drive model# 3868029 ratio 1.85
Transom model# 8868030

NiagaraChillin · **Posted:** Mon Jul 08, 2013 6:51 am

supermanotorious wrote:

Also it seems to me there is a leak that started within the last month as the hull seems to take on more water than we bring in after a set

supermanotorious wrote:

I recently had a first time boat renter hit us hard in a no wake zone while we were anchored and he paid for the repair, we were able to get some of my own damage repaired on his bill

Ummmm, maybe your leak is related to the collision?

supermanotorious · **Posted:** Mon Jul 08, 2013 12:47 pm

oh snap, I need to do some quick research to verify the timing, I'll be hopping mad if thats what it was

supermanotorious · **Posted:** Mon Jul 08, 2013 12:53 pm

mother F, it was Memorial Day weekend he hit us, I first noticed the leak around June 8...

ric · **Posted:** Mon Jul 08, 2013 9:00 pm

Best prop for towing? Mercruiser Hi5

supermanotorious · **Posted:** Sun Jul 14, 2013 2:35 pm

the shop emailed me this morning and said the transom leak is unrelated to the accident which I believe is a crock of shit since it started leaking immediately afterwards but what can you do... spend more time and money getting other opinions then possibly taking the guy to small claims court....

well I think I'll repair it myself, I have a good friend with a large personal shop and overhead crane, it would be a good opportunity to properly replace the hydraulic trim lines (viewtopic.php?t=9881)

remember I have the Clymer OMC Cobra manual covering '94-'00 and I'm happy to scan pages and send them to you in high resolution for a nominal fee

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general maintenance on my '94 Freedom 170

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