I had some mixed bag of action today... took my boat out and the harbor is 3-4 feet deep, and once out of the harbor, becomes five to six feet in a hurry. So This is very very good for this spring.
Went drifting with the winds on the first try, I caught a walleye, which was about `17-18 inch. Then I proceeded to go back to point A to start another round of wind drift. My boat wouldn't start... drat, fouled spark plugs!
I used both trolling motor to head back into the harbor... yeah I know slow going int the winds haha... then arrived to take the damned fool plugs out, and it was all black and sooty. I went around asking if anybody had a wire brush so I can polish it up and see if it would start... well this guy with a very nice ranger bass boat gave me two free spark plugs. (Bless his heart and soul!) I noticed the difference between mine and his plugs was.
Mine has the normal look, (NGK R BP28H-N) with the scorpion look while the new gift plugs was a (NGK BU8H)flat flushed on the ingniter/connection end. Very unconventional from my experience... but it sure worked. BUT since it didn't come from mercury or SS marine, should I continue to use that plug?
Now is that type of plug good for my mercury 40 horse?
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Hey i had the same problem with my old boat.It wouldnt as it should then i went and bought some new plugs and they were different and man you could tell the difference in power!I always kept my old plugs and some tools in case i had to change them on the water ikept them in a waterproof bag .I also kept an extra charged battery just in case.I was at lincoln sat. and there was a guy that had a dead battery on the west side of the lake.His dad came over looking for help and asked a guy there and apparantly his boat wasnt working.That might have been you .Luckily the guy on the water ski towed him in.
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Yep that was me. I was asked by some guy if I can tow him in from the west side of the lake and I felt bad that I couldn't be of help because of shotted-up spark plugs.
I was the one who waved that wave runner guy in and asked him to assist in getting that boat (blue with white trim) back into Lincoln Harbor. He was very obliging and of in a very charity-mood.
I am glad to know he help that boat in distress to have made it in because the winds weren't too nice... it blew from south to southwest making boats drift way out to the west side.
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True that guy was a cool. I have been in that situation before and have had buttholes pass me by.I always would lend someone a hand because its dangerous to be powerless on the water especially with those winds and in UTAH LAKE!
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I'm not sure what kind of plugs you were given, but I do know that you should stick with the plug recommended by the motot mfgr. It's also a good idea to keep a new spare of plugs in your boat and tools so you can change them on the water.
I run my plugs 5+ years before changing them, and they look still look like new. The reason is because I use 100% synthetic oil in both my 2- and 4-stroke motors. I also regularly use fuel stabilizers like Sea Foam (available at NAPA). The next thing to do is, after you've been trolling for a long time or running your motor at low RPMs, don't shut your motor down immediately. Instead, run it at WOT for several minutes to burn out any gunk that may have accumulated.
Do that and you'll maximize the life of your plugs and have fewer problems on the water.
what time were you there on saturday? i got lincoln point at around 8 p.m. and i fished for cats untill 1. i ended up catching more bullheads than i can count. and 3 channels. one of the channels was 5lbs and the rest were less than 2. i also caught a 3lb walleye at around midnight. i was bored with catching bullheads, so while my buddy used carp meat, i tossed out a 4inch floating yozuri, i was just jerking it near the spring and when i jerked my yozuri and it diddnt float back up i set the hook. pretty fun night though. disapointed that i didnt catch any big channels.
JOe
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Hey Gumbo,
I do everything that you mentioned; however, I still have my plugs foul up. I think it also has alot to do with what outboards one has. I have:
1987 85 Force outboard
1979 Evinrude 6 horse outboard
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Usually the "R" in the spark plug number indicates that it is a Resistor type and associated with holding down the static on radios, etc. I don't think you would need this unless your boat has a radio the gets alot of static.
But I would doudle check the web site for NGK spark plugs
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