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    DF250 Intermittent Rattle/Clunk noise

    Motor is a 2005 Suzuki DF250 4 Stroke, has always run real good. Went fishing today. Noticed when we got back closer to the ramp that my motor was just different. Even with the motor in the water, I could hear a little clunk/rattle noise. So when I got home, hooked it up to the hose and just...
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    1989 Yamaha Excel 225 - Unburned Oil Leak

    I posted this a while back, still trying to trouble shoot a nasty oil leak on my yamaha. Unburned, straight 2 stroke oil will puddle up under the cowling and leak down the side of my motor consistently, and I cant find where its leaking from. I have cleaned under the cowling multiple times to...
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    Trailer Update + Ideas

    Trailer had some old rusty bunk brackets and the carpet was falling off. Decided it was time to re-do all of that while I have the boat off the trailer painting the bottom anyway. Spent a good coin as much of the hardware and even the brackets are not cheap, but hopefully all worth it...
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    Dripping Oil

    I can see un-burned 2 stroke oil dripping down the side of my 225 V6 Excel. It comes out from right around the mid section, and drips down the side of both sides. Why is this happening? The reservoir is not leaking. Could it be feeding to much oil? The motor does smoke quite a bit. Could it...
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    Tilt Cylinder Pin + Bushing

    1989 Yamaha V6 Excel Fixed a leaky tilt cylinder and removed the old rusted out pin that was holding it in. Picked up the new bushings for the bracket (motor) part and for the tilt cylinder head itself. I noticed the new pin has a groove for a circular clip to keep the pin from rattling loose...
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    Trim + Tilt Problem

    Motor is a 1989 Yamaha Excel 225 It is trimmed almost all the way down right now, and I can trim it up slightly, and down slightly from its current position, but it will not trim all the way back up or down. Trim pump/motor sounds like its running normal, although sometimes I will hear almost...
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    Fuel Issues - Motor Runs Good!

    So the diagnosis of the motor has been cleared up. I messed with the carbs some more, used a better cleaner, and believe it or not actually cleaned and spray out with a hose and let dry. This must have worked great because I put it all back together and it fired up and ran real good on the hose...
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    Bow Stop - Finished - Pics Inside

    I dont like the Bow Stop my trailer currently has. The double roller deal is nice letting the boat off the trailer, but depending on the tide can be a real pain in the butt putting it back on the trailer and also depending on the ramp. Not to mention those black rollers always scuff and leave...
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    Fuel Problems

    1989 V6 Excel 225 Motor seemed to be firing up just fine and running on the hose. Finally put the boat in the water and idled away from the dock for about 10 minutes and the motor quit. Now on the water I could not get any fuel to pump through the bulb, essentially sucking air it felt like. I...
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    Drainage Questions..

    So on my new to me Mako 231, I'm still trying to figure out what some of the thru hulls and drains do? I am clear on the self bailing drains that drain the water out of the cockpit area. On my boat they put these larger rectangular flaps for scuppers on them. Now I also have right in the middle...
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    Oil Injection - 89' Yamaha Excel

    What would be a good way to know for sure that an oil injection system is working (Other than keeping an eye on the reservoir with oil in it). I had the cover off the front of my motor with the carbs exposed and could see fuel dripping out. I know, carb kit is coming and will be done. However...
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    1989 Yamaha 225 Excel - No Spark

    No spark to the motor. Cranks hard, wants to fire up, but checked for spark and only getting VERY WEAK spark to ONE cylinder. Started checking the key switch up front, everything had continuity where it is supposed to EXCEPT the pink wire coming off the switch/harness. I do not know what the...
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    Hub Replacement / Repair

    So I havent ever had my hubs off, all I've done is hit the buddy bearings with grease since I've owned this trailer for about a year. But I'm certain that they are probably worn out. What do the majority of you guys do at this point. Do you go to the marine store and buy 2 new hubs and bolt them...
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    Rigging Tube

    So everything has gone pretty smooth with my project. But I've sort of run into an odd issue with my rigging tube. The way my motor is set up (Mercury 115 4 stroke) it allows you to run everything in one rigging tube up to the motor cowling so you can keep everything nice and neat. Well, I did...
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    Preventing Theft

    Anyone have some good ideas to prevent or slow down a criminal from stealing a boat? I have one of those coupler key locks already, but I feel that wont slow them down much. Anyone ever used something like this through a wheel? https://www.kryptonitelock.com/products/List.aspx?cid=1000&scid=1001
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