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    lower carb float valve foulup

    Yamaha 2005 50 hp 2 stroke. Had been taking it out about once monthly. The last time, it ran great for 30 seconds then lost a cylinder. Idling would recharge it for another go round. I found the lowest carb float valve stuck, the other two brand new clean. I was letting the motor run the bowls...
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    Is it Al Gore, or are the people out of whack?

    From Drudge report now, this Gore snippit:<br /><br />" I thought maybe it was an aberration when three-quarters of Americans said they believed that Saddam Hussein was responsible for attacking us on September 11, 2001. But more than four years later, between a third and a half still believe...
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    Why r there different max rpm ranges?

    These specs for the yamaha midrange 2 strokes show max rpm's of 4500-5500 for the 50 and 90 hp motors,<br />and 5000 to 6000 for the 70 hp motor. Why? The gear ratio differences should be irrelevant because we prop them to run in the max range. Is there something different about the 70? Why...
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    Why r there different max rpm ranges?

    These specs for the yamaha midrange 2 strokes show max rpm's of 4500-5500 for the 50 and 90 hp motors,<br />and 5000 to 6000 for the 70 hp motor. Why? The gear ratio differences should be irrelevant because we prop them to run in the max range. Is there something different about the 70? Why...
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    new Yamaha 50 ideal wot rpm

    Bcakground:This motor has a max rpm spec of 4500 to 5500. fully loaded and into the wind on laborday It was turning about 4800 rpm. Usually, under usual conditions, I notice it runs right at 5000 - 5050 rpm. <br /><br />I have up to now presumed that 5000 would be the ideal compromise wot rpm...
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    Yamaha Tach w Oil level indicator install

    I have a brand new 50 hp Yamaha and the boat didn't have a tach so I asked the salesman when buying about it, he selectse one off the shelf and we put it on. After pickup I read in the manual about oil level indicators on the tack and search to find two models of tach, one w and one wo the oil...
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    New Orleans DDay Museum

    Does anyone know how this great museum fared or is faring(with looters etc).
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    Jon Boat Power

    Hello fellow Iboaters<br /><br />I'm about to get a welded Jon boat for saltwater bay fishing, really more shallow water fishing, Baffin, Laguna Madre, Nueces, Matagorda, Rockport etc. I've made some decisions, but need experience help. To get what I really want, I should probably assemble my...
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    Way to go Iraq!

    This may be a day of Infamy. The USA, our brave soldiers, reached down with a bloody hand to pull Iraq out of the abyss, and they had the courage to grasp it so that together we and they have a chance to save ourselves from the hell of an alternate future. I was tear choked this morning with the...
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    Anybody feel quake in Kentucky this aft?

    From the Drudge report 3.7 mag...SBN?
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    Bush NGuard plug by B.Barnes

    I think this hurts W., that Ben Barnes says he helped get W into the National Guard thereby avoiding a chance of Vietnam service. I am hoping to get the Vets response to this issue in comparison with Kerry's Fonda moment.
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    '58johnson18 throt2timing arms clip needed

    Because of iboats, when I was a mile or so out in the wilderness and this motor died, I was able to quickly diagnose the problem and enact a fix to limp back to the launch. THe small metal clip that holds the pinned throttle arm to the timing advance arm was missing. I lashed it together(was...
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    73Johnson 135 tilt bracket for shallow running?

    THis motor does not have tilt/trim. MAnual. THere is a u bracket that I tilt motor up an clamp to for trailering. I wonder though if that bracket is also dual purpose for shallow water running. Does anyone know or have a operators manual for this engine?
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    Mars Spirit incommunicado

    The Spirit is not doing what it is supposed to be doing for the past 24 hrs. It is not sending data. All they have gotten is a confirming beep that data transmitted from earth was received. They thought it might come back online after the normal powerdown at dusk and restart at dawn. Sounds like...
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    Boston Whaler weight fluxuation

    I'd like to know if these boats sometimes come out heavy from the factory. I have heard that they dont have a tendency to pick up water because the flotation is put in under pressure, but i think my boat may be heavy. It is a 95 dauntless 17, and hasn't been kept in the water. There doesn't seem...
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