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    1984 Evinrude 25hp mounting

    Yes it does. You survived, the motor clearly kept going and I assume the boat did as well. Call that a win! A friend of mine dunked his 15hp in the river one year. Had the safety loop on so it killed it before getting into too much water. Pulled it up by the fuel line, got back to his...
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    1984 Evinrude 25hp mounting

    I hope that wasn't part of the plan!
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    1984 Evinrude 25hp mounting

    I don't know how to link to a specific post in a thread but found # 18 here to be very informative. Sounds like this a continuation of what you posted above jimboo. Maybe the motor isn't too low then because of the gearcase design...
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    1984 Evinrude 25hp mounting

    Mine only has the 3 bench seats as well but the rear bench is much deeper than the front 2. We'll get swells like that on the bigger lakes (namely Winnipesaukee) but it takes a special day. No way I would want to be out on that in the 14' either.
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    1984 Evinrude 25hp mounting

    I brought the prop with me to work today so it's sitting on my desk. I don't see any filing and it doesn't appear bent, although I've never really looked at a prop in much detail before. We're leaving Saturday for vacation and bringing the boat. Unfortunately I won't have enough time this week...
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    1984 Evinrude 25hp mounting

    Very informative! I do believe mine (1984) was a transition year as I've seen several references to the 79-84 as being a non-thru-hub exhaust and the 85-90 something as being thru-hub. The main water intake is behind the prop too so muffs can't be used. I replaced the screen and then tapped the...
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    1984 Evinrude 25hp mounting

    I haven't toughed the prop, aside from removing it for rebuilding the lower unit. Is filing a common practice? I didn't have a chance to make it to the marina at lunch today so will try tomorrow. Even if it's just for figuring out if it's close to being the correct prop, pitch, etc.
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    1984 Evinrude 25hp mounting

    Thanks Jimbo, I guess I should have been more specific. Is it worth investigating a spun hub? Seems they're pressed together but I can press them apart for inspection if you think it's worth while. Not that I'm going to buy another outboard because of this, but would a 10, 20, etc. year newer...
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    1984 Evinrude 25hp mounting

    By "losing it's bite" do you mean spinning relative to the inner hub section? Regarding lack of performance, are you saying that this should be expected?
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    1984 Evinrude 25hp mounting

    jimmbo, I was fearful of mounting the jack plate and the motor being too high. Currently the CAV plate is ~1/2" below. I could try shimming it up to make it even. If it needs to go higher I'd likely remove the jackplate and move it up a set of hole. I believe they're spaced 1". It sounded like...
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    1984 Evinrude 25hp mounting

    Got the boat out for a test run yesterday and it performed much better than the initial trial. No water spray at the stern and got up onto plane quicker. One thing I did notice though was that once on plane if I gave it a lot of throttle the engine speed increased but it didn't seem to pickup...
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    1984 Evinrude 25hp mounting

    The jack plate is due in Friday. Hope to have it installed and sealed up that night so I can test it Saturday or Sunday. I'll report back then. Thanks again!
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    1984 Evinrude 25hp mounting

    I thought about doing this as well but then saw some talk about jack plates. So far I haven't invested a lot into this setup so but this seems important (Ha) so I ended up ordering a TH Mini Jacker plate. This should solve my problem although will put more holes in the transom. Oh well. Next...
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    1984 Evinrude 25hp mounting

    Yes, the strap was only temporary as I'm doing this by myself and can't hold, adjust and take measurements at the same time. I don't see why what I described in post 12 won't work. It's the same concept as a transom extender, just beefed up. Edit: Meant to include that if I lowered the motor...
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    1984 Evinrude 25hp mounting

    Apologies, I'm apparently not getting email notifications of activity. I was planning on keeping the wood block there (after it's sealed), and run a plate (Think I've got some 3/16" SS) on the inside and outside covering the top of the transom and the support block. I'll also have a piece of...
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