OK, my first year owning a boat and I blew it-I did nothing to winterize my outboard except make sure all the water was out.<br /><br />Left the battery connected, boat uncovered, it sits in a boatyard waiting spring/summer cleaning.<br /><br />Have not tried starting it yet(its out of the...
Newbie here with a 1994 40hp Force OEO41306<br /><br />Got these prices from a local marina that still carries Force parts:<br /><br />Water pump kit 58.70<br />Thermostat 14.15 <br />Head gasket 25.00<br /><br />Looked around the net for Force parts but every time I find someone listing parts...
Thanks again everyone for the answers I've been getting here. I wanted to repost this on its own thread to see if anyone could help.<br />-<br />-<br />Got a price of $57 for the water pump kit which includes impeller, and $11 for the thermostat from a local Marina that will order the parts from...
Newbie here-care to explain how it works? On my old jetski there was a spot to just screw in a hose to flush the engine. This is my first outboard-is there a hose connect I'm not seeing and what are "ears" and how do you use/where do you buy them?<br /><br />Thanks!
I've seen Discovery channel show Egyptians using rounded logs to roll 20 ton blocks for the pyramids. LOL<br /><br />Is there anyway to get a pontoon boat out without a trailer?<br /><br />I have a concrete boat ramp at my home that the toon can sit on-I just need to get it out of the water...
Have a 1992-1994? 40hp Force (0E041306) and was curious which manual you would recommend for someone who will do semi-basic stuff like changing Waterpump-thermostat-impeller-plugs-etc (Won't be rebuilding carbs or boreing out cylinders-whatever that means :) )<br /><br />The two i see...
Hello everyone! Bear with me as I am a newbie on both this board and on outboard motors in general.<br /><br />What in the serial number of my 40hp Force will tell me the year or what site can I go to to find this out?<br /><br />The water that is supposed to spray from the motor to show it is...
