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  1. Jim Hawkins

    Help picking a hotter plug for Honda 2HP

    I have a Honda 2HP that I rescued, and it burns oil so I want to try using a hotter plug to keep the plug from fouling. The recommended plug is a CR5HSB. What would be a step hotter?
  2. Jim Hawkins

    Yamaha 50TLRD revs and bogs revs and bogs...

    This motor has given me no end of problems. Took it out today after rebuilding the carbs and replacing 3 coils. Before that work it would not get up on plane. It idled OK and ran smooth at low RPM but ran rough and bogged at full throttle moving at a steady crawl. Now, after the work it takes...
  3. Jim Hawkins

    50TLRB Tilt Relay Mystery

    So, my tilt went out for lifting the motor, down still worked so I suspected the relay. There were two so I switched them and sho nuff up worked. Now the problem, all the parts diagrams I look at show this relay for a 50TLRB But this is what I have, (I like the fuse) The only marking on the...
  4. Jim Hawkins

    Aggravating gasket

    A lot of you will know this gasket at first sight I bet. Yamaha 2 stroke 40-50hp. Aggervating thing. Seems whenever I get a motor where someone cleaned the carbs, if it's this gasket it wasn't put in right and got pinched and out of place. Now I know you can hold a gasket in place using a...
  5. Jim Hawkins

    Replacing water pump seals 50HP TLRB

    Haven't done this model and under the water pump and above the seals is this plastic/rubbery part. How do I get it out without buggering it up and if I do does it matter?
  6. Jim Hawkins

    Cooling Water Path through 2 Stroke Yamaha Outboard

    Trying to educate myself tonight to solve overheating issues on several motors. I'm looking for the path cooling water takes through a Yamaha "2 Stroke" , such as - Pickup - Water pump -Thermostat - Exhaust - Cylinders - Exhaust - Prop Not sure if I have that in the right order. Also, as far...
  7. Jim Hawkins

    How hard is it to replace a broken water tube?

    Yamaha F6SMHA, when replacing the impeller I found the water tube was badly corroded and appears to be broken at the top and 3 inches from the pump. Do you have to pull the power head to replace that tube?
  8. Jim Hawkins

    Electric Boats

    Now that electric boats are becoming feasible, I'd like to see a category added to the forum. I'm building my own electric boat and would like to go all electric in the near future. Check out these boats. https://www.purewatercraft.com/product/tracker-pro-team-175-txw-bass-boat/...
  9. Jim Hawkins

    Help with a funny engine noise.

    Working on a friends motor, Yamaha 1999 50HP. Starting the motor without any throttle the motor runs at higher than normal RPMs for a few seconds, then calms down to a regular idle after which it sputters, emits a Loud squeak sound like a sneaker on linoleum and stalls. It will do this for 3 or...
  10. Jim Hawkins

    Universal Tilt/Trim motor and pump

    I don't know a lot about outboard tilt/trim setups and I did not find my answer in a search so I ask, As long as the hydraulic cylinders are OK, is it not possible to take almost any trim motor and pump and mount it inside the transom while running new lines from the new pump to the cylinders...
  11. Jim Hawkins

    Homemade C.D. unit to replace discontinued

    Has anyone out there any info on building a CD unit from Parts? After doing some research and with a little background in electronics I know that they are not exactly rocket science. A transistor, some diodes and resisters, a capacitor and a coil. I have an old 1986 Tohatsu 50 HP and need the...
  12. Jim Hawkins

    Help with Tohatsu 50HP wire colors

    I have an old Tohatsu M50C that although this is an old motor and parts are discontinued I want to see if I can get it to run. Right now it has no spark, and from the condition of the boat and motor my guess is it is more likely corroded wires than the CD unit. So I want to test the output of...
  13. Jim Hawkins

    Help choosing a manual Jack Plate

    I want to get a Manual Jack Plate I do not want it for skinny water, I want it so I can adjust the motor on my pontoon houseboat to adjust for when the load is heavy and the motor is too deep. I need to keep it as close to the back of the motor pod as possible so I'm thinking 4" standoff. Any...
  14. Jim Hawkins

    Flotation - Combining Foam and Bouncy Balls

    The boat is a Nautico catamaran and the deck is spongy and needing replacement. BUT the main reason I want to redo flotation is that this boat sits in the canal and every time we get a heavy rain I worry about the bilges and whether the boat will be floating when I get back to it. The twin...
  15. Jim Hawkins

    1992 Yamaha 30HP shift rod

    When I pulled the lower unit on my 1992 Yamaha 30HP 2 stroke I accidentally pulled the shift rod out. Completely out, and it doesn't seem to want to go back. Is it possible to reinsert it without taking the whole bottom end apart?
  16. Jim Hawkins

    1992 Yamaha 30HP where's the durn pee hole?

    Where the heck is the pee hole on a 1992 30ELRQ? Just got this motor, going over it and starting had no stream of water and I can't see where it's supposed to come out. This is embarrassing...
  17. Jim Hawkins

    Plug wire question

    Replacing my plug wires on a 60HP 2004 Mercury when pulling the wire off the CD module the wire did not come off with a metal cap like I'm used to. Pictures show a round lug inside the CD module and the 2 wires and how they compare. The grey wire is the old one and the lug was inside the hole in...
  18. Jim Hawkins

    Houseboat Build - In Progress

    I didn't see a category for houseboats so since it began with the pontoons I'll put it here. I've been building my houseboat, (in my head) for the last 20 years and am finally bring it to reality. I began with fiberglass pontoons and went with the only company I could find which also happened...
  19. Jim Hawkins

    I need to extend Merc wiring harness.

    I have controls for a (I think) 2003 Mercury 60HP. I got this used and need to extend the wiring harness as it is going on a houseboat with the helm far forward. I could get an extension but the chase where my controls run is on top of the pontoon and under the deck which would make it hard to...
  20. Jim Hawkins

    New F70 stalls in forward

    First, I know it's under warranty but my problem is now intermittent and probably not the motor I don't want to waste time if I'm told it worked fine in the shop. So, new F70 running along on plane suddenly shuts off. Restarted fine (back in neutral) but as soon as I put it in forward it cuts...
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