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    Brakes stuck on trailer

    I bought a boat on a trailer but the previous owner left the hand brake on and the brakes have locked on. The boat and trailer are in a hard local to me but once I get the bits and pieces sorted on the boat I will be sea trialing her. Any tips for releasing the brakes
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    New 50hp 4stroke or tldi 2stroke

    Hi I am looking for a new 50hp and I am trying to decide between a tohatsu 50 4stroke and a tohatsu 50 tldi 2 stroke. Any input welcome
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    Service manual help

    I just bought a service manual and downloaded it but it's the wrong one. Where can I get a service manual for a 2007 8hp 4 stroke mercury Cheers
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    Emulsified engine oil and air leak

    Hi my 8hp mercury outboard 4 stroke year 2007 struggles to pick up if you accelerate quickly which makes me think an air leak but also my engine oil has slightly emulsified. I recently changed the engine oil. Any help would be appreciated
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    Engine struggles when opening throttle quickly

    Hi my mercury 8hp 2007 4 stroke outboard is sluggish to accelerate if I open the throttle quickly. if I am slow and smooth with the throttle she picks up ok but maybe has a little wobble in the mid throttle area but if I open the throttle at a normal rate in neutral or in gear she bogs down and...
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    only run with choke

    Hi my mercury 2007 8hp 4 stroke will only run with choke I have pulled the carbs and striped and cleaned them. But I'm still having the problem Any ideas people
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    Mercury 8hp 9.9hp carb

    I have a mercury 8hp 4 stroke 2007. I'm servicing the engine including pulling and stripping the carbs. Looking at the parts catalogue the only difference between the 8hp and the 9.9hp is the main jet and main jet retainer. I am considering buying the parts to just experiment with it...
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    Yamaha f40 hard starting

    Hi I have a 2008 Yamaha f40 bet 67C L 1041598 The engine is hard to start and takes me about 5 mins + to start (turning over 5 seconds at a time and leaving 30 seconds between trying) but once startered it will run rough for a few minutes dying a few times but then once warm runs fine and...
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    How to clean your rib video

    Hi I made this video showing how to clean you rib and thought it might be of use to some people here https://youtu.be/SusGk6CN6qY I have uploaded many videos about maintaining ribs from fibre glass repairs to repairing seat straps
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    Yamaha f40 carb clean, jet change, balance

    Hi my 2008 Yamaha f40bet has become more and more difficult to start. The engine also idles rough. I changed the plugs and checked the fuel lines/pump. I am 99% Sure my carbs need cleaning and balancing. So while doing this I figured it's a good time to swap the 2 jets in each carb that people...
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    Yamaha f40bet age help please

    Hi I am looking at buying this engine everything seems to be running fine but one thing that is bothering me is that he advertised it as a 2005 engine but the date clearly says 2008 am I missing something? I attached an image of the engine plates
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    Dt65 can't deprecate lower unit from leg

    Hi I am trying to remove the lower unit of my suzuki dt65 to replace the impellor. I have removed the 8 bolts on the sides plus the 1 larger one above the prop and I have released the gear change shaft that sits under the carb linkage area but the lower unit will not budge at all. Does anyone...
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    Pee hole problem

    Hi I was running my 1990 suzuki dt65 3 cylinder outboard in a deep tank to test my new fuel pump. The pump worked fine and the engine was idling nicely at about 850/900 revs and pumping water normally. I gave the engine a short small burst of throttle for less than 5 seconds and strangely the...
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    Replacing deck/floor how thick ply do I need

    Hi am replacing the floor/deck in the cockpit area of my 17ft motor boat (shetland 535) how thick plywood do you recommend I use?
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    Suzuki dt65 won't start

    Hi my suzuki dt65 was running fine until I took it off the stand to build a more substantial stand so had it laying flat for a day while I built the stand. Once my new stand was built I got the engine on it and went to start it but now it won't fire???? I checked the fuses one had gone so I...
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    Tell tail and upper exhaust

    Hi I just bought a used Suzuki dt65 when I tested the engine before buying the tell tail was pissing like a race horse. I got it home started her up in a tub I have loads of water coming from the upper exhaust but just drips from the tell tail. I tried the wire up the pee hole trick I could...
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    Propeller nut

    Hi I just bought a used suzuki dt65hp The propeller is held on with a locking nut not a split pin style nut. There is a hole in the shaft for a split pin but a locking nut was fitted Any thoughts
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