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    83 25hp Prop Seal Replacement

    I bought an 83 Johnson 25hp last night on CL for 200 bucks. Recoil is broken but that's a pretty simple fix. I drained the lower unit tonight and was a little disappointed when a couple teaspoons of crystal clear water ran out. What is the procedure for replacing the prop seals? It looks like...
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    Mercury 9.8 Milkshake Above Lower

    Shortly after buying this outboard I checked the lower unit oil and it was clean but pretty low. I topped it off at that point. Around the same time I pulled the lower off the check the impeller and found a lot of water/oil milkshake sludge around the water pump area, so there is something...
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    Merc 9.8 Issues

    I've been having some issues with my outboard. I bought it not running and it was missing a diaphragm in the fuel pump. Installed that and it ran pretty good, but would act up sometimes. While moving at wide open throttle it will begin to drop speed and eventually stall of you don't close the...
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    Fixing Dents

    I recently bought a 14' Alumacraft F7 with a 9.8 Merc and a Starcraft trailer. I paid 550 bucks, the motor just needed a carb diaphragm and runs well, the trailer is solid too. The boat is solid and doesn't leak (had it on the water yesterday) but the right side is banged up pretty good. Must...
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    Merc 9.8 Throttle Doesn't Open

    I just bought a 14' Alumacraft that came with a 9.8hp Mercury, The previous owner said that the motor will start right up but will not rev. I poked around and noticed that the throttle will not go past the start position. The throttle blade and cables are free, but the ignition advance doesn't...
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    Fisherman 5.5 Carb Question

    I'm troubleshooting an overly rich condition on this little motor. Have good ignition (coils have been replaced, new points and condensers.) Carb has a new needle, seat, and float. It basically floods at any more than 1/4 throttle. Smokes like crazy and will eventually load up and stall. Runs...
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    16' Lund Steering Cable Replacement

    The time has come to sell our 16' Lund, so we are getting it back into shape. Unfortunately the steering cable is apparently NLA and I am confused about a replacement. A couple years ago the steering cable seized up and broke when we tried to free it. We had already booked the trip that weekend...
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    Fisherman 5.5 Running Rough

    I posted about a month ago about my Fisherman not pumping any water. The impeller had taken a set and was the problem. Because of the season and other projects I left it apart for awhile, but bought a new impeller and threw it together last week. When I first got it I cleaned the points with...
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    Rebuilding my Trailer

    I bought a 14' Ouchita V-hull from a local scrapyard last month. Included was a 5.5hp Evinrude Fisherman and this little homemade trailer. I paid 250 for the trio, with all of the titles. The boat was pretty rough but it's water-tight now, and the little 'Rude runs great (needed the usual...
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    Textured surface's affect on drag?

    I've been getting a little 14' Aluminum Ouachita V-bottom sea-worthy again, after I purchased it from a Scrapyard. I had to patch a stump-hole and a couple cracks, but it's starting to look like it'll hold water. Anyway, I was wondering about the affect a textured surface has on the boat's...
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    Getting 5200 to Cure in the Cold

    Well I bought an old 1442 Ouachita V-bottom from a local scrapyard. Got the boat, a homemade trailer, and a 64 Evinrude Fisherman 5.5 for 250.00. Got the titles for all three too. The trailer is solid but needs a little work, and the 'Rude is in great mechanical shape and runs good. Anyway I...
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    Fisherman 5.5 Not Pumping any Water

    I recently bought a 14ft aluminum Ouachita with a trailer and this Evinrude motor. Got hosed on the boat but this little motor is in good mechanical shape and I got it to run pretty good. Anyway it wasn't pumping any water when I started it up and seemed to get warm pretty fast. Seemed like it...
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