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    gas odor only when underway

    Isn't that a known issue with half cabins/cabin cruisers/ cuddy cabins or other enclosed type boats, specially at low speeds? Where fumes are sucked back into the cockpit UNLESS a window or hatch is cracked open just a tad, I noticed it in my son's cuddy cabin a couple of weeks ago when going...
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    1978 Johnson-Evinrude Electrical Issue

    Find a motor wiring diagram and check that your starter solenoid wiring is the same. If one wire is on the wrong solenoid lug that will blow the fuse every time.time
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    Fuel question(s)

    I recently got my old boat ' ready ' for the water again after it sat in the backyard for a couple of years ( family health issues etc ) I'd regularly run it on muffs and a couple of times l took it down to the boat ramp a block away to run it on the trailer. It ran well so l didn't bother...
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    Power Trim goes up but not down on Johnson Outboard Motor MODEL NO J30PL4SD

    Does sound like a problem with the down solenoid OR its wiring.
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    Complete newbie needs help

    Don't be surprised if your 50'ish year old motor...with no previous known history... does not produce ' better ' compression figures though. And l like older outboards...coz they are like me...simple!
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    Unsure of year model

    Does it have VRO? ( From 1984 on ) The hood could be from a later model
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    Deep cycle or staeting battery

    If you only have one battery and you ' just listen to music ' you run the risk of running the battery down to the point that it won't have enough ooomph to start your motor. That has happened to a LOT of people over the years. Either make make room for two dedicated batteries...one for starting...
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    Adding Distilled water to battery. what qualifies as distilled?

    I remember hearing and reading back in the olden days that when you defrosted the old type domestic kitchen freezer/ fridge you could use that water in car etc etc batteries, Some people called it distilled water back then, I remember my dad had some bottles in his shed a looong, looong time...
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    Winter project seagull outboard

    Got 2.5 of them here in Tasmazia, Fairly common here as " wallhangers" Yet to see one actually being used in the water, including ours, Thinking of passing them on now...de-shedding
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    Kill Switch help

    You should start a different thread re your question. This one was 13 years old.
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    Smelly 2-Stroke

    What style boat? " SOME " half cabin/ cuddy cabins can be the real villians of the piece. Specially those that don't have flow through ventilation...windows, vents etc etc. ( like my sons OZ designed cuddy cabin ) If yours is one of those just try opening the front anchor hatch a tad.
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    5.7L MerCruiser Bravo III under water...repairable?

    Back in June our 30 ft flybridge cruiser sank in a gale force storm at night, It was on a mooring, Anywho...it had twin 5.7 towsport mercruisers, It was insured so l just contacted the insurance company and put it in their hands, 7 weeks and two days later it was finally re-floated. Took about...
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    Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II Dies at 96

    You are right...you cannot comprehend the monarchy... The rest of your post is just your opinion. Which you are allowed to have. But nothing much will change in the monarchy at the end of the day...apart from whomever is the king at the time. That is just my opinion. Etc etc
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    Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II Dies at 96

    Nope.
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    1971 chrysler 20hp outboard acceleration issue

    He probably fixed the issue FIVE years ago. Or got rid of the motor.
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    Sat for 30years

    Try spraying FUEL MIX in to the carbs, It will only run for a few seconds ( if at all ) but that will give you an idea where to focus your efforts.
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    Force 85 (1985) Doesn't like to do more than idle in water - and often dies on its own

    Look for a GOOD Chrysler manual as well, as your Force is a Chrysler motor with a " new " name.
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    Dealing with insurance,boat totaled?

    The final chapter in my sorry story, Today, ( Wednesday ) after 7 weeks and 2 days our 30 ft flybridge cruiser was raised and then had sufficient water pumped out to enable it to be rafted back to the marina. Took around 3.5 hours in total. Salvage bloke says total loss, as did the insurance...
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    DIY : How to dry a wet phone from boating .

    Go to phone joint. Buy new phone. Go home. ( done the rice thang etc etc blah blah with two phones in the last couple of years. Nuthin' worked ) Life 's too short.
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    What the heck is this thing called and why do I have to jump it to start ??????? 85hp force outboard

    Neutral start switch. It stops the motor from starting in gear. A safety feature.
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