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I just picked up a barely-used 2006 Yamaha 50TLR (2-stroke with power tilt/trim) and swapped out the 704 control it came with for a 703 control. The 10-pin harness plugged straight into the motor, and I thought that was it for necessary connections; however when I hooked up a battery and turned...
I have been looking for a used-but-in-great-shape 40 hp Nissan/Tohatsu. Haven't found many options (most are too old for me to consider fresh and reliable), but I did find one at marine store which has "0 hours on a fresh rebuild." The story is that it came in a couple years back seized up (not...
Re: Exceeding max HP: 40 HP 2-stroke on a Mercury 430 Heavy Duty?
SeaRider, R&O had mentioned the "plastic boots" separating between the transom and the tubes; I do not think he was talking about the rubber triangles (which on my boat are slack and do not appear to be structural). I did not get...
I just bought a new Mercury 430 Heavy Duty (PVC), for which the maximum power as stated on the hull is 30 HP (189 lbs, I believe). I am running a Mercury 20 right now, but looking at adding quite a bit of gear (a rail system to hold 4 seats and scuba or camping gear, etc). I haven't yet loaded...
