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At the end of last season, my motor was running OK, until the afternoon of that last day. It started missing and loosing power. I checked compression on all cyls and it looked good. This spring I replaced all of my coils and plugs and took her back out. Had exactly the same behavior...
I replaced what I believe is an OEM OMC 21p prop on my 1973 115 Evinrude with a Michigan Wheel 13x20p. The boat is a 16ft Dixie Devil Ski Boat. The reason I changed props is because the boat was not able to pull me out of the water when attempting ski behind it. At one point I did have a 115...
This Memorial Day weekend, I pulled my boat from Nashville, TN to Jackson, MS. I put in at Ratliff Ferry and began the trip "up river". It was really different from the wide open spaces I am used to on Percy Priest and Center Hill lakes here in Middle TN. It is very narrow, with little "Islands"...
I knew I should have replaced the impeller before taking her out this morning, but I did it anyway. Bad mistake. So she overheated about 1000 ft after leaving the no-wake zone. (30 seconds or so) I immediately shut the motor off, removed the cowling and inspected the motor. It was making a...
I need to replace the weather stripping on the cowl of my 1973 Evinrude 115. It appears to be stapled in place. I have googled and researched, but can't find a part#.
Anyone have a part# or any tips on how to replace it?
Thanks!
--Terry
I was running WOT down the lake and my engine died. It didn't sputter or give any other sign of trouble. It was as if the ignition was simply switched off.
I see molten dark green goo underneath the flywheel. This leads me to suspect the stator has melted down.
To troubleshoot the stator, I...
