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    Transom height and cavitation plate relationship

    I just picked up a boat that has the short transom -16", the motor i got with it is a shortshaft measuring from the cav plate to the transom bracket is 18". The previous owner has the transom on the boat built up with a piece of wood that raises the motor up about an 1"-1 1/2" and the...
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    Decals for `55 fleetwin

    Does anyone have any experience with the decals from NYmarine v.s the decals from American outboard marine for the `55 evinrude fleetwin? Is there a big difference in quality and color, and i see they each offer a decal for the 7.5 that the other dosen`t. My motor is not a show piece by any...
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    `57 evinrude fleetwin 7.5

    I am going to look at a `57 -7.5hp today that the guy says runs fine but its going to need the lower unit resealed as it leaks water into it. Besides the usual spark, compression check is there anything else to look for on these older motors. He wants $50 for it and it looks to be complete...
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    evinrude 9.5, i`m kinda stumped

    I`m looking for suggestions where i should look next for my 1/4-midrange running problem. It starts up great, idles well and has good top-end, but about 1/4-throttle up to about 3/4 it seems to act like its running rich or dieseling. It goes from running smooth to a little rough then back to...
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    Evinrude 9.5 carb question

    Hello all, Last year with the excellent help of many members on here i got my`68- 9.5 up and running good now. It starts on 2-3 pulls when cold and about 1/2 pull when it been warmed up. Last fall the weather came in and i wasn`t able to fine tune the low speed setting on it. So heres my...
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    10 awg mtw for trolling motor

    I`m moving my trolling battery farther forward and I`m going to have to add about 10 ft or so of wire. The trolling motor is a minn kota 30lb. I have this roll of wire that says 10 awg MTW/THHN/ THWN on it. I`ve read on here to try to use 8 ga. but this 10 awg seems to be bigger and have...
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    stator plate too tight on 9.5

    My friend was changing a cracked coil and he noticed the the stator plate had a bit of slop. I told him about the tighting up the brass collar and He went overboard with the hammer and punch, now he says the stator wont move when reassembled. I told him to take it back apart and pound out his...
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    A question of value v.s repair

    I went and looked at `66 evinrude 9.5 for sale listed as best offer, as the owner said it was a 9 hp "something". The owner said its been sitting in his barn for a good 4 years and didn`t know what to even ask for it. Didn`t even know if it still ran or was properly winterized before going into...
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    Your best Deal or find

    I was looking on E-bay today and someone was selling a brand new in the box model #98 merc-o-otronic. You don`t see that too often anymore! It started out a $5 and it went for $ 226. A little too steep for me but that would be a nice unit. My "almost" best deal was i called on a 1980ish...
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    9.5 sportwin bad coil or ?

    My motor doesn`t seem to be performing that well. Things done- new plugs, completely cleaned carb( carb cleaner and compressed air through all passages and jets), new lower seals and water pump, rebuilt fuel pump. She starts right up on 1 or 2 pull and idles ok( somtimes a little rough at idle...
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    water in lower unit on 9.5

    Hi all, I just got a 1968 evinrude 9.5 for my boat. I put oil in the lower unit as the previous owner had drained it for the winter. I ran it in a barrel a couple of times and checked the oil, it is milky white(water leak) If its leaking at the prop do i have to remove the bottom skeg to get at...
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