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    fuel consumtion, 8hp?

    what should an 8 hp 1996 Evenrude use for fuel at WOT on an 8 ft Hardbottom Caribe RIB? It has a #50 orifice (.060") which i think is the factory recommendation, but sounds very rich to me. Also, when i disconnect the fuel hose it speeds up and smooths out for the last dying moments.
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    Wings??

    do those plastic foils that you bolt onto your cavitation plate do any real good if there is a borderline condition for planing? Anybody a convincing 'believer'?
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    fuel consumption.....

    is there an approximate rate of fuel consumption, at full throttle, that i should reasonably expect from an 8 hp Evinrude of 1996 vintage? She has the factory orifice (#50=.060"), but seems to run rich and is hungry.
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    varnishing old teak/mahogony

    i'm varnishing some highlight areas of the interior of a boat that has always ben hand rubbed oil finish. After cleansing with acetone and sanding forever i still have a fairly open grain to fill, and would like to find something i can use to fill this up before varnishing, for a glass smooth...
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    teak refinishing

    the interior teak on this boat was always hand rubbed oil but i'm doing some highlights in gloss varnish now. The problem is that the teak is open grained and it takes a lot of sanding to get to the smooth finish i'd like. Is there a filler/sealer that i can use to fill the voids prepreratory to...
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    correct plugs?

    what plugs would be best for my 1996 8 hp Evinrude mod E8REVC? I never know whether i'll get leaded or non leaded (sin plomo)gasolina, thought it is (gratefully!) only 15 cents a gallon here.....
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    cavitation.....

    i get persistent cavitation just before coming onto a plane with my 8 hp Evinrude on a 9 foot Caribe hardbottom (older step type) RIB. The prop seems to be stock, in reasonable shape, and the motor is now tilted toward the transom all the way because nothing else was better. It's just like you...
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    Live or dead bait?

    i catch silver fish about a foot long, rowing along the beach on the bay, (exersize) and dragging a little silver spoon or castmaster for laughs. Fun to catch, they are not in my book, (i'm in Venezuela) but eat silver Sardines (Canibals?) I've seen some pretty good sized fish chasing these...
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    dinghy sun protection

    is there a product that can be painted or sprayed on an inflatable dinghy to protect it from the sun?
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    8 hp plugs

    What plugs are correct for my Belgian Evinrude 8 hp ser #B 88998688? Where i am i never know whether i'll get leaded or unleaded fuel.
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    new compression

    With my new compression tester i read 35 psi in the lower cyl. and 60 in the upper, on my old 8 hp Evinrude. A shot of lube oil into the cylinders, with the pistons facing skyward brought the lower up to 55 and the upper to 100 psi. Another similar motor has 80 psi in both cylinders, though i...
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    compression

    My Belgian Evinrude 8 hp ser #B 88998688 is balky starting, though it runs fair. It is a salt water engine that i hate to dismantle, but i suspect that it has been run overheated. Is there a compression psi minimum that to determine if it needs to be dismantled? Decarb didn't seem to help.
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