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    starter motor seized evinrude ficht ram 150 ( year 2000)

    hey gents ! unfortunetly my season begins bad- my starter motor is seized up. it takes the current but it does not turn over and is not turnable by hand. does anybody had dismantled / rebuild such a think or is the only way to buy a new one ? unfortunetly pats for the fichts in europe are...
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    Volvo 3.0GS pushed freeze plug on exhaust manifold

    ahoi ! today i found a pushed freeze plug on the exhaust manifold on our 3.0GS engine. i winterized the boat , but relativly late and maybe one or two nights below freezing level passed by- thats at least my guess since the plug loooked good and whatelse than freezing should forced it to fell...
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    offshore in a not so big boat

    Re: offshore in a not so big boat in the summer months i use to go with my 21ft fisher cabin offshore in the baltic or the north sea. but i must say i never was at open sea that far away that you e.g did not had visual contact to the land. beyond basic equipment like pfd,s and a good radio...
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    winterizing an 2000 150 hp ficht ram injection

    hi gents ! i now at winterizing work for our family boats - and after draining the mercruiser 5.0 mpi of my parents boat and seeing coming tons of water out of the block after removing the drain plugs i started to doubt about my outboard where i think no drain is needed. so. can you confirm...
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    draining 3.0 GS block

    hi gents ! i tried to winterize the penta 3.0gs and downloaded the manual from the penta side which claimes to remove the lower tubes from the water pump as well open the drain plugs on the port ans stbd side of the engine. the tubes were not the problem, but somehow the only drain plug i saw...
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    adjusting trim fin on anti cavitation plate

    hi ! when approaching lowest gliding speed my steering gets stiff and you need to hold the steering wheel, otherwise it would by itself turn to the right. at trolling speeds as well at high speed the steering is easy - so i played a little with the trim tab at my outboard ( evnriude ficht 150...
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    bulding shore power connection

    hi gents ! my boat does not have a factory shore power connection so i want to build one by myself. the idea is to get an automotive battery charger and permanetly connect it to the battery. then you just need a long enough cable and a shore connection adapter and can plug in from shore to the...
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    sea ray 240 sundancer bad in rough sea ?

    hello ! last weekend we decided to go boating at the baltic sea with two boats - my eurostar 665 FC ( fisher cabin hard top) and my parents sea ray 240 DA . well. the weather was about 4bft with a little choppy sea with short waves about 3 feet high. the sea ray had severe stability problems at...
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    cannot loose trim tab screw

    hey ! i think my trim tab is adjusted to much to the right side and i wanted to change this... well- easier to say than to do ! the screw is that tight that i broke a smaller wrench. since the screw is not that big i am afraid to break the screwhead when pulling with a serious wrench so i gave...
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    2000 evinrude ficht 150 no oil alarm.

    hi ! today my engine suddenly gave o no oil alarm and went into slow mode. it happened from one second to another and i never saw it on this engine before. no other warning light are on. i immediately shut the engine, checked the bulb- was hard. the engine restarts without problems and idles...
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    voltage gauge fault

    hey ! my voltage gauge with my 2000 ficht ram 150 goes a little mad. ( evinrude gauges) when i fire up the engine it will go to the end at 18 volts. i checked the real output and it is 13.6 -14 volts at engine running, so its not overcharging but a gauge problem. has anybody an idea what is wrong?
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    trolling with a ficht ram...

    hi ! i am planning a tour to the baltic sea in germany driving through the water and not trailering the boat. that means on one hand nice landscapes riding though smaller channels and rivers, but on the other hand many hours of trolling. speed limits on small channels would dictate rpms in th...
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    2000 evinrude ficht ram 150 - problems with gearshift and firng misses

    hello folks ! today i made my first ride with my new boat and get two problems : the engine ( ficht ram 150) starts immediately and idles fine, but when trolling it sometimes misfires , drops in rpm for a second and then kicks in egain. the check angine light illuminates periodically-...
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    evinrude vs yamaha... is it real or fake?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hKoQCkRryc what do you think about it? i am by myself a 150 evinrude ficht ram owner , but nevertheless i think it cannot be. in this test the evinrude just plays in another league. but 225 hp are 225 hp , regardless by what technology they are developed- and...
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    gearlube changing on a 2000 evinrude ficht ram 150

    hey ! i just purchased a boat with the evinrude 150 ficht ram. now it will get new sparks (XC12PEPB) as well i think to change the drive oil. one mechanic told me that at this motor the lube is for a lifetime and no change is needed. is it true?? when the decision to change is made- what oil...
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    Sea Ray 240DA unstable in planing

    Hello ! we have a problem with unstability in planing with our sundancer 240DA. the boat is equipped with the mercruiser 5.0 mpi and bravo three z drive as well trim tabs. the problem is that the boat rolls to port or stbd side in planing when straight on course. trimming seems to have little...
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    difference between volvo penta 3.0 GS and 3.0 GL

    hi ! i am new here and would like to say hello to all from germany. i have a 20 foot cabin boat with a 3.0 GS installed and i am a little confused regarding the power of this engine. many documents say it has 150 hp instead 135 horsepower of the 3.0 GL. is this true and when yes where are the...
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