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    two in one day...

    ok....took a couple of sick days and went up to the lake for an over nighter and some walleyes. on my way there, there is a neat little intersection, where ya turn right, head down hill, and then a hard left on the next road. at the hard left, there is a boat half way off the trailer, and the...
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    will cap/mag removal affect timing?

    hi folks! i just came into possession of a 1956 mark 30 turbo four. i have no spark at any of the four wires, so i'm getting ready to get into the mag, and see if it may be a points or cap problem. what i need to know is when i pull these off, is anything going to fall out/jump out, and will i...
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    a couple of mercury dinosaurs

    hi ya folks! i just came into possesion of a couple of mercury outboards. i am not a mercury fan, so i do not know squat about them,and these are antiques!<br />one is a kiekhaefer mercury model mark 10, serial no. 1064894. is this a 1948 engine?<br />the other is a kiekhaefer mercury model mark...
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    do NOT........

    do NOT....use u-bolts to mount a spare tire on a pipe tongue trailer......and think that you can stand on this to winch the boat on the trailer so your feet won't get wet.....<br /><br />do NOT.....trust your buddy to close the passenger door of the truck before he backs you into the...
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    carb help from joe reeves

    ( bowing to the mighty guru ) hi joe, i am going to be working on a 1964 evinrude starflight, 90 h.p., model 90493S. this mtor was running, but then would not start. it has sat now for about two years or so. i have a service manual available, so i will not be completely blind, but i have never...
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    transom height troubles

    i recently had to purchase a new boat. there is two inches more in transom height than i had, so now my "planing plate", above the prop, is going to be slightly higher than the bottom of the boat.this is a closed bow, 14 foot run about , with a johnson 9.9 motor...will this cause me cavitation...
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    1964 evinrude 90h.p.

    i am attempting to help someone with their motor. i am unfamiliar with this unit...and am trying to get as much basic information on it as possible. i am working with a 1964 evinrude starflight, 90 h.p.,model # 90493S. no. of cyl.'s, carbs, compression..etc.
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