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    Steering setup affects steering effort?

    Even though this question concerns an engine component, I'm going to drop it here because the real gist goes to overall boat handling. I came to the conclusion just before putting the boat up for the winter that the steering was a bit too stiff for my liking. The boat is a 17.5 foot Scout...
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    Crazier than deejaycee!

    Look what you started... 8) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZTmp-1Hy6s&NR
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    My 90 really 100 in drag?

    Someone told me recently that my '04 Yamaha 90 4-stroke is really 100 horse under the cowl. Is this true? And if so, why so modest, Yamaha?
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    Push key = electric choke?

    My '04 Yamaha 90 4-stroke has an ignition switch that pushes in as well as turns. On some of the Mercs I've owned in the past this was how you engaged the electric choke. Same with the Yam or is the ecu supposed to meter the chokes automatically? I ask because: a) there is no sound of the...
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    Gelcoat cracks in floor serious?

    Hi folks -- I'm looking for some advice from the fibreglass experts in the crowd. I have a 2004 Scout Dorado 175 which I just bought in the southern United States. I then trailered it about a thousand miles up to my home in Canada. When I arrived and was cleaning her up after the long trip I...
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    '76 7.5 kill button wiring attach points

    Can anyone tell me exactly where the two wires from the stop button are supposed to be attached on the engine? You see I'm resurrecting my first boat which is a 14 ft Peterborough rowboat with this little 7.5 horse complete with a little side console setup for it. My kid is 4 which is just...
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    Scouts About?

    Just couldn't let this discussion sit empty. I'm running a 2004 Dorado 175 with a 90 hp Yamaha 4-stroke. Options are skibar and removable rear seat. Who's next!? 8)
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    Sunk 7.5 pulled up but not cleaned right away -- fatal?

    Arrgh. I just got a call that my poor little '76 7.5 hp was dragged from the lake by a neighbour on the weekend after the waterfront was flooded by the opening of a local dam. The boat was sitting up on shore, motor tilted, bilge plug out when the lake level rose three feet... Unfortunately it...
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    Connection between Merc and Yamaha?

    Hi folks -- this looks like a fine spot for some boating -- looking forward to the voyage. Altough I've been messing about on the water for close on 30 years in everything from kayaks to cabin cruisers, 2006 marks my first foray into 4-stroke outboards. I just bought a '04 Scout Dorado 175...
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