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    Identify My Mercury

    Where might I find a serial or model plate on my 40 HP Mercury and how might I use whatever I find there to possibly identify the year? Thanks...Jake
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    Convert Remote Electric to Tiller?

    Well, by now, I'm really on a roll...or rather, you guys are on a roll. I haven't posted a query yet that you haven't made me smarter than I was. So, now, considering my 1995/1996 Evinrude 15 HP 2-Cycle Long Shaft Remote Electric (whew...got that all in in one statement)...is it worthwhile...
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    Tiller?

    Please excuse the total ignorance of this query...I'm brand new to outboard engines and just starting to feel my way, step by step. What does the term "Tiller" mean as applied to an outboard engine? I understand, of course, that a tiller is usually a steering device at the rear of a boat or a...
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    Long Shaft or Short Shaft and other Service Manual Considerations

    My continuing quest for the best manual for working on a 1996 Evinrude 15 HP 2-Cycle engine that has no model number i.d. plate...using the shaft measurement technique of measuring from the top of the clamp bracket to the bottom of the anti-cavitation plate, I measure exactly 17 inches (the...
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    Which Manual(s) for a 1995 15 HP 2-cycle Evinrude?

    Seeking recommendations for service manual(s) for my 1995 15 HP 2-cycle Evinrude. It seems that the only one recommended by iboats is the SELOC Part #1312 covering "Johnson Evinrude Outboards 1.25-70 HP 1990-2001 1-4 cylinder, 2 & 4 stroke. Although this manual is several hundred pages long...
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    How do I identify 2-cycle or 4-cycle?

    I have a 15HP Evinrude; 1995 or 1996 (no i.d. plate but label inside cover says FEB 06 1996). How might I determine whether this is a 2-cycle or 4-cycle engine? Thanks...Jake Miller
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