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    Vapor lock/ sticky float?? 30HP JOHNSON 2 STROKE

    After running my early 90s 30 hp Johnson 2 stroke at medium to high throttle for a while (20-30 min) it will tend to splutter and stall when coming back to idle speed. Then any attempt to restart it fails. I'm thinking that if I kept the revs up I could run it all day. It only happens when...
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    Mako pro skiff 177 running wiring

    I'm looking to add a fish finder to my Dads 2022 mako pro skiff 17. I already have the fish finder. Not finding any way to rout the wiring. Any suggestions welcome. Also from what I can tell the bilge is switch only with no auto. Any advice on how to reach that to swap it out? Thanks!!
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    88spl lower unit locked up?

    I put my boat on the water after sitting for probably 20 years. Ran like a beast but carbs leaked when I ran it so I rebuilt and ran them in a barrel, and all was good. I had already rebuilt the water pump and it seemed to be pumping well but I watched a YouTube video and it pointed out that I...
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    88 spl leaking gas

    My carbs are currently off. Just rebuilt them but didn't see anything obviously wrong. Took the boat out for the first time in since I got it. Sat for probably 10 years if not more. Idle was rough but I decided to water test it. Yes, I've ran it 20 times or more in a tub for the 2 years I've...
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    Adding ignition kill switch and lanyard 96 Johnson 88

    I was looking to add a kill switch next to my console mounted ignition. It has 2 wires, They connect to the black/yellow and black. I do understand that by grounding the black/ yellow the engine stops. But HOW do I connect the switch ? Am I splicing the black yellow wire or just connecting the...
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    adding a tach 2000 Honda BF50A3

    Looks for some help on installing a tach. It's a 2000 BF50 with side controls which I bought separately from the engine as it was a repower project. The control has 7 wires coming from it: Green/Black Gray Black Yellow/Blue Double Black Double Yellow Double Red I've heard these called idiot...
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    EPA mixture screw covers 2003 BF50

    Recently went through the carbs on a 2003 Honda BF50A3. The mixture screws had those EPA covers on them which seem to allow 1/8 turn adjustment. Well I left them alone and cleaned and reassembled the carbs. Now running the boat on the water for the first time I'm having issues. Started off ok...
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    2003 BF50 high idle

    My 2003 BF50 idles at 1400 rpm. The bottom idle screw is not even touching the adjusting arm so can't be turned out any more. Hoping it's a common issue or something I overlooked. I'm running it in a barrel if that makes a difference. Thanks!
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    2003 50hp main harness and side control box model #s needed!!!!!

    Can anyone please tell me what 20 wire harness and which side control box I need for a Honda 2003 50hp ? (BAZS-3304031) LRTA Model numbers if you have them so I can buy them and finally get the boat working. Thank you, thank you and thank you in advance!!!!!!
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    Help identifying Honda side control

    Is there a way to identify the exact model of a Honda side control by looking at it? I have a used one that I dont see any kind of model number on. Is there a place I should be physically looking at on the control? Thanks!
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    2003 Honda BF50 LRTA wiring help!!!!

    I'm re powering a boat with a 2003 Honda BF50. I bought a new 20 wire main cable for the Honda. The one that is on it ,I now discover, only had the main round plug wires and not the addition plug on the new cable with 6 wires. Also the control side of the cable is completely different from the...
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    Merc 2006 50 hp 2 stroke carb tubing size help

    Ok so this is going to sound dumb.... 2006 Mercury 50ELPTO 2 stroke. I rebuilt my carbs and the carb tubing supplied were the nasty EPA grey lines. I bit the bullet and used them anyway and every length of hose leaks at the clamps. It's not the right ID. Too loose. I've tried the sprung clamps...
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    Refilling a plastic on deck gas tank from a plastic gas can

    Ok. Im sure its been covered a hundred times but I'm just not finding it in my searches....apologies in advance. I have a 12 gallon on deck plastic gas tank. It is too heavy to remove from boat and replace when full. I understand that if I tried to fill it in place (in the boat) at the gas pump...
  14. 73 Dolphin

    CMC PT 35 trim/tilt actuator repair

    Have read some older posts where folks have repaired but non I have seen have any details on how to do so.
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    Propeller removal 40hp force/mercury '96

    Really having trouble removing this prop. At 10 and 4 o'clock there are raised circular tabs that hold the locking ring. I'm guessing the whole thing should just slide off with a puller but am asking in case that center part is somehow threaded on? Any help much appreciated!! Thanks.
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    CMC trim tilt. Is it dead?

    Picked up a CMC pt-30 trim tilt motor. Question is before I mess with the CMC can I test the ram by connecting the black and white wire to a battery? it has a harness connected to each of these two wires.The outboard it came with does also but they are both females and there is no switch. so...
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    Removing inner bow section aluminum boat.

    Getting ready to restore an aluminum boat. The hull ( outer ) on the bow has pitting and to repair it I have to remove the inner bow section. Before I get into this and start drilling out rivets is there anything I should be aware of ? Its a 1985 Grumman 5.0 meter but Admins please don't move...
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    Grumman 5.0 meter info/ restoration archive

    I was hoping to get some input from current members on restoration photos and tips SPECIFICALLY for the Grumman meter series boats and especially the 5 meter center console. Yes there is some info on here BUT forum rules are such that some threads are too old to be resurrected and also some...
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    Should I ? 1984 Grumman 16 ultra side console

    Ah. Aluminum boats! So the question is, is she worth saving? She is a beast of a boat with a 90" beam. I have too many projects to count and no time to do them but when this came up I had to jump on it. Yes I know they bob around like a cork, get blown sideways by the slightest breeze, make an...
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    U-bolting on a crossmember - help please!!

    So... took a boat Ive been working on for 6 months to the water this last weekend. Idea was to pull the boat back on the trailer and also check for leaks at the dock. Good news - boat didn't leak. Bad news - the rear cross-member part collapsed. So I went and bought a new 80" 3x3 galvanized...
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