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    Stainless prop selection

    I have a 18.6 alumacraft with a 70 Yamaha and would like to run a stainless prop. It has a 13 1/2 x 15 Michigan Wheel on it now that seems about perfect. Runs 6k at about 33mph wot. Should I get the same diameter and pitch in stainless and any certain manufacturer? Kind of clueless about this...
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    Houseboat Prop

    Howdy you all. I put a new 90 evinrude on my boat (26' tritoon with a very heavy cabin built on top) I started out with a 16 stainless but could not get the rpm above 4000 so I got a 12 stainless and went up to 4500, I liked this prop it had lots of cup and pulled real good but I was still on...
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    Houseboat Prop

    Howdy you all. I put a new 90 evinrude on my boat (26' tritoon with a very heavy cabin built on top) I started out with a 16 stainless but could not get the rpm above 4000 so I got a 12 stainless and went up to 4500, I liked this prop it had lots of cup and pulled real good but I was still on...
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    1975 85 evinrude I'm lost

    Have had an intermittant spark on #4 for a while that has gotten worse the last couple of weeks. I had swapped coils and the power pak, no differance. This weekend I swapped out the sensor coils(timer base) Took it out this morning and still had the same problem. While I was out there I ck'd the...
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    90hp honda

    Looking for honda part numbers so we can order parts from Iboats. Anyone have any ideas? thanks
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    need help with old elgin

    Found this old mtr., don't know anything about it except it runs like a top and I wanna keep it that way. model# 571.58301 1.25hp Can anyone tell me how to mix the oil when using 2 stroke oil. also would like to know the year, plug gap and what type of lower unit oil it uses. Not sure how to...
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    honda prop

    honda 90hp 1998. running this mtr. on a barge, have a 14" diam prop with 11" pitch and i can only get 4200rpm. anyone got any suggestions on how to get the rpm up in the 5500/6000 range. (can,t find any props listed lower in pitch than what i have)
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    merc 30hp vro?

    motor is a 96 30hp eho ser#0G331098, my oil pump is connected to the carb with a linkage arm. how does this work? does the linkage open a valve? also i had to disconnect my level switch in the oil tank to get the horn to quit, is this switch replacable? it kind of looks like it is molded into...
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    prop replacement

    Got a 16 sea nyph with a 1986 30hp merc (tiller), recently added a manual jack (Bobs), and smart tabs, boat runs like a scalded dog. unbelievable the differance the tabs made, anyhow I hit something and wrecked my prop. I had it set up about 3yrs ago,it is or was a 10" with a pitch of 16 and...
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    71 evenrude 100 amp test

    does the posted procedure for testing the amp work on the bench? what i mean is with power applied to the purple wire and a lite connected to the coil wire (blue) should i be able to ground the black and white wire and get the lite to glow. a buddy gave me an amp and i would like to figure out...
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    parts?

    who do you all use for parts? need an impeller kit for a 30 merc, dealer wants $47. thanks
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    71 evinrude 100 ignition swap?

    every thing i've ckecked on this ign. is looking bad, amp, coil, points, rotor, dist.cap etc. I have a 75 85hp parts mtr.,any chance all the ignition parts could be swapped out?
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    older 85 chrysler overheating

    older 85 chrysler overheating this is a buddy's mtr, he has checked and replaced all the usual stuff but mtr still overheats above 4800rpm. any one know of a good flushing solution (this is a 100% salt water mtr) thinking he has some sort of build up causing this.
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    older 85 chrysler overheating

    older 85 chrysler overheating this is a buddy's mtr, he has checked and replaced all the usual stuff but mtr still overheats above 4800rpm. any one know of a good flushing solution (this is a 100% salt water mtr) thinking he has some sort of build up causing this.
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    1971 100 evinrude ?

    Mod#100193A/Serial#E07033 Is this what I think it is? Got no spark and need to order a manual. thanks in advance
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    pontoon trim tabs

    Any one tried trim tabs on a pontoon? Got a big heavy pontoon(enclosed box with front and back porch) 26'. Would like to be able to trim it flat when cruising, adjusting for fuel load and people moving around etc. I've never seen a toon with tabs, wondering if it could work.
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    OMC Tach

    A buddy gave me a omc tach 0-6000 and I'd like to install it on my boat. Mtr is a 1975 evinrude 85hp. This tach has 4 wires gray,black,purple & blue. It has a switch labled H,2,3,4,6. Also has three plugs in the back two small ones that don't seem to want to come out and a large one that has a...
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    shift assist cylinder

    I'm workig on a 75 85hp evinrude, motor became extremely hard to shift. I've got the prop shart & shift shaft out so far. Is there a way to bench test the shift assist cylinder? It is very hard to move the shift rod/piston in the cylinder. I haven't disassembled it yet, I guess I need to make a...
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    truarc pliers

    Any one with suggestions on a substitute for the $80 dollar matco pliers? Finally got a weekend to tear into my L/U and now I'm stuck (thought my snapring pliers might work)
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