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    Turning Point Rascal Prop

    Well.... I was going to go with a stainless wheel on my little 'Rude 30 but ended up cheaping out. Got a Turning Point Rascal 13 pitch and the hub kit from I-boats. What a difference a prop makes. My old beat up 15 pitch was really doggy and the motor was lugging with more than one person in...
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    Cupped stainless vs. standard aluminum prop

    I have a 15 foot Klamath aluminum boat with a 1991 Evinrude 30hp outboard on it. Currently I am running a 15 pitch aluminum prop and sometimes the boat has some difficulty getting on plane (depending on the load). While I realize that this is understandable considering the relatively low...
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    Johnson 3hp trouble

    Pim: On a motor of that age I'd start by replacing all the fuel line hoses inside the engine cowling. The jets and passages in a 3hp carb are very small and it doesn't take much crud to block something. Those old hoses usually have some built up deposits after that many years. After replacing...
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    Help - Still can't get the lower unit off 4hp evinrude

    Have an '87 4hp evinrude that has been used in salt water (not by me though). Am trying to get the lower unit off to change out the impeller and it seems to be stuck. <br /><br />I have soaked this thing liberally with PB blaster for the past two weeks and have even resorted to tapping with...
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    help determining year - 4 hp evinrude

    I have a 4 hp evinrude, model # BE4RCUD. Can anyone advise what model year this would be??<br /><br />I checked in my service manual and it talks about OMC going to the "Introduces" code to determine model year in 1980. Using this code makes my motor a '76 model (if I'm doing the code thing...
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    Evinrude 4hp

    I have a 4 hp Evinrude, model BE4RCUD, ser # B1549054, that is seized up from sitting and exposure to salt water. I have been soaking the various parts with PB Blaster and have been trying to remove the power head from the lower unit.<br /><br />I just purchased a service manual, but it doesn't...
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