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Boat: 17' 1980 Ranger 235v
Motor: 1983 Mercury 70 HP
Old prop: 11" 12p
Old speed and rpm: 32MPH at 5500 RPM
New prop: Mercury 10-3/8" 13p
Put the motor on my boat with a bent and chipped prop for testing...
I'm pretty much new to boats. So I may be missing something here...
The Back Story:
I bought a 17' ranger 235v with a 75 hp merc on the back with no spark. I've put on a new stator, trigger and CDI. This brought me spark. The failed component was the CDI. I thought this was it so I took it to...
1979 Evinrude 25905R 25hp
I had some troubles getting it running. Put a new power pack on and that fixed that problem. Then couldn't get it to idle. So I pulled the carb and cleaned it out. Finally had it running great for about 3 miles.
Was cruising 20mph with about 600lbs in a 16ft Lowe V...
First of all, thank you to anyone who helps/views this thread. I'm new to the forum.
1979 Evinrude 25HP 25905R
Compression is about 130 in both
Flywheel was removed for photos
I bought a fishing boat with this motor on it. The guy I bought it from claims he ran the motor this year. I'm not...
