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    lost all power

    I bought a new battery and put it in my 1971 Manatee. My motor is a 1971 Evinrude with an electric shift push button transmission. Problem is, I accidently placed the battery wires on backwards....started the motor, and drove it 30 feet to the dock from the trailer and cut it off. The boat never...
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    need help here

    I posted this on the section concerning props. I had 22 views, but no reply. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have a 1971 Manatee 15' v-hull with a 1971 Evinrude 50 hp outboard motor. I bought the boat 6 years ago for $400. and it had no prop. I...
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    what prop to use?

    I have a 1971 Manatee 15' v-hull with a 1971 Evinrude 50 hp outboard motor. I bought the boat 6 years ago for $400. and it had no prop. I bought a 17 pitch prop and used it for 3 yrs and had some engine work done, including getting a new seal kit in the foot. I was given a 15 pitch prop to use...
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    boat leaning badly

    My boat is a 1971 Manatee with a 1971 Evinrude 50 hp outboard. I just recently put her back in the water after 3 years. The motor had some work done and carbs rebuilt. I noticed that the boat leans terribly to the drivers side when I am the only person in it. If I have someone else on board...
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    whats the difference

    I have a 50 hp Evinrude..1971 model. eclectric shift push button trans. my question is this....there are two models of this engine...50172S and 50173S...what is the difference on these two models?
  6. J

    High Rock Lake

    I go out on High Rock Lake in Rowan/Davidson Counties...North Carolina. Also, there is Tuckertown Resevoir..Badin Lake..Lake Tillery..Lake James..Lake Jordon...and of course.Lake Norman...all here in North Carolina. I like to go out to Goat Island on High Rock Lake.
  7. J

    want a new color

    My boat is a 1971 Manatee 15' v-hull. It is a goldish-brown or burnt mustard color with a white deck in front of the windshield. I think it is ugly and I want to change the color. I was told that the original color is molded into the fiberglass hull and gel coated over. Can this be lightly...
  8. J

    Wot ?

    I am guessing that WOT stands for Wide Open Throttle..am I right? Im new to this forum.
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    1971 Evinrude 50hp

    My motor was recently worked on and had a new head gasket,temp. switch and thermostat along with new spark plugs installed. I put it in the water and it would not run properly. I tried to adjust the screws on the carb, both at idle speed and while is was in gear moving across the water. The...
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    1971 Evinrude 50 hp

    I just had some engine work done on my 50 hp evinrude. It had overheated and blew a head gasket and sat for 3 years.Motor is now running, but the transmission wont change from drive,neutral and reverse....it is a push button electric shift trans. I removed the screw in the bottom of the lower...
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