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    87 Force/Chrysler 50 HP prop lost.

    Hi, I recently lost the prop of my 15' Bayliner runabout. I have no idea what prop it had on it. don't really know what happen other than I lost all foward motion and the motor revved up, so I shut it down and tilted it up and sure enough the prop, nut and cotter key where all gone. Any ideas on...
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    94 Waverunner Problem

    A friend of mine has 94 waverunner and was having problems with the carb leaning out last yr, it would only run with the choke half out. This year I got a kit and took the carb apart and cleaned it real good. Now it acts like it way to rich, smokes a lot and seems to run on 1 cyl. I am not very...
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    87 Force 50hp keeps tripping a breaker

    I have a 87 Bayliner runabout with a 50hp Force on it. The problem I am having is when you turn the key on it tripps the lower breaker in the motor, it will also do this while its running. I bought the boat last year and the owner told me this spring that he has went through 3 lanyard switches...
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    94 45ho 50 special, no spark.

    A friend of mine has a 94 45hp merc on his pontoon and has had intermittent problems with loosing spark. Last year at the beginning of the season he couldnt get it started, I went down there and it had no spark, the next day he went to the boat to try it just for grins and it fired and ran the...
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    87 50hp throwing the breaker

    I have a 87 Bayliner with a 87 Force 50hp and am unsure where to post this. The problem is when I start the motor it starts fine, run the rpms up a bit and it throws the breaker at the base of the head unit. I also noticed that the wires going to the lanyard get hot. I bypassed the lanyard as a...
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    87 Force problem

    I have this posted in boats (non engine) as well but I will post here too becouse I don't know if its engine related or boat related. Here is the thread http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?p=1482249#post1482249 Any info would be greatly appreciated because I would like to have it for the...
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    87 Bayliner Problem

    Boat is a 87 Bayliner 14' Capri with a 50 HP Force. I don't know where to post this as it affects the boat and motor. I was on the lake last night and all was well, sat for a while and fired her up to head to shore. All was well, was motoring at speed when all the sudden the dash lights quit and...
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    Lower carb idle screw has no effective

    I finally got my 74 50hp to semi idle so I was going to adjust the idle jets. When adjusting the top carb all went well followed the instructions in the FAQ on this site. Then when I went to the lower carb I adjusted the idle valve all the way in and it had no affect at all on the engine. I did...
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    New/Used Boat What do you think

    I got this boat a couple weeks ago from a friend at my lake house and was wondering what everyone thought of her. I bought it for $350 and had to replace the power pack and rebuild the carbs from sitting. The interior needs reworked but otherwise it seems pretty nice. Its an 85 boat with a 74...
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    Need some advise on getting a carb piece

    I took my carbs to a shop to have them dunked for the night and they lost the plastic pieces that snap on the throttle plate and choke plates and hold the linkages. I dont know what to call these pieces or who to contact to locate them. Its a 74 50hp evinrude engine. Here is a link to a pic with...
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    Next problem. 74 50HP fuel issue.

    I just got the spark issue fixed and now I have a fuel issue (which is no surprise). When I start the engine it will run ~3 seconds then die, if I wait a couple seconds it will fire up and run about 3 seconds again. Im pretty sure its time to clean the carbs and kit them but I am also wondering...
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    74 50 HP Spark problem

    I just got a boat with an EvinRude 50hp 2cyl 2 stroke and I am having problems keeping spark. I got it to spark 3 times and when it did I only had it on 1 cyl. When it has spark it will fire for a few seconds then it goes back to having no fire again. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Also...
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