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    Hurt Motor

    30 MPH impact with rock. hit so hard, knocked the engine off. Do you think its repairable? 2004, bf 225, runs good, even as is, 380 hours.
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    boat power

    hello, i'm new to boating this type of boat, so here goes. Its a 2004 carolina skiff, with a 225 honda. It's a walkaround with a small cuddy. the wife and I slept on it last night. "no a/c" she probobly wont do that again:( The boat has 2 power plugs in the rear motor deck. one is a...
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    towing

    what are some options for trailering without using the lock-up support. the thing that flips up and holds the motor in the up position. my owners manual states "dont trailer the motor with it in the up position." My trailer is so far under the boat there is no way to use a standard support...
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    RPM reduction

    greetings. on a 2003, 225 honda, when the RPM is reduced because of a overheat or oil problem, what is the RPM? My motor reduces itself to 4000 RPM from time to time, even at WOT. No other warnings present. The manual does not say. thanks, dale
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    new trailer

    greetings. today I purchased a 2004 24' seachaser walkaround with a magic tilt aluminium trailer with disk brakes, surge type. the prior owner placed a block of wood in the hitch-slide to limit the amout of travel. he stated that he had to do that because the trailer would not back up. I...
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    still confused

    does anyone know the normal operating oil pressure at idle on a 2004, 225 honda? thanks, dale
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    Oil pressure

    Out of all you guys, and 39 views. someone has to know the normal operation oil pressure of a 2004, 225 honda. Is 7 psi at idle "on the boat gauge" enough to make me not buy the d*#m thing. ive read almost every word here and can not find out. Local dealer would not answer as well. Ive...
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    quick question

    greetings, i just test drove a 2004, 24' seachaser, walkaround, off shore series, with a 2004, 225 honda. It topped out at 35 mph?? Is that slow? My 21' cc with a 150 yahama will run 50. also the oil pressure on the honda was only 7 psi at idle?? is that normal? thanks, dale
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    quick question

    hello, i sea trialed a boat with a 2004 honda 225 4 stoke. the oil pressure was at 7 psi at idle and 30 under way. Is that normal? also, boat would only go 35 mph at wot. its a 2004 24' sea chaser walk around. the motor did not seem as strong as my 150HP yamaha 2 stoke. Please help...
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    Oil tank removal

    greetings. 2000, 150 hp, yamaha 2 stoke. I'm trying to clean the oil screen or pickup in the oil tank. What is the process?. I tried pulling the tubes from the tank but i'm afraid something is going to break. any help appreciated. dale
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    strange oil consumpton

    I'm new to this motor. 2000, yamaha 150 2 stoke. I rode for a couple hours yesterday. half of the small tank on the side of the motor went away. "no signs of leakage" I did not use the toggle switch on back. I filled the main tank before the ride. It used about 1 inch of of the main...
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    Running Hot

    Greetings, I just bought a 2000 Yamaha 150, 2 stoke. It runs hot after 2 minutes of idle. "alarm sounds" I took cover off. could not put my hand on the cylinder heads. not sure how hot it should be. I changed the water pump with a new kit. housing, plate, etc. "no help" I removed...
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    new to this boat

    greetings. I just bought my first real boat. 2000, carolina skiff, sea chaser, 21' with a 150 yamaha 2stroke. If it idles more than 2 min, the overheat alarm goes off. My friend and i changed the water pump today. the old pump was in good shape. it did not fix the problem. any help...
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