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    1975 Evinrude 25 problem - jumping out of gear and/or blown head gasket?

    I have been working on this new to me 1975 Evinrude 25 (25503B) recently. Compression numbers were 124 top/118 bottom and it fired right up once I got it home, so I decided it was worth a little work to get back on the water. Unfortunately when I finally took it out for a boat test, I was...
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    1975 evinrude 25 idle speed?

    i did a carb job and link & sync on a new to me 1975 evinrude 25 hp which now runs nicely, but the idle stop is set way too low and allows the motor to die (below ~ 480 rpm). the service manual i have says that the idle speed will be listed in the appendix, but it's not. what should the idle...
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    16' tin and honda 9.9, need help getting in the ballpark

    I recently picked up a Duranautic 16' (open aluminum boat). Because of horsepower limits on a bunch of reservoirs here in NJ I am putting a Honda 9.9 I scored for $50 on it. I understand how to use prop calculators, but the problem is that the outboard I bought did not come with a prop to test...
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    clear UV protection?

    I am restoring my 14' starcraft fishing boat. At the moment, I am building new removable decking panels. I have 3/4" arauco for the decking and I am going to be covering it with a layer of 3/4 oz fiberglass matt and some polyester resin i have leftover from another project. i had originally...
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    filling holes in transom, and then making some new ones

    I've got a Cobia fiberglass hull boat. It had the remnants of an Evinrude 90 hp motor which I am replacing with a Force 85 hp. Not all of the mounting holes line up, so I will need to drill some new ones and fill the old. What to use to fill the old ones (approx 1/2" diameter)? 5200 sealant...
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    lift point for 1989 85hp?

    Picked up a new to me 1989 85hp Force today. It's heavy and I don't see a loop to hook my cherry picker (engine hoist) to get it off the truck and into the garage to be tuned up. I bought the Seloc manual for it, but it does not make any mention of how to lift it. My 1970 40 hp Johnson has a...
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    1970 Johnson 40 hp Awakening

    Hey, I got this Johnson 40 hp motor this week. It's a 1970 Electrashift (Model 40ESL70A). It hasn't been run in about 5 years I am told, so now I am working through getting it back to life. To start, I was just doing an inspection prior to cleaning, and I came across my first question. On...
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    Will 40 hp do it?

    Hey there. I'm new to powerboating and have been doing some research here on iboats to find out what it will take to get my vessel up on a plane. The boat is a Cobia Sunskiff 156 which I have not been able to find too much info about online. It's a 15' boat with a 6'10" beam and the hull...
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