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    82-84 140 hp carbs needed

    I am looking for a set of 1982-4 Evinrude 140 hp carburators...crossflows. Rebuildable or new. Thanx
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    worried sick over Evinrude 115 freezing

    It was in the mid 60's temps so I took the boat out a couple miles last Monday to check a GPS and fishfinder installation from a shop they had just finished. I trailered it about 3 miles to the ramp and back. The electronics installed wasn't quite working right so I took it back to them and...
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    OB repair story

    I was looking at a used boat with outboard & trailer, a bow rider set up for fishing, a live well and racks, pretty nice a good starter boat for me. Saw it on the side of the road. 20 ft 115 hp Evinrude. Checked the compression (good) and ran it with muffs. It ran rough but it had been sitting...
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    Need rough $ estimate for '98 115 Rude SPL

    Any ideas what this engine is worth? The compression is cold: 120psi top and lower Capt side, 118 psi top and lower pass side. The lower unit oil came out with no water, it was green with some fine metalic in it. Stunk like gear oil should. I heard run with muffs. But I couldn't tell...
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    hose connection running

    Looking at a Ev 115 motor for sale. The guy showing the motor hooked up a hose to it and it ran but.... Please, in some detail, explain to me the PROPPER way to do these hose connections... ...he had the water on and hooked up but I didn't see where water was supposed to positively exit after...
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    might buy a boat

    I'm looking at a 20' 1998 Neptune SunBird. Typical white plastic/fiberglass looking hull. It has some scratches mostly along the deck area where it may have scraped branches or dock things. I guess its regular ware and tear. Some I would consider as gouges. How can I repair these or fill them...
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    New to boating, advice and a Ev-115 spl

    Hi, I'm looking at buying a 1998-20' Neptune Sunbird. Seems to be a very good deal. It has a '98 Evinrude 115 SPL OMC on back. The agent seller is simply showing it for a friend on his roadside property and knows little about it. The original owner just passed away and the owner's son is in...
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