I was at the shop picking my boat up. Getting the starter fixed and tuned up. I am planning on buying a new boat in the spring. I had a converation with my mechanic about outboard motors. He has told me some real scary horror stories about four stroke outboard problems. He recommended that I buy...
My 1985 55 HP Mariner/Yamaha is hard starting. I am having to use starting fluid to kick it off before every trip which is about every two weeks. Once started it runs great and will continue to start without problems for the rest of the weekend. Since it runs fine after starting, I just chalked...
I put nickel compound on my lower unit bolts of my '85 55HP Mariner. Two of them backed out. I have new replacements. Should I use the Never Seize ?? How much Torque should I apply to the bolts ?? My manual does not seem to have the value for this. :confused:
I have a 1985 Mariner 55HP motor that is not starting properly. This is one of the Mariner motors that was made by Yamaha. The motor starts fine most times but ocassionally will not start after it has been sitting a while. An example would be, like after being anchored at a hot fishing spot for...
