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OK...we have a 1986 Yachtwin/Evinrude 8hp with a 25" shaft. The last time the motor was cranked was mid-October the day we bought the boat. It cranked fine, pee'd water find, and seem to work jsut fine.
As we now near having the the boat ready to sail I did a few projects on the...
Thanks! I actually feeling very fortunate...earlier I went out and shot it up again with PB Blaster and went at it again with my manual impact screwdriver...and it budged! Then slowly it came out!
My next step was as you described as above!
OK, you all were very kind and helpful to a previous question. And as a newbie to doing maintenance on an outboard I am so appreciative. So...I'm back with one more question.
We have an 8 hp Yachtwin (by Evinrude)...maybe late 80's. We bought our sailboat in October and I've been working on...
I am not a mechanic, but need to learn to do as much maintenance/repair on our outboard for our sailboat. We have a Yachtwin (Evinrude) 8 hp...perhaps 1986?
I changed the impeller the other day. Now there seems to be oil leaking from the joint where the bottom unity mates up to the shaft from...
