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    Yammy remote control wiring..

    The Yamaha Remote control for my motor has a set of wires coming out to it. Two black, two yellow, one pink and one green.. is one of these a signal wire for a tach? Does anyone have a wiring diagram for such a beast? <br /><br />Thanks Guys.
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    Overheating Alarm...

    1992 Yamaha C40 with remote controls, cruising along at about half throttle when this ear piencing alarm goes off inside the remote. being new to boating, and having a nervous wife at my side, I fumbled around for about 30-45 seconds trying to figure out what the #$%! the alarma was telling me...
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    Heeling at WOT, HELP!!!

    I have a 1965 aluminum Aroliner, with a 4o Yammy on it. At WOT, the boat starts to heel to starboard. I have to put a lot of correction in at the helm to get the boat flat again. It gets a bit hairy is another boat's wake hits me on the same side. It has caused me to take in water before. I...
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    Huge Spray!

    Hey guys,<br /><br />I am trying to eliminate a huge spray that comes of the leg of my Yammy 40, between the transom and the lower unit. It shoots straight up in the air and gets a lot of water in the boat. Any ideas? My boat is a 1965 15'6" aluminum Aroliner, V-bow, flat bottom at the transom.
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    Shift clunk at idle

    I have a Yammy C40 that give a big clunk when I shifft into forward or reverse from idle. I don't think I can lower the idle speed because it often stalls when I shift into gear.<br /><br />I would really like to be able to get this thing to troll down a bit and be able to start it more...
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    Determining leg length

    How far below the transom should the anticavitation plate be? My runabout has a pretty flat aft section below the transom. I think my leg is too long, so when I rebuild the transom, I intend to make it a bit higher.<br /><br />Thanks!
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    Help finding sleeper (lounge) seats...

    Hi Guys,<br /><br />The restoration of my 1965 Aroliner Cabinaire is coming along, and I need a set of lounge seats for it. Sometimes, people call these sleeper seats.<br /><br />I'm doing this on a budget and can't afford the $600 Canadian for two new seats. I was hoping someone might have a...
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    Determining leg length, strange heeling issue...

    I have an aluminum cutty, that exhibits a weird "pull" to starboard near top end of the throttle. At high speeds, the starboard aft corner seems to pulled or rather the port aft corner is pushed requiring significant ourse corrections at the helm. The boat is flat bottomed at the aft with a 18...
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    Ready to shoot 1992 Yamaha 40... HELP!

    Okay guys... I disassembled the carbs and cleaned them really well. I inspected each part and they were all in good shape, well within spec on all measurements. No wear on the idle screws or the needle valve. I set the idle screw to 1.75 turns out from seated. The engine starts fine, but...
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    Yammy 40 surging at WOT

    Well, Thanks to all the input I got from this board, I got my boat out for the first time this weekend. I still have a pretty chunky idle but I plan on doing a carb rebuild this weekend to cure that.<br /><br />Here's the rub. I got out on the lake and after sufficent warm-up I slowly brought...
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    Best way to clean a carb?

    Will a spray in type cleaner do a sufficient job of removing crap, or should I totally remove the carbs from my Yamaha C40 and soak them in some solvent? Any product or process recommendations would be great. If I take the carbs off (there are two) are there any surprises I should be aware of...
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    Which Battery?

    I need a starting battery and one to power an electric trolling motor. I know that a regular "car" battery provides more cold cranking power, but won't tolerate the deep cycling the trolling motor will put it through. On the other hand, a deep cycle is more expensive, and does not provide as...
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    Resistance/non-resistance plugs

    The manual for my 1992 Yamaha C40 calls for two different plugs. One is the "plug cap without resistance (NGK # B8HS) the other is "plug cap with resistance" (NGK # BR8HS). What does this mean? Are there two types of plugs I can use, or are they saying that I use two DIFFERENT plugs at the...
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    1992 Yamaha C40 rough idle

    Hey guys,<br /><br />My C40 runs great out of idle but like a bag of hammers at trolling speeds. I'm new at this, so be gentle.<br /><br />The fuel mix is 100:1, running good, fresh gas, high quality oil, fuel filter is clean. This engine has not been run in about three years, but started...
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    Yamaha 40HP Model and year?

    I have recently inherited a small boat with a Yamaha 40 hp putboard on it. The motor is a 2 cylinder with two carbs. Does anyone know what the correct fuel oil mixture for this engine might be? I'm afraid to try and start it without these details. <br /><br />It's model number is C40ELRQ and...
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