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    Tohatsu 40hp Broken Driveshaft

    I let my motor run away on me as I stated in a previous post and as I said I threw it into neutral and that must have been when the driveshaft busted. I got the shaft out of the gearbox ok but any tips or tricks on getting the rest out of the powerhead? I thought I might slide a super strong...
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    Runaway Motor

    After dipping my carburetor I put it all back together and, thankfully, tested out the motor (Tohatsu m40d) before launching the following morning. Was cleaning and testing because I could go slow and go fast but the motor acted funny in the middle. Anyway, started it up and it ran rough for a...
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    Tohatsu trouble in low idle

    Spent about a year fixing up this boat and motor and launched it for the first time yesterday. This was my first time launching a boat. 14ft Achilles with a 40hp Tohatsu 2 stroke, the M40D. She started up pretty good with a little choke then ran fine in the harbor. Got bait at the bait barge and...
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    Thick old adhesive

    Floated around here a bit for info refurbing my first boat a '96 14ft. Achilles with a 40hp 2 stroke Tohatsu. Old yes, retirement age, sure, but fixin it up regardless & askin for help. I spent over 2 hours on my back sanding off the old glue where the tow handle ripped off and don't want to...
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