Bought a older 15ft fibreglass boat made by Tempest which came with a 50hp merc. I believe it's a 1979 thunderbolt 4cyl model.
The previous owner removed the power t/t and rigged up a Atv winch for raising and lowering the motor. The motor runs fine. Had it out a few times with the wife and...
Hello everyone
i'm helping a friend with there outboard. they bougth this motor a few years ago but have never used it yet so it has been sitting for a few years.
i checked the compression which is 120 in both cyl and it has nice blue spark. i put a little fuel in both cyl's and it started...
Hello everyone,
i have been messing around with this older boat / motor that i bought a few years back, managed to get it running but it barely moves! i could probably swim faster then it!
with the warmer weather now here i'm again tempted to fix this motor. here's a little info i have on it...
got a early 70's 33hp evinrude electric start short shaft given to me and im having problems.
motor starts well, idles a little slow but nothing major.
motor will not rev.. seems to only reach 1/4 to 1/2 throttle..
everything looks to be moving freely, carb is opening all the way, just doesn't...
