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    Just adopted..1968 Evinrude Outboard 85 HP Parts Catalog Manual 85852A 85853A Speedifour OEM

    Starcraft pages: https://forums.iboats.com/forum/starcraft-boats.131/ It doesn't look like there's been a lot of activity there over the past few years though. Not sure if everyone got rid of their Starcrafts or if attrition just took its course? It been a while since I saw one on the water...
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    Anodes for Yamaha outboard...Zinc or Aluminum?

    I always thought the general rule was zinc for saltwater and magnesium for freshwater? I never heard of aluminum anodes on an aluminum drive? I've been boating in both for years but I trailer my boat now but 20 years ago I kept my boat in the water on a lake in PA and there we ran magnesium...
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    Bimini top seems to have shrunk

    I've got a black bimini that attaches to my windshield on my Starcraft, every spring I have to soak it with warm water to get it to reach the corners. Its got a Sunbrella tag and is roughly 10 years old now. The comment about the boat growing isn't all that far fetched but the boat would only...
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    100+ outboards

    Some people can only afford older outboards. Not everyone has $3k for a new motor. Finding a shop to work on any outboard is a problem here, there's nothing local and the closest place is over a half hour drive and $185/hr for labor. If you have to pay someone to work on your motor and you...
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    100+ outboards

    What year did the 30-35hp OMC motors become loopers? I was always under the impression that the prop rated hp began in 1984? Meaning that a pre-84 35hp basically became the 1984-up 30hp with not much more than decal changes? The 1979 Evinrude brochure states that the mid range twins are loop...
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    1996 Mercury 115 2 stroke steering cable broke off in tilt tube

    Does a 1995 90hp use the same tube? There's a parts motor on CL for $40 that's missing its carbs.
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    1996 Yamaha 9.9hp 4 Stroke Tiller motor

    I got it for $1750, the Model number on the motor is F9.9MSHU, the handwritten bill of sale is from 1996, I misread the number off the receipt the other day, when I went to get an impeller for it they told me its a '98 model but the receipt said 1996,, when I looked closer, with my glasses on...
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    100+ outboards

    I like this idea, its fits most of the motors I see. I'd ad though that anyone buying a motor that's less than perfect had best know something about doing basic maintenance and repairs on an outboard. I was at a dealer today to get some parts and the sign said $175/hr if they sold it, $200 if...
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    40hp 1980s Johnson Value

    I'm a firm believer in "If you can't do the work yourself, buy new, because labor will kill any savings an older motor will afford you". But new motors are way out of most folks reach these days. New larger motors are rare on the water these days, Its rare to even see anything four stroke. Even...
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    1996 Yamaha 9.9hp 4 Stroke Tiller motor

    But is a warranty worth double the price? (Assuming I can finagle it for a bit less). To get the new motor I've also got to travel 200 miles to find one in stock. The local dealers don't have one, so its either mail order one from Nissan/Tohatsu, or go run down the Yamaha. I sort of lean...
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    1996 Mercury 115 2 stroke steering cable broke off in tilt tube

    A neighbor of mine bought a used Starcraft 19ft boat, the seller told him it just needs a new steering cable, and handed him the new cable. He brings it home and starts by removing it from the motor, he unscrews the nut on the end of the tube and disconnects the rod to the motor itself. He then...
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    1996 Yamaha 9.9hp 4 Stroke Tiller motor

    I was thinking about buying a new motor to replace a well used 9.8hp Seaking I've owned since I was a kid. I mentioned this to a buddy at a barbecue on Sunday and the one neighbor chimed in saying her husband had a brand new motor in the garage that he bought and never used before he died. She...
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    Where did all the used boats and motors go?

    Most of the dealers all seem to either have lots of inventory, or none at all. The demise of Evinrude eliminated at least two dealers. There likely aren't many people who would spend $10k or more for an new boat and a 25hp motor with a trailer here either. Likely why dealers are few and far...
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    Where did all the used boats and motors go?

    I normally browse CL and FB daily every morning, and couldn't help but notice there's almost no motors or smaller boats listed for sale, not here or any of the surrounding areas? There's a few larger boats, all over 19ft long, but no small boats, no aluminum boats, and I only found three used...
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    Fuel hose lifespan?

    I've been going through fuel hoses and primer bulbs lately like water. Last fall I bought two new fuel line assemblies from the dealer, both are clearly marked alcohol resistant and are gray in color. The first one got used maybe twice last fall, and got drained and put away under the seat over...
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