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    Mercury 40hp long shaft or short shaft?

    Hello, i recently found a 1993 mercury 40hp longshaft for sale that id like to buy for my 1957 crestliner viking 14" but my concern is it being a long shaft motor. I beleive mercury long shaft motors are 20" and the old gale 40hp thats on my boat now is only 18" long and the cavitation plate on...
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    2-blade vs 3-blade with more pitch??

    Hello, i recently found a old 10 1/2"x16" 2 blade prop made for 1960's evinrude 40hp motors. My boat currently has a 10 3/8"x13.5" 3 blade prop. My question is would that 2 blade be beter for more speed or would it probly be too much pitch? My boats a 1957 crestliner viking 14" and rite now the...
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    1963 gale 40hp throttle sync??

    Hello, i have recently found out that my motor is not running full throttle so i did some research and found out my throttle sync isnt correct so i tried adjusting it and now the carb looks to open wot like it should but the idle screw has to be adjusted. Before when u turned up the idle screw...
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    Outboard motor height??

    Hello, i got a 1957 crestliner viking a few years back with a 1962 gale 40hp and the man who i got the boat from told me the boat will be faster if i raise the motor flush with the bottom of the boat. Rite now the cavitation plate sits about 3" below the bottom of the boat and about 2" below the...
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    evinrude 60hp V-4 specs????

    does anyone know the specs of a 60's evinrude 60hp v-4? Such as gear ratio max rpm?
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    tachometer problems????

    ok i have a 1957 crestliner viking 14' with a gale 40hp and ive been dealing with my tach issues for 2 years now and its very frustrating because i wana know if im runing the propper rpms. My tach works perfect at an idle but when you push the throttle forward the tach acts like its hooked up...
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    is my boat over propped??

    I have a 1957 crestliner viking 14' with a gale 40hp on it and i was wondering if my boat is over propped because when u drive the boat with 2 people and both fuel tanks almost empty it goes 30mph and accelerates pretty quick and gets up on plane nice and quick but once u fill both fuel tanks up...
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    low compression????

    hey, i have a 1960 gale 40hp that i took out the other day and when i did so i noticed that after driving it for 10-15 mins at a crusing speed the motor starts surging so when i took the motor home i bought some new fuel lines and cleaned the fuel pump filter. I also checked the compression and...
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    1960 evidrude 40hp tach issue? pulse setting?

    hi, im having issues getting my tach working properly on my evidrude 40hp. there is a setting on the back of the tach for pulses but i dont know how many pulses my motor is. Thanks, Derek
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    40hp outboard prop??

    i have a 57 crestliner viking 14' with a gale 40hp runing a 10 3/8 x 13 1/2 prop and was wondering if i could get a litle more agressive prop for it? It accelerates very quickly and the rpms are around 5000rpms but i would like some more top speed.
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    gale 40hp electric choke problem?

    hey, when i go to start my engine when its cold the electric choke dosnt work corectly. What usually happens is i push the choke button and the choke turns on but then when i turn the key to start the engine the choke turns off, any suggestions as to why this keeps happening?
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    1960 Gale 40hp max rpm need help???

    i was wondering what rpm my 1960 gale 40hp should max out at when in the water because id like to get it proped rite but in order to do so i need to figure out what rpm range to be in. rite now the props i have are 10 3/8 x 13 1/2 and my spare prop is a 10 3/8 x 13 1/2. my boat is a 1957...
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    1957 crestliner tach issues??

    hey, my tachometer dosnt seem to work quit rite, when you start it the tach is accurete and once u rev the motor to about 1500rpms it shows 3000rpms and when ur going anything past 1500rpms the tach reads 6000rpms reguardless how fast the motors runing the tach just started doing this any...
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    1960 gale 40hp not runing rite????

    hey, my 1960 gale 40hp dosnt seem to run rite. It goes great and then out of no where it boggs and dosnt wanna go unles you richen it up but then when you richen it the motor wont go fast at all and dosnt want to get up on plane, any sugetions? Also what spark plugs does it take because...
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    1957 crestliner 14' hydrofoil???

    hey, i recently purchased a 1957 crestliner viking 14' with a gale 40hp outboard and it has a stingray hydrofoil made for 25hp to unlimited. I just bought a attwood hydrofoil made for up to 40hp and is 4 inches more narrow and dosnt stick out behind the cavitation plate like the sting ray...
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