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    Minn Kota Endura 50 switch

    A friend gave me this Endura with a bad switch. He capsized 7 years ago and had to grab it off the bottom of the lake. When he gave it to me, the cover and throttle stick was off and he was just running it full throttle by crossing the wires. I had him find the missing parts and then I...
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    outboard size

    I have a 14ft sylvan deep v on which I run a 69 evinrude fatswin 18hp (sh shaft). When (and if) I can someday afford to buy a new 4 stroke, what would be the optimum size tiller motor? I've been looking at the Tohatsu 9.8, 15, & 18. I'm a fisherman, so I'm not interested in pulling skiers. I...
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    1969 Evinrude Fastwin 18hp throttle question

    My motor was bogging down whenever i would try to take off so I rebuilt the carb and replaced the points and condensors. Here is a link to my previous post dealing with all of that: http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=305547 Today, my son and I took it out on a lake for the first time...
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    Minn Kota head swap

    A friend of mine wants to give me a 55lb thrust transom Minn Kota minus the top part. Would the top off my 24lb thrust MK work? We figure it should because all it does is control/restrict the current. What do you guys think?
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    Humpty Dumpty problems with Minn Kota

    I took the prop off my 24lb thrust MK to remove weeds and fishing line. The motor hasn't been pushing the boat as well lately so I decided to pull the lower unit apart to see what was in there and possibly lubricate it. Well, the whole thing pulled out and i can see 2 springs perpendicular to...
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    1969 Evinrude Fastwin 18hp fuel problem

    I bought this beautiful motor last summer on ebay. After having it out about 4 times (operating flawlessly each time), it would start to bog down when I tried to go (of course it had to happen when I took my wife and child for their first ride). It would start fine and idle ok but any time I...
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    Minn Kota prop removal

    I have a 24# Minn Kota transom mount trolling motor from the early nineties. It is starting to run really slow and I think it is due to stuff wound around the shaft. I removed the plastic wing nut and am left with what appears to be an immobile flat head screw. After repeated tries at...
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    Ol' '61 Evinrude, 18hp Fastwin

    I inhereted a 1961 Evinrude Fastwin 18H from my dad. Thanks to the people on this forum, I was able to diagnose and replace a worn clutch dog that was making the engine bang and jump. I took the perfectly running motor to the Upper Penninsula with my buddies for a week long fishing trip...
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