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    outboard corrision

    The bearing carrier,where the propeller fits in, on my Yamaha 9.9 outboard became corroded.It was stuck in there,and the bolts that keep it in were corroded away and needed to be heated to be removed. The motor has electric start and and an alternator that charges the battery. I don't let it sit...
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    rusted lower unit

    The service guys say that my lower unit of my Yamaha 9.9,which is a kicker for my sailboat,is rusted so bad it will start leaking. They think this was caused by it being left in the water. It wasn't left in the water at all during the season. There were probably scratches on the metal. Is this...
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    Yamaha 9.9 4-stroke revs up when slowing down-again

    I guess I should ask this question more clearly. What would cause my motor,which has been converted to cockpit controls,to rev up when I was throttling down to get up slowly to a mooring? Any ideas? Thanks for your help Gerry
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    yamaha 9.9 4-stroke revs up when slowing down

    I have my yamaha hooked up to cockpit controls in my sailboat.Over the weekend we had to motor an awful lot. When I came up to the mooring I slowed down, moved the throttle so that the speed and rpm were very slow and then it revved up by itself. I took off the kill switch so we would stop.I had...
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    Yamaha 9.9 won'tstart

    Even though my 2001 Yamaha 9.9 4 stroke started fine last year, it does not start at all this year. When the electric start is pushed, nothing happens,not even a sound.This was winterized by my boatyard.Also over the winter, I had the lever for the tilt-motor mechanism fixed so that the lever...
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    gas per hour or mile

    Does anyone know how much gas my Yamaha 2000 9.9 hi thrust outboard uses either per mile or per hour of use? Thanks for any info. Gerry
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    yamaha 9.9 won't go slow.

    I have a yamaha 9.9 hi thrust on my sailboat. It has yamaha cockpit controls.My main problem is that i can't get it to go slow. When I try to throttle down like to get to my mooring, I can get the boat down to 4 knots and if I move the throttle any further down, it goes into neutral. I think it...
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    yamaha 9.9 hi-thrust not starting

    I bought a 2000 9.9 from a dealer which was unused for 6 years. It started great last fall but when I tried it on my sailboat, it started but didn't kick it. I took apart the carburetor,poured gas in put wd-40 on the spark plugs and it worked. What do you think was wrong? Also, it seemed to rev...
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    abandoned yamaha

    I am looking to buy a Yamaha 2001 9.9 hp high thrust motor that was left in storage at a marina five years ago with oil in it after it was used for perhaps 3 weeks. It still looks new. The marina put in a new impeller as the old one was stiff and cracked.The owner is now whereabouts unknown. The...
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