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    115 Evinrude Starflite Ignition question

    Hmm, yeah, I didn't think about that too much. Maybe I will back off the maximum advance an 1/8th of an inch or so, just so I'm not going past the recommended advance.
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    115 Evinrude Starflite Ignition question

    Thanks for the input. I cleaned the surface the plugs and the engine runs way better at idle. I swapped to your recommended plugs and it runs even better. I reset the 4 idle mixture screws and idle rpm. Everything seems to run properly, but I won't know until the boat is in the lake next...
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    115 Evinrude Starflite Ignition question

    I missed putting down the year or model number. Sorry about that. It's a 1970 model no 115083D.
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    115 Evinrude Starflite Ignition question

    Hi Guys, My evinrude recently started having a cough or misfire of some sort. at idle and high speeds. idle its a single cough every once and a while and at highspeed it a sputtering and loss/surge in power. The issue is intermittent. I pulled the spark plugs and they are all fully black...
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    1970 115HP Evinrude Starflite Sync and link

    Hi, I recently ran into a weird problem with my outboard surging power while hot and trying to go medium full throttle. Think I have that figured out, but we will see the next time it is on the water. Anyways, I got into syncing and linking the outboard because I haven't done that on this one...
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    1976 Mariner Rebuild

    I haven't seen any corrosion as of yet. the windows have been installed for about 6 months or so. I did paint the whole window frame before installation, so I don't think I will see corrosion. If I do I will know what to do now. Thanks, haha
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    1976 Mariner Rebuild

    Well, it's been a very long time. I don't know how I forgot about IBoats, but I am back again. I have been taking some pictures along the way. Put a nice little console panel in, as well as a radio. Reinforced the pilots steering console. I also had to make a little mount for the radio...
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    1976 Mariner Rebuild

    Unfortunately... the thing was nice and seized in there. I had to drill it out to a bit under an 1/8th NPT drill size and then mash it up and spin it out. Also, thanks for the tip on the brace. I jiggled it and the bottom corner that's unsupported moves, so I will be fixing that. I could...
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    1975 21' Mariner rebuild - replacement foam thickness?

    When I did my flotation I got 1.5" foam. one layer horizontally probably wont be enough foam to float the hull. I put mine in vertically and traced a line below where the deck will sit. In total it took about 5 or 6 sheets of 1.5 X 24 X 96" XPS foam to fill below the deck.
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    1976 Mariner Rebuild

    I looked at the powerhead today... great news. Looks like it was either done in the factory because its painted or someone did it for me. There is a plug in the water jacket for a tell-tale! It looks really good, here it is just coated. It looks even nicer now. the spar laid down with no...
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    1976 Mariner Rebuild

    Thanks! I didn't put much effort into sourcing the leak as the other lower is in much better shape. it looked like from the bearing carrier. Its all switched over now. I totally understand getting new seals either way. I will order those to ease my mind. Well hopefully the boat never breaks...
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    Bought a 1970 115HP Evinrude starflite

    Hi, I recently bought a 1970 115hp starflite with electro-hydraulic shift. It also came with a 1973 125hp parts motor. The 115 had a leaky lower unit so I decided to swap them over. That worked out no problems encountered. I checked the water pump when I did the swap and all the legs of the pump...
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    1976 Mariner Rebuild

    I am kind of leary of going over the recommended 150hp maximum. Although during my rebuild I did the transport Canada calculation for my boat and the max hp based on that is 225hp. Any thoughts on going bigger? Technically since its a full rebuild I can legally follow transport Canada...
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    New steering does not connect to my motor

    I am running into a slight problem with my motor. I bought a cable steering kit from UFlex and I went to look how it would attach to my 1970's evinrude... There is no tilt tube, only a tilt bolt. I have seen people put in tilt tubes after the fact but I am not sure mine allows it. What is the...
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    1976 Mariner Rebuild

    Alright, little update before I go on a road trip for 10 days I got the wings made, painted it all, and installed it. I also decided to go with the original side wall pieces that only come up half way. So the majority of the boat is together and its just finishing strips, seats, and etc...
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