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I have a 2004 T9.9 four stroke outboard with electric start,which it had never been used until this season. I use it on a 25 ft sailboat and its primarly use is to get us out of the mooring. It started like a charm for three months. We went on a five day trip down the Hudson and into the Long...
I have a 1992 8 HP Sailmaster and want to convert the tiller control to a remote control in cockpit. I have the control and the proper cables (shift and carburator) but don't seem to be able to figure out what I need to get in order to hold the cables in place on the outboard side, particularly...
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I have recently acquired a 1985 9.8 HP outboard and the stem comes out of the adapter when I remove the fuel line fitting, by that I mean that I can pull it out by hand without resistance. Is something missing or is the stem supposed to be twisted in the adapter? I don't see anything...
I removedthe lower part on my 1992 8 HP Sailmaster Johnson to change the impeller and the various gaskets and two thing happened: the driveshaft did not come down with the lower unit as I would have expected, and I found the most minute spring, in two pieces, in the oil in the lower unit. Did I...
I recently acquired a 1989 1.2 Colt Johnson outboard and am unsure of what the oil/fuel ratio is? I have seen advertisement for similar motors for sale mentioning a 100:1 ratio, I am using 50:1 at the moment and it does not always run so smoothly, also is the top adjustment knob for high or low...
