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    What else to check on this older motor? (Have I been ripped off?)

    1956 Evinrude 15. I posted a question about a shock from the tiller handle last fall and I'm about to do the re-wiring project - thanks to the suggestions I got on iboats. But... when I was winterizing, I decided to replace the lower end lube before winter, and when I drained it, there was...
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    Shock From Tiller Handle - 1956 Fastwin 15

    I have used this motor 3 times now and it seems quite dependable as far as starting and running... just not really getting a fast/full power feeling from it. As far as I know there is no "kill switch" wiring in the tiller... but I felt a distinct shock from the metal screw at the end of the...
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    1956 Evinrude Fastwin 15 - question

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWHMr7Sp8FI Here is a video of the motor running on my 14ft Sea Nymph with just me in the boat. It pushes the boat at 15-17 MPH by GPS. When I'm running it, it sounds like kind of a whine (you can hear it in the video linked in this post). Since I don't know...
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    Before and after!

    It was a long winter and lots of work but my 1975 Sea Ray SRV 180 is in the water and looking good. Wife was very skeptical when she first saw it but she likes it now! Still having some stalling issues at/around idle and shifting forward to reverse, etc. even after rebuilding fuel pump. Maybe...
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    1977 Mercury 850 Thunderbolt test drive results

    My first trip to the lake with my 1975 Sea Ray SRV 180 - new to me last fall and all winter making it look pretty. Here's a summary of the trip: 1. Starting motor - pump bulb hard, full forward timing advance and choke - starts and idles high then idles slower when timing advance pulled back ...
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    Do I have trim/tilt? (Really new to this)

    OK guys I admit I'm very new to all of this. I bought the boat with the motor and trailer really cheap and I'm about to have an awesome summer cruiser with my family (I think). I spent all winter building new seats, cleaning, new carpeting, etc. But the motor has me baffled. From the S/N...
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    SeaRay project getting interesting

    Newbie here... I just picked up a '75 SeaRay SRV 180 with a Merc 850. Admittedly got the boat on the trailer for a couple hundred but may be that I didn't get a great deal. The seats and carpet were destroyed from squirrels living in it. I thought I was OK for cleaning and recarpeting till I...
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