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I am completely new to boating, and I recently bought this motor, and in hindsight it was a bad purchase. I am now trying to make the best of that decision by treating this as an opportunity to learn about outboard motor maintenance. If this learning exercise doesn't go well, I will take the...
I am guessing that I over tightened the tension screw for my motor, and subsequently broke (stripped) something. The screw can now turn forever so my shaft just spins too (no tension).
What is the replacement part that I need to get? It isn?t clear to me what I broke. This is the screw that...
