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    Small Evinrude model/Year/HP identification

    Good day gentlemen, I was recently gifted an older Evinrude 2 cylinder outboard. Previous owner did not know much at all about it. It has been painted over several times and no Model Number/Serial Number plate is to be found on it. There is however a freize type plug on the block that has "M...
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    6:45 am today...

    I pulled out of where I was pulling out of this morning , onto a usually busy street. I immediately smelled an obnoxious odor that I am familiar with , but couldn't name at the time. That is when I saw the smoke billowing out of the trailer wheels of the boat being towed in the lane to my right...
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    Frank...

    Recently married a 1986 Force 125 block to my 1989 leg. Had block bored to accept Wiseco pistons /wrist pin sets. Timing is set on 28 BTDC . Carb idle mixture screws set at 1 1/4 out. Engine backfires at idle. Usually stalls engine. Much fun when docking in the wind. Compression is good in all...
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    update on power head swap....

    I just did a compression test on my new to me 1986 Force 125 power head.... 145 pounds in each cylinder ! NICE ! Fired it up and it purrs like a good little Force should !
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    Questions...

    I am about to install my flywheel onto my 125 Force engine. What is the torque spec, and how is the flywheel/crankshaft held in place while torqueing the nut ?
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    need shift rod seal for lower unit of 125 hp Force ...

    The lower unit of my Force 125 outboard has the bellows type seal for the shift rod. I have been unable to locate a replacement. HELP !
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    Has anyone tried out .....

    Howdy all ! ....I am wondering if anyone has tried out WipeNew on faded fiberglass and what were the results ?
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    I think we need a bigger boat....

    AHTV: Chompy the shark - YouTube
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    Yikes!

    YIKES ! :eek: A hooked marlin sinks a fishing boat? Well, something like that
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    trustworthy independant auto repair shop in Orlando Fl

    Hey all . I live Philadelphia Pa and my 78 yr old father lives in Orlando. He needs to find a decent honest repair shop for his car. He has always either gotten work done at Sears or Firestone. If any of you folks know of a good place please send me a message here. Thanks ! :D
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    "I told you to make it longer, not wider !"

    Double-wide, side-by-side Jeep Wrangler puzzles the world | Motoramic - Yahoo! Autos
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    Back in 1934.......

    Fishing for sharks from the Goodyear Blimp? It happened in 1934
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    High Tech Person

    High-tech Person Three persons , person one , person two , and person three were sitting in a politically correct sauna. Suddenly there was a beeping sound. Person one pressed his forearm and the beep stopped. The others looked at him questioningly. “That was my pager,”he said, “I have a...
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    Boy did I teach those rocks a lesson....

    Howdy all, This past Sunday , I found a rock pile and really gave it a good beating. :facepalm: That pile won't forget I was there.... So , I went shopping for a replacement prop. Cheap . The boat is a 1990 2002 model Bayliner Capri cuddy w/ 125 Force. I believe the engine is an '89...hard...
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    Many Thanks.....

    Took the boat out for a great day on the river Sunday. I discovered I had lost all of my hydraulic fluid as I tried to tilt my engine up for trailering home. Yup, I had to drag my skeg up the ramp a few feet before I could manually raise it. Many thanks to the poor guy who dropped his 24" pocket...
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