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    67 Evinrude High Speed "Clunk"

    I have a 60hp Evinrude that has an interesting glich. When accelerating or running at high speed, it sometimes makes a "clunk" almost as though it has hit something. It doesn't do it all the time, and doesn't do it at all at low speed, but does seem to do it more when it is getting up to...
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    Mahogany Deck Woes

    I recently finished a 1 year resoration of a 1957 Trojan Sea Breeze with Mahogany deck, windshield frames, etc. The first time out in a hot sun, bubbles appeared under the spar varnish over the the entire varished areas!! It looks like it has a bad case of chicken pox. I guess it's back to...
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    LEADED VS. UNLEADED

    I RECENTLY PURCHASED AND RESOTRED A 1967 60HP EVINRUDE OUTBOARD. sHOULD I BE USING A LEAD ADDITIVE?<br /><br />THANKS
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    Short shaft vs. Long Shaft

    What are the possible consequences of using a 20" shaft outboard on a boat that originally was designed for a short shaft? Too much torque on the transom? Poor performance? I'm weighing the options of re-building the transom. Thanks for any input!
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    Replacing twin short shaft motors

    I'm just finishing restoration of a 1957 Trojan that originally had Two Evinrude 35HP short shaft motors. I have the motors and am playing with the idea of restoring them, but want to use a single newer motor. I've been told that I'll have a hard time finding a short shart motor larger than...
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