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I can't find parts for my 70hp Force outboard. The serial# is 0E010050. I've done a lot of searching but I'm not able to find anything for this model. Does anyone have any ideas?
I am a boating noob and I recently got a '93 bayliner classic, 16ft. It has a Mercury Force 70 and I'm having tach problems since I filled the gas tank recently. I filled it with a 50:1 gas oil mix. The motor sounds and pulls the same but the tach needle makes a big jump whenever I open the...
I have a '72 Evinrude 25hp model 25202R. I need to clean the carburetor and figured I'd use a rebuild kit while I've got the thing in pieces. There are two to choose from here and it looks like they have different parts. Which one should I get, the Sierra or the Mallory Sierra?
This is my first outboard and I don't know how to use it yet. I've ordered the manual but until it gets here, I could use some pointers. I'm having trouble getting it started. It's extremely hard to pull the cord. It's much harder to pull than any other pull-start engine I've used in the past...
I just got an Alumacraft Model F 6. From what I have read it was probably made around 1961-63. The entire seam between the hull and the transom was covered in silicone (in hindsight, obviously a red flag for any potential buyer) and when I peeled it all off it revealed some corrosion of the...
