I hope mine turns out that well. The power trim doesn't work on mine. I'm not sure what the story is. It's disconnected and maybe not all there, but I haven't gotten into it yet. I did find a manual that seems to be OK.
I just bought a boat with this motor and find very little about it, especially a service manual. I bought the boat for the boat, but it would be great if it turns out to be a good motor. Compression is 110-115, it starts and runs, but hasn't been in the tank yet. I expect the carbs to be a...
I'm about to go look at a Duroboat with an Evinrude 28SPL. I think it's from the late 80s. It sat for 5 years or so, but the seller says he's had it all gone through, to the tune of
$1300. I'll want to see that invoice of course. I would much prefer a not-so-ancient 4-stroke. Whaddaya think...
Surprising that stainless hardware doesn't hold up. I wasn't aware there were differing grades. Do you boat in the salt? My boat has been crabbing a lot and the galvanized bolts are badly corroded while the stainless look fine.
Yup, I'll measure it, as well as go over the hull with a fine tooth comb. It looks to me like this might be the biggest 12' boat around, with very high sides. But I do wish it was a 14'...
I really want to hold out for a four stroke, reasonably recent year. Aside from Honda I don't have a specific brand in mind. Are there brands to avoid? Seems to me that how the motor has been maintained is more important than brand, but that's hard to determine. If I see it run, check the...
This is what happens when you're both cheap and don't have a lot of money for the project. I haven't seen the boat yet, so I'm not sure what model it is, but at $500, it's as cheap a good boat and trailer as I'm going to find. Used SS motors are scarce around here. I'd love a new/newer 4...
I'm looking at buying a 12' Duroboat. I think the transom is 15", which puts in in short shaft territory, which is a hard used motor to find in my neighborhood. How bad would it be to run a long shaft? Would it be dangerous or just not perform as well? The boat seems to be rated for up to...
Yikes. The idle is still a tad rough and smoky but much better. I haven't been able to take it out yet so I don't know how it will run at speed. It might just need a hard run. We've got a big storm coming so it's going to be a week or so. The carb seemed pretty clean and the float and needle...
Thank you sir. I got those numbers from Tohatsu, along with a definitive answer that the carb and parts are no longer available. I'm waiting to hear if they know of any substitute. Would you you happen to know? I have cleaned the filter bowl and main body, which helped with a rough idle, but...
I have a 1992 NS9.9b and would like to have a spare thermostat on hand, along with the gasket. I can't find anything specific to this old motor, nor have the dealers I have talked to, including iBoats. I'm wondering if there are later model parts that would work. I think they built this basic...
