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    Steering Bracket Bolt Size for Mercury 25 EFI

    Does anyone know the size and thread pitch for the steering bracket to motor bolts (EFI 25hp Mercury) I found the part number (#27): 10-879194258 However, I am headed out of town and don’t have time for them to be shipped. I imagine I could get a standard hardware store SS bolt to match if I...
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    Mercury 25hp EFI Sucked Up Debris, Overheat Alarm

    Hello, I have a 2008 Mercury 25hp EFI with ~300 hrs (motor sat unused until 2015). It's a freshwater motor. Recently, while parked in a cove with lots of fine wood debris, I did my best to splash fresh water on the intakes before starting, but while sitting it must have already gotten jam...
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    30 HP on a 36' Houseboat... Custom prop ideas?

    Hi Folks - If anyone followed our other thread on the 1987 Johnson 90, we fried it and rigged our kicker, a Honda BF30 as the main motor. We will post on how we did the DIY tiller conversion later. Long story short, max RPM is 4500, motor is rated for 5700-6200 RPM so we are definitely...
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    1987 90HP V4 Johnson overheated... What to replace?

    Hi Folks - Was trying to get our small houseboat off the beach the other day and stupidly overheated the motor in reverse at around 4k RPMs. It didn't stall out but was seized when I tried to restart it. Grey/black smoke and smelled like a BBQ. Upon inspection I melted some plastic wire...
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    BF30 on a 13' Boston Whaler - slow with new prop

    Hi Folks - As the title states I have a 2001 BF30 on a 1963 Boston Whaler 13'. Boat weighs around 600lbs with outboard and gas. It came with a 9.9x9 pitch prop and tops out at 23-24mph, 6200 rpm. I bought a 9.9x13 prop which is only 1" up from the stock 9.9x12 and I can only reach 4700rpm...
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    Thrust washer doesn't fit - Solas prop Honda BF30

    Hello - Just ordered a new solas 9.9x13 prop for my Honda BF30 and found that neither of my thrust washers (identical) fit inside the hub assembly of the prop as they do with my Honda prop and another unmarked prop. I still have enough threads to bolt it on fine but am worried if there might be...
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    Sucked up wood debris, need advice on clearing - BF30A

    Hello - Yesterday we stupidly rowed through some really thick, nasty wood debris. It was a layer a several inches thick if mostly small wood chips with sand and mud. Given our setup, you cannot lift the motor clear out of the water so the raw water intake inevitably got some debris in it...
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    1963 Boston Whaler 13' Standard w/ Honda BF30 Tiller

    Hello Folks, As the title states, I have the opportunity to pick up a 1963 Boston Whaler 13' with a Honda BF30 Tiller for $2500. I've read all I can about the 13's, and mostly like what I read, so my concern is more with the vintage than the size/design of the hull. Is it a risky move to buy...
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