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    Yamaha Trim rebuild / repair S&L200TXRU (1996 200hp SWII V6 Carb)

    Yamaha Trim rebuild / repair S&L200TXRU (1996 200hp SWII V6 Carb) My brother?s trim units started to leak and I was thinking about rebuilding them for the sake of the environment. Can anyone point me in the right direction of a good post on how to attack these? I have rebuilt these on a few...
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    Twin 175 Suzuki 4 Stroke eng height props and set-up

    Ok, I am looking for info specifically from folks who have experience with hanging Suzuki twin 4 strokes. I know all the old standard tricks about props and motor height, what I am looking for is specific firsthand experience with these motors and how they like to run on a hull. With the lower...
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    Best way to store a Mercury Air deck

    I bought this used so I don't have the books. What is the best way to store this boat? Deflated? Rolled up? Aired down but in shape? It is getting too dirty on the dock so I want to keep it in the garage. Ideas?
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    Suzuki Maintenance Schedule / real world vs. owners manual. 175 4 stroke

    Suzuki Maintenance Schedule / real world vs. owners manual. 175 4 stroke Does anyone have any real world experience or a chart for scheduled maintained for a 175 Suzuki 4 stroke? My owner?s manual basically says change the oil and water pumps ect, but there has to be more to it than that. I...
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    Yamaha 250hp 4stroke Kicking water out exhaust relief port

    Yamaha 250hp 4stroke Kicking water out exhaust relief port The other day I noticed a buddy?s Yamaha 250hp 4 stroke was kicking out a lot of water through the exhaust relief port on the back of the motor at idle. Usually I see some splatter but this thing was kicking out about as much as if you...
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    SIMS Gauges only turn on with Stb key? WTF!

    Ok, there is something rigged wrong with my SIMS system. The 4" SIMS only power up with the STB key. If I Fire up the Port eng it runs but I get no Gauges until I turn the STB key. Can anyone tell me what wire the guy that rigged my boat missed?
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    Lowarance 334c Can I get engine info From NMEA 2000 network?

    If I connect a Lowrance 335c GPS to a 2007 Suzuki 225 will it display engine info or will it only push GPS info in to a NMEA network IE I will still need the SIMS gages? This boat only has the standard gages on it now and I have seen folks hook up newer high end GPS systems and get all the eng...
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    NMEA 2000 Suzuki and Lowarance 334c Can I get engine info?

    If I connect a Lowrance 335c GPS to a 2007 Suzuki 225 will it display engine info or will it only push GPS info in to a NMEA network IE I will still need the SIMS gages? This boat only has the standard gages on it now and I have seen folks hook up newer high end GPS systems and get all the eng...
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    Yamaha Manual Tilt Relif or bleed screw

    Can anyone settle a question? Does the yamaha manual tilt screw turn Clockwise to release the motor? Late model 150 HPDI 06' I think.
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    Suzuki SMIS System Dosen't show Oil pressure, Water Pres or Eng temp

    Recently I repowered my boat with a pair of 175hp Suzuki's and I popped for the SMIS instruments. The problem is that I can't get the SMIS digitals to show Oil pressure, eng temp, water pressure ect. The mechanic says Suzuki doesn?t provide this data to the gage from the motor and there is...
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    Top secret new Yamaha 200hp 4 stroke 4 cyl

    Top secret new Yamaha 200hp 4 stroke 4 cyl? Is there anyone out there that has heard about Yamaha coming out with a 200hp 4cyl 4 stroke motor? The motor would weigh in just about the same as a 200hp 2stroke V6 for the re-power market and hulls that don?t do well with all the extra weight of the...
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    FIXED! Violent Vibration over 3500RPM 200hp 92? ocean runner

    Violent Vibration over 3500RPM 200hp 92? ocean runner I have a pair 92? 200hp ocean runners and one is missing / running very rough at high speed. Everything is fine up to 3K RPM but when I push up over 3.6K or so I get a violent vibration. Very steady (no alarms) When I back off everything is...
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    1999 merc 125hp T-stat and popet valve shooting water out back of head?

    While running a buddies engine (1999 125hp 2 stroke merc) I noticed water shooting out of the back of the cyl head. I am not a merc mechanic but I figured that can't be right. We pulled off what appeared to be a t-stat housing that bypassed water to a poppet valve. T-stat VERY corroded and the...
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    Deck boat wonders at slow speed 21'

    I just ran buddies 21' Hurricane deck boat with a 115 Yamaha 4 stroke and it is just about impossible to make this thing track straight at any speeds off plane. To keep it going straight you have to work the wheel back and forth way too much. Is there any way to make this thing track in a...
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    4HP VS 6HP Merc 4 stroke

    Ok I know better than to try to hop up an outboard. But.... I have this great running 4 hp 4 stroke that will get my inflatable up on plane with 1 person in it. But is just a hair shy of pushing 2 people up on plane.... The spec sheets say same bore and stroke and the only difference is...
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    Spun eng backwards with wrong starter, poss problems?

    Volvo prepped Chevy 305 2bbl standard rotation. We started out with a perfectly tuned and running eng with a sticky bendex on the starter. Long story short, the wrong rotation starter (Mis labeled) went in and cranked the motor over till it hydro locked. Original starter back in, pulled the...
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    Any tips for re rigging VRO?

    Having some trouble with the serch function so I thought I'd put up a quick post. I just got my boat back from the shop They had to remove the motors (other story) but now I need to rerig them including the VRO lines. Anyone have any good posts or links to tips and tricks for making sure they...
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    Yamaha NEMA 2000 & Garmin 5212 HELP!

    What year Yamaha 4 strokes have the NEMA 2000 output that the Garmin 5212 needs to display gauge functions? Mac
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    2HP 48cc don't know year

    I think it is an early 90's 2 hp one cyl. I found it in an old shed and tried to fire it up just for kicks. It looks to have just under 40psi compression and a weak spark. I got it to kick over and fire a few times but I want to know if I am even close with these comp numbers before moving on...
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    03 Yamaha 200hp 4 stroke vs. 06

    03 Yamaha 200hp 4 stroke vs. 06 A friend of mine is considering a purchasing a boat that has a pair of VERY low hours +/- 40hrs on them. I have run the 06 motors and really like them, are there any significant differences going back to 03? Any concerns with 03?s with that little time on them...
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