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    1980 Evinrude 2HP mate. leaky after rebuild and question about air intake?

    So, I have a 1980 evinride mate 2hp. I just rebuilt the carb. Put in new versions of everything that came out. Just tried to run it today and it ran but there was a small drip coming out of the lower adjustment screw. When I pull the screw all the way out the gas just gushes out. Did I miss...
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    DIY boat storage stand?

    Been searching around but haven't found anything to meet my needs. Looking for a DIY solution to store a boat for restoration. I have a boat on a trailer, and the rainy season is coming, so I cleaned my garage and figured I would put it there. Problem is, the garage itself is big enough for...
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    can you add a tiller to an outboard that doesn't have one?

    Been looking around for a 50-ish hp to set up with controls, but I don't have the controls yet and probably won't have them set up for another few months. I found a motor that looks great but doesn't have a tiller. Is there any downside to mounting a tiller for these few months before I set up...
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    Outboard HP help/recommendations? (19' semi-v skiff)

    Hello, I just inherited an old fiberglass skiff thing, don't really know much about it. It's about 19' long and I'd say about 800 pounds, no frills whatsoever, looks just like a giant rowboat (bench seats, no electronics, no nothing). Seems to be watertight and has a transom on the back for an...
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    Evinrude 2HP mate runs but dies at weird times

    Hi all- I have a 2hp Evinrude Mate. It seems to have no problem starting up initially, but there is a weird issue. It will sputter out and die, but it happens after completely different amounts of time every time. Sometimes, it will run for 2 minutes and then sputter and die, and sometimes it...
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    7.5 HP sears gamefisher outboard... aircooled?

    Re: 7.5 HP sears gamefisher outboard... aircooled? Hi all, thanks for all the responses. . I took off the lower unit, cleaned out the water pump, realigned the pin. The impeller looked... fine. I ordered another one just to be safe, but I reassembled everything and started it up in a...
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    7.5 HP sears gamefisher outboard... aircooled?

    Re: 7.5 HP sears gamefisher outboard... aircooled? hi, thanks for the response. I should have mentioned: It looks like there are cooling fins, but it also looks like there's a water jacket. I'm going to look again, I can't confirm the water jacket but I can confirm the cooling fins. I took...
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    7.5 HP sears gamefisher outboard... aircooled?

    Just picked up a 7.5hp gamefisher. Seller said it ran great and used it all the time. I took it out the other day for the first time, and it ran for about 2 minutes and I shut it off because I didn't see any water dripping out and I assumed it was water cooled. I spent like 10 minutes trying...
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