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    Is my engine mounted low enough?

    Missed the part about the bracket being in the UP POSITION in post #1 !!----So what is the concern here ???
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    Is my engine mounted low enough?

    I have been around sailboats since 1980.----I would not leave the marina with a motor mounted like that.----Hopefully you installed a new impeller in the 1984 / 85 motor every 5 years.
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    Is my engine mounted low enough?

    Engine needs to be lowered about 10" for proper propulsion on a sailboat.
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    Old Evinrude question, Can anyone help?

    Running / revving in neutral means nothing at all !!
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    Fresh water corrosion and anode choices…

    Tilt the outboard up when in the marina.
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    1970 evinrude 115 - cdi pulse pack shortens out starter?

    Do the following.----Get 1-5/16" socket on flywheel.-----Remove sparkplugs.-----Turn key to on.----Turn flywheel and check for spark.
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    Fresh water corrosion and anode choices…

    Not connected to the gearcase oil cavity.-----If it was , the gearcase would have come to a dynamic halt long ago.
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    Fresh water corrosion and anode choices…

    A product called ----lumiweld-----can repair that.
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    1976 Johnson 25hp driveshaft issues

    Agreed ---a bent / warped exhaust housing might be the problem.-----Those shafts are known to fail and it looks like someone cut it with a " hot knife" ---a clean cut.
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    1997 50HP 3cyl coil test question

    Install factory coils and you are good for many years.----They rarely fail.
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    1976 Johnson 25hp driveshaft issues

    Remove the power head , if the top part of the shaft is stuck in there it needs to come off anyway.
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    Force 120hp won't start

    Saw a fairly new Suzuki 25 HP 4 stroke abandoned at a dealer.----Issues with power head.----Lower unit was sold.----Just a parts motor.----Know of a Yamaha 90 4 stroke with severe internal corrosion at head gasket area.----Dealer said he was not going to fix it.----Have a 50 Yamaha 4 stroke here...
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    1988 GT 150 Revs to the moon upon start,

    Check flywheel key.
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    Replacing old 2 stroke with newer 4 stroke advice?

    Many 4 strokes are not rebuildable.----Cost of labor / parts is way up there.-----Picked up a 150 4 stroke 2004 with water getting in the engine oil.----Owner bought new motor as did not want to wait for it to be repaired.--
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    1979 Evinrude 70973R 70 hp Outboard

    The key should be there somewhere,----Look under the bottom plate of the pump.
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    Trailer tires lean

    Axles bent.-----Boat too heavy.------Boat waterlogged.-----Axles in the wrong position.
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    91 force 70hp need help locating parts

    Kits available on E-bay .----Do a search on google.
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    Mercury 20 hp 1977?

    Most recoil ropes are 60" or 5' long.-----Installed a new impeller ?
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    89 Johnson 70HP 2 STROKE bogging issues

    Clean the carburetors.----And does the fitting for the tell tale come off the side of the exhaust manifold ?---Or off the top of the block ?
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    Removing section of bowrider

    Is it a Bayliner ?----AKA a " paperliner "
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