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    Where to find flame arrestors

    How big is the Opening for the Carb? If it is the same as the Holley, you could use the old one as a Template to drill two holes in the top of the new one.
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    Four Winns hull strength

    Wakeboard Boats need to be banned from Planing closer than 8 miles from any Shore, as their Wakes are Damaging to other Boats, and to Shorelines.
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    Need thoughts from the car gurus

    They certainly get good Fuel Economy. My little Caddy(STS) with the 3.6, would get about 36-38mph on the Highway
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    Motor swap, back and forth.

    In Canada, Lakes and Rivers are Federal Jurisdiction, so the rules apply nationwide, the Provinces, and Municipalities really can't do much. One time the County tried to restrict launching on Weekends to motors of less than 25hp, that was in 1986. When a county cop waved me in and told me I...
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    Is it a Chevy or Ford engine?

    Welcome to iboats Post a pic of it I believe Ford referred their 351s as 5.8 Liters, Chevy, called theirs a 5.7
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    2005 Mercury 50hp 2 cycle surging under power

    You seem to have a Solution Sounds like the there is an Issue with the Fuel Pump.
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    Where to find flame arrestors

    My Holley one, doesn't come apart.
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    Lake depth and how shallow can you run?

    Charts are good for Rock Piles/Ridges, not so much for Sandbars as they tend to shift
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    Where to find flame arrestors

    A lot of OEM types were Riveted, they also look like a bunch of Stacked Fins. Others like Holley do use a Mesh.
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    Where to find flame arrestors

    It is not a Filter. It is there to absorb the Heat from any Flame from a Backfire, to remove that a source of Ignition of any Gasoline Vapours in the Engine Compartment. That might be why they are not replaceable Media
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    Where to find flame arrestors

    https://www.holley.com/products/marine_and_powersports/marine/marine_flame_arrestors/
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    Excessive tan gunk

    Does the Goo smell like Gas, or does it stink to high heaven?
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    90 horse Evinrude in place of 115 hydro

    Welcome to iboats By "in place", do you mean swapping Powerheads, or unbolting the complete 115 and bolting on the 90?
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    Carburetor's

    Go back 50 yrs and the Engine was running at WOT for Max Timing, but it would be fitted with a Test Wheel, instead of a Prop. I guess hooking a Dyno up, would allow WOT running to, but since the Timing can be checked-set at Cranking Speed, no need to. A lot of People on this site get very...
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    Need a bit of help.

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    Johnson 60ESL70B component

    For the first 75-80% of the Throttle Lever, and all of the Warm Up Lever, all that is changing is the Spark Timing. Is it firing on all Cylinders?
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    Help! I need to know what I got!!! Lol

    2002 Glastron SX 195, with a 5.7 VP
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    removing lower unit from Evinrude 1958 35Hp.25034 long shaft

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    Help! I need to know what I got!!! Lol

    What year?
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    Help! I need to know what I got!!! Lol

    I think the Old 455 was over rated as being a good Engine for a Jet Drive. Jets like RPMs and the Old is a little Lethargic, at high Rpm, even in its higher performance versions. A Buick 455 would have been a better choice, but for some reason the OIds got the nod. Maybe because it was used as...
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