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  1. jimmbo

    Boat accident at dusk

    Reducing your Wake means either Idling or increasing Speed.
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    Johnson vs merc vs Chrysler?

    Older OMC outboards like the 40hp Racer referred to, are very easy to maintain. No Timing Light needed, no sticking calibration tools into the cylinder to find TDC and/or a specific Distance from TDC. The Link and Sync of those engines was extremely easy. In Comparison, Mercs from the 50s and...
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    Identify this old motor

    The Swivel bracket on the on in the Post #1 is Remote capable, so it probably is a bunch of cobbled together parts. The colour of the paint on the gearcase and the underside of the Gas Tank is a light blue. The 12hp in the pic above doesn't show an integral tank
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    Boat accident at dusk

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    Merc Outboard - 2 Year Old Engine Failure, 5 Year Extended Warranty Denied

    I suspected that too, but difficult to prove. I suspect the Shop knew it too. However there are some very Unethical Businessmen out there
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    Tube with 25hp on a 14' tinny

    We used to pull Adult Skiers with these, even on just one Ski MirroCraft 14ft Deep Fisherman both could do 50km/hr or better After the Old Man sold the bigger boat, we had to be creative
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    1998 johnson 200 cylinder needs replaced

    There are lots of those motors on the used market, likely less expensive to buy another one, instead of trying to repair it. It is a 24 yr old motor Considering the Robbery at the Pumps these days, I'm sure there will be a lot of them going up for sale real quick
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    Johnson vs merc vs Chrysler?

    Racer has a point in Post #6. A lot of Dealers will not even look at motors of those years.
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    89' rude 20 or 72 rude 25 which is better?

    The newer one also has considerably more Displacement and thus more Torque, and doesn't have to rev as High to get the rated hp. It has, as been mentioned earlier, a stronger Gearcase spinning a Larger Prop. One other little tidbit, the 72 is a crank rated motor, the 89 is a prop rated motor and...
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    Boat accident at dusk

    Well, with the current cameras and software for post editing, it is hard to prove the light level with a pic. Examples. All pics are what came out of the Camera, no post processing except to reduce the size, as they are 40mb files Camera was set to Aperture Priority, for all photos This was...
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    Merc Outboard - 2 Year Old Engine Failure, 5 Year Extended Warranty Denied

    A mild Acid like vinegar will likely remove it, then as suggested above, a good coat of wax. If you do the Ladies Underwear route, it is recommended that you remove the lady from them first
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    Car Tires ok?

    My Trailer rides and tracks very nice with the Trailer Tires. Trailer came with Goodyear Marathons, and when one blew out on the Highway at 110km/hr at 12 yrs of age I replaced them with a pair Goodyear Endurance. Not the Cheapest Option, but...
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    Identify this old motor

    Pre 54 as there is no Air Silencer on the Carb, or enough space to put one. Early 50s, probably a 5hp. Evinrude
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    Cranks but won't start

    Any chance you hooked the Battery up Backwards?
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    Volvo Penta shop manual

    Though I don't know what you mean by Shop Manual, but not the Service Manual, as the Service Manual would be the Shop Manual... Have you tried contacting the Volvo Dealer?
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    Want to make my 350’s louder

    Probably in more ways than you Realize
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    Problem with carburetor

    What were the 'New Parts'?
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    Do you use Loctite on your lower unit bolts?

    Edelbrock Gasgacinch is pretty much the same stuff, or it used to be
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    Going over to inflatables.

    It certainly may raise Eyebrows when you say, "I have to go blow up my Boat"
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    Car Tires ok?

    Perhaps they are just trying to guide you from making mistakes they or others have made
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