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  1. JSGOLD

    SICK OF THIS CARB! 5.5 Fisherman, leaking,,

    I rebuilt my old 61' Evinrudes carb and tried it out last week. Got it running fairly well, but noticed the low speed adjuster is loose yet, and the high speed one was leaking a little. I got some new OEM packing and put it in today. Little improvement on the low speed but it is staying put. The...
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    Anchor size for boat.......

    I have a 16' Starcraft deep V with 55 and 5.5 motors that we use for locally small lakes with mud bottoms for the most part (so far). it came with a 20-25lb anchor that has three small arms that are wide and a heavy round base(not sure the type) and it holds the boat OK but we have found that...
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    Tire questions - bias/radial

    I have a bit of problem. I bought a boat last year that supposedly had failry new tires on the trailor. They certainly LOOKED good, but there was no spare so I bought a new rim/bias tire to match and then later on we find that the tires he bought were el cheapos and cracking on the...
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    How well does a 9.9 push these boats...

    Something I have been thinking about, just curouis if it has been tried....How well can a 9.9 push a 16' Aluminum Deep V.....a mid to late Starcraft as an example. We currently have a 55 that seldom gets used currently, and a 5.5 kicker that moves us in smaller lakes, but while I may just leave...
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    61' fisherman 5.5 carb not quite right

    I took the boat out Saturday after completing a carb overhaul and the results were mixed. Took several pulls to start, had to fiddle with the high speed adjuster (probably common after a rebuild) and it ran better and better as the day went on. The problem is it flooded out on me and took...
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    Rewiring question / tinned or plain copper wire?

    Over the winter I want to upgrade my old 76' Starcraft 16' boat's wiring. Currently it is funtional, but a mess, with too many splices, old wiring, etc. I read tinned wire is best for boats, but why is that? I work for an electrical distributor so I have access to small stranded wires from 18...
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    One last time, 61' Fisherman carb questions

    OK, got the carb back on the motor and fired it up.....had some issues getting tuned out, then realized I had two problems. The darn welch plug I "thought" was in was loose....not enough to fall out or blow out but it was loose. I think that is now corrected but will add some loctite or some...
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    More 5.5 Evinrude carb questions.....

    I may have already screwed up a bit, but.....does the "boss" gasket simply slide up to the top of the tube? Ir is snug, but could be tighter on the tube....was not sure what it even did but read some of the old posts here...second- the drain plug in the carb bowl, seal it or not? If so, what...
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    61' evinrude "fisherman" carb question

    I bought a Sierra 18-7043 carb kit and a new float for my old 61' Fisherman, 5.5 HP and I had a couple of questions.....I have rebuilt carbs before but this one is 49 years old and I am confused on replacing washers on the jets, and the tube at the bottom of the fuel bowl. The washer on the tube...
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    Watch those billfolds!!

    I mentioned a little of this story on my last post but thought a new one was in order.... A week and a half ago we were fishing again at Elk Fork when a sudden storm came up, and we had to scramble for shore. After we struggled to get our boat loaded on the trailor I noticed the fellow who had...
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    Replacement flares....

    I was rumaging through my boat's compartments checking to see what all was in there..(bought boat late last fall) and was checking the Olin "Alerter" flare gun kit and saw an expiration date of 1993 on the case....Never opened so know it was never updated. Can anyone advise where I can get...
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    How may anchors do you use??

    We have a (76)16' Starcraft we use for fishing and it came with one heavy anchor, maybe 30 lbs or so. I notice we drift in circles with only light winds and was wondering if most of you use a second one? We prefer to find a spot and fish there for a while rather than troll constantly.
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    control box question

    Which is the throttle control on an Evinrude control box, older model, has red and black handles on it. I thought red was throttle but there is little "movement" of the control, it sits in the middle of the control and only goes forward and not any further back than middle, whether hooked up or...
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    Broken prop club, rough start....

    Last Sunday we got to the lake early, unloaded the boat...no problems to speak of, parked the truck, went back to the boat and DW and pulled the trolling motor down...OOOPS. One blade broke off prop with a POP!....this is an older one that is actually a transom type "modified" to go on the bow...
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    61 Evinrude 5.5 carb removal

    Could someone walk me thru the removal of the carb on this motor? I am trying to figure out what comes off AHEAD of it, can't locate a service manual...I have rebulit carbs before on cars, cycles, and mowers but on this outboard I am uncertain what you have to remove to get to it. A separate...
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    5.5 fisheman and simplex contols

    Having a tough time getting my kicker motor set up on a Simplex control box....there just does not seem to be enough movement of the cables to move the motor through all the ranges needed on throttle, yet the throttle is only going from top to all forward, so would think soemthing is wrong. Can...
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    61 Fisherman 5.5 questions

    I have an Evinrude 5.5 that I was running today in our "test barrell" and I was surprised at the amount of crud that remained afterward. I am new to boating and this may be normal but looks like these motors pollute a bit....I will d/c the lower unit in the morning but appears to be residue from...
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    Outboard fuel tank question

    I hate to sound ignorant but I have recently bought a 3 gallon vintage Evinrude tank (metal) for my 61 5.5 fisherman motor.....cleaned up well thanks to suggestions here but I notice that it has a screw valve on the lid and it can spew out fuel or water or whatever is in it when shook up...so I...
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    Safety ladder?

    Trying to look ahead.....me and the wife are still new to boating....still learning. We have plenty of safety equipment, tools, lights etc. but we have a deep v boat (16') and wife is concerned if one of us falls overboard that it may be difficult to climb back in. I could easily pull her in but...
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    Cleaning vintage fuel can?

    I just bought a nice old vintage 3 gallon Evinrude fuel tank for my 61 "Fisherman" 5.5 trolling motor, looks great but some old sludge in it. Not terribly hard, but gummed up a bit. Any thoughts on a simple way to flush this out?
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