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    Yamaha 130 hp 20 " shaft mounting height

    Going to be installing a 2001 yamaha 130 hp 2 stroke 20 inch shaft on my 97 wellcraft 190ccf. If you zoom in on my picture you'll see the bottom of the transom is higher than the actual keel where the drain plug is. Do I make the cavitation plate even with the drain plug or even with the bottom...
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    Hp too much,?

    Looking at a yamaha vmax 175 hp 2 stroke hpdi 20 inch shsft. I have a wellcraft 190 ccf with max hp rating of 150. Is this a bad idea? Looks like It weighs about 100 lbs more than a 130 yamaha picture is my current setup
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    Yamaha 130 hp 25 inch on 20 inch transom

    My boat is a 1997 wellcraft 190 ccf with a 20" transom. I want to install a 1999 yamaha 130 on it but it's a 25" motor. Not interested in swapping midsection and driveshaft. The seller is giving me the bracket he used to run this motor on his boat (it's in the pic of the yamaha 130). I also...
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    Checking power trim sender

    New to me 1997 johnson 115 spl v4 bubbleback. Disconnected triangle connector under the connector panel after removing the cover of the connector panel (under the hood). Ignition key off I put a clamp on the green pin and one on the blue pin. Full down shows 158 Ohms. Meter goes to 1 while...
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    Shop manual needed

    Just bought a 1997 wellcraft 190 center console it came with a 97 johnson 115 spl motor. Looking to get a shop manual. I bought this manual on ebay but don't see my model number listed in the manual. My model number is XJ115HLEUA PIC OF MY MOTOR and the manual I bought. Will this manual be good...
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    Yamaha 90 hp 2 stroke

    I acquired a 2003 90 hp 3 cylinder with oil injection. Top 2 cylinders 120 psi bottom 50 psi. Bottom carb overflows when running engine I assume because not enough compression to pull in the mixture or the float is stuck. Not sure what the condition was when the bottom cylinder went bad...
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    Hydra-sports question

    Looking at a 1990 hydra-sports 18 ft center console boat. Anyone know if these have wood construction in floors or transom? Any known issues, decent boat?
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    Trophy 1703 motor choice

    Looking at a 2007 trophy 1703 center console boat. It has a mercury 125 2stroke in good shape. I have a yamaha 90hp 2 stroke year 2003 in excellent shape. I'm thinking of buying the boat and swapping over to the yamaha. I grew up with yamaha and prefer them over mercury. Anyone think this is a...
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    Yamaha 40 hp 2 stroke tach hookup

    I have a 2000 yamaha 40hp 3 cylinder 2 stroke tiller motor. Looking to install an aftermarket tach in the boat. I found a square 4 pin plug under hood which I believe is for tach but being aftermarket tach I won't be able to Be plug and play. Does that plug have switched power as well as the...
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    What kind of boat is this with evinrude motor

    Long shot but I'm trying to figure out what kind of skiff is in Billy Joel's video of his song downeaster alexa (song is from 1989 and if you don't know it find and watch the video on YouTube. Song is incredible. Anyway there is a scene where fisherman are launching a skiff with their ford truck...
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    Adding charging system to 1997 evinrude 25 hp

    Hi. What's it take to add charging capability to 1997 evinrude 25 hp manual Start tiller motor 2 stroke 2 cylinder? I imagine I'll need a component under the flywheel, a rectifier, some battery cables? Since it's manual start where do the battery cables hook to since there is no starter or...
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    Mariner 9.9 length

    Picked up a 1995 mariner 9.9 2 stroke. The motor Measures just under 18 inches from where clamp bracket rests on top of transom down to cavitation plate. Is this considered a short or longshaft? Thank you
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    Reliable sure lube hubs

    Going on a trip soon have a question. My boar trailer has reliable sure lube brand hubs (the kind where only a zerk fitting sticks out). I pumped 20 pumps of grease in but don't see it coming out if the inner seal or spindle or hub. Not sure if I did that right. Bearings were packed 2 years ago...
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    98 johnson 25 hp bolt torque and sequence

    Anyone have the bolt torque and tightening sequence for 1998 johnson 25 hp 2 cylinder 2 stroke for the following Head bolts and sequence Head bolt cover and sequence Exhaust cover bolts and sequence Thank you
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    Honda 25 flywheel removal

    Might have to pull flywheel on 2001 honda bf25a. I'm used to working on 2 strokes. How do I go about this. Usually there are three holes around the center of a flywheel to thread the puller bolts into. This one doesn't have holes there?
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    Honda 25 no spark

    I was jumping the starter solenoid to check for spark on my recently purchased 2001 honda bf25a. I had spark on all 3 cylinders when I first checked it. Spark seemed weak but that was due to me using a manual starter trigger across both big terminals on the solenoid. I decided to put a...
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    Honda BF25 remote to tiller conversion

    Picked up a 2001 honda 25 hp short shaft electric start remote control style motor. I want to make it a tiller. Honda sells a conversion kit with handle and bracket and wiring with key switch for close to 400.00. Problem is it says it's for 2004 and newer but I don't see why it won't work on a...
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    Polr 15. Throttle cable

    Hi I have a 1944 johnson polr 15. 22 hp military motor brand new in crate never ran. I've had it for 15 years. I'm kicking around the idea of uncrating it and getting it to run. The throttle cable is broken where it attaches to the carb. Anyone have an idea where I can get a new or used cable...
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    Evinrude 40 hp primer not working

    Working on a 1995 evinrude 40 hp tiller. The fuel primer isn't getting power. I tested the switch is good and the primer itself is good. I tried switching to a different rectifier but same thing. The rectifier I used came from another motor so I'm not positive that it is good. Could a bad stator...
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    91 johnson 9.9 wont shut off

    Working on a remote control 1991 johnson 9.9 electric start with ufi (POWERPACK under flywheel). I can't get it to turn off with key. I tried another remote control box same result. I disconnected the plug coming from under flywheel (black with yellow tracer) and ran a jumper from the pin in...
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