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  1. Howard Sterndrive

    Lack of power ... duh

    My 25 Johnson had a serious lack of power yesterday... difficulty planing, lugging, low top speed. After floating around the river in my 3.2m inflatable for 45 minutes yesterday testing coil packs, isolating cylinder firing, examining spark plugs, changing fuel tanks, watching linkages with the...
  2. Howard Sterndrive

    Hole in Gen II transom plate? should this be plugged?

    1993 Alpha 1 Gen II... this hole about the 2 oclock position next to the driveshaft bellows bugs me. Is it normal? zoomed in:
  3. Howard Sterndrive

    Water hose too kinky?

    I give up....almost 1993 Alpha 1 gen II couldn't get the Sierra hose to stop kinking. Got the Mercruiser one and it seemed better, but after sitting a while, it seems to have the same kink now. Is this too much kink? Maybe because the range of motion is further with the drive off??. what a...
  4. Howard Sterndrive

    Can SS props be cupped or re-pitched?

    I have a 9.25"X12P stainless prop for my 25HP Johnson (1975). It is a nice prop but it lugs the engine about 200rpm below recommended WOT rpm on my inflatable. I would like to get an inch of pitch taken out. Can they do that with SS props? I ask because the only other SS ever made for this...
  5. Howard Sterndrive

    1973 Johnson 25 acting like prop hub spun...

    but it hasn't spun. I tried several props. It does it the worst with the 12P. almost held on plane with a 10P, but then slipped. If the dogs in the lower were gone, I would expect clunking. But this feels exactly like a spun prop hub. Holds torque until just about to plane then revs up. Could...
  6. Howard Sterndrive

    Insulating attached garage

    The builder (1988) insulted the attic as far as the garage, but no insulation over the garage. The garage ceiling is drywalled (2 layers per code). I bought some batts to insulate above the garage, but now I notice the vapor barrier also stops at the garage wall. I'm sure not ripping the...
  7. Howard Sterndrive

    any way to buy Evinrude parts in Canada?

    the shop.evinrude site is handy for looking up parts. But lots of them are not avail thru iboats. some stuff is, but not OEM The brp online store is for US only. I gots the cash. They gots the parts. My outboard sits in pieces. I called BRP customer service number (800) 882-2900 and all...
  8. Howard Sterndrive

    Bovine?

    swim Bessie, Swim!
  9. Howard Sterndrive

    Belkin Router - Noob question

    I bought a new Belkin wireless router at Costco. I hooked up my Presario tower type PC computer to the router and ran through the setup. All seems to work ok. Do I now have to leave that computer hooked up to the router all the time? I unplugged the LAN cable and can still access the router...
  10. Howard Sterndrive

    Backwards battery hookups...

    Is it just me... ? or have I just read way too many threads with this theme... If you aren't 100% sure....please don't make the connection For one thing- Frying the boat's entire electrical system is no fun. But, When you start to add a second paralleled battery to the picture (as many boats...
  11. Howard Sterndrive

    Water Softener Discharge - sump or septic?

    Not sure where to run the regeneration discharge hose. I found about 5 articles that say it will absolutely, unequivocally destroy my septic system I found approx. 10 articles that say it will do absolutely zero harm and can actually be good for the septic system ??? I read stuff for about 2...
  12. Howard Sterndrive

    Alpha Gen II water hose.... kinky

    doing my gimbal brg and bellows and I can't get this water hose in any position where it won't kink.... is any amount of kinkage ok? I'm sure it's not kinked shut, but still doesn't sit well with me still fighting....my arms are tired
  13. Howard Sterndrive

    1990 40HP Evinrude weight?

    short shaft, non-tiller, electric start. Any ideas of weight.... I'm guessing 175# from wrestling it around the shop. Any way to convert these to a tiller model? Are these good motors? (I realize that's subjective, but generally compared to 40's over the years) I just got the motor new...
  14. Howard Sterndrive

    Duoprop propset ID Aluminum A series set

    I have an aluminum propset from AQ280 diesel application. so they should be A series and the rear prop is 4 blade so that agrees. Only legible numbers are M24431 R5795 (4 blade) M18274 R5793 (3 blade) can anyone cross those? or recognize the numbering system? I thought Michigan Wheel with...
  15. Howard Sterndrive

    How to ID compatible duoprop? 270T 1.61

    I would like to find a DP lower. I think my drive is a 1983 or 84 270T 1.61 V8. I have seen one or two 280 DP drives for sale locally, but not sure how to identify a compatible lower. Are the cases stamped for ratio? Any idea of a reasonable price for used?
  16. Howard Sterndrive

    Briggs and Stratton 13.5 I/C just started backfiring like mad

    Was mowing just fine, didn't hit anything. Pushed clutch in, went to back up and blam...instantly started running terrible and backfiring through carb. What usually breaks like that on a 5 year old lawn tractor? Oil looks fine. Did a visual check - fuel filter, air filter....no loose...
  17. Howard Sterndrive

    Mercruiser rear mounts too high- alignment 1992 GenII Alpha/ 4.3 V6.

    1992 GenII Alpha/ 4.3 V6. Trying to align it, but no matter what, the bar collides with the bottom edge of the coupler splines. I can lift and lower the front mounts and change the angle of collision, and I got the bores parallel that way, but cannot see how to lower the rear of the engine. I...
  18. Howard Sterndrive

    Twin 1975 25 E/J - steering hookup

    I've got two 25HP 1975's - 1 Johnson, 1 Evinrude. I want to use them in twin config. I have an inflatable with a steering helm and modern teleflex type steering cable that would fit the steering tube on the transom bracket of a modern o/b. But mine arent modern. Anyone know of a kit to hook up...
  19. Howard Sterndrive

    When an engine needs rebuilding...

    On this board, there seems to be a lot of threads where the poster says their i/o engine exhibits symptoms of needing a tuneup. e.g hard starting, rough idle, low power out of the hole, loss of top end speed But then, in so many instances... they then say they want to "rebuild the engine" or...
  20. Howard Sterndrive

    Valve adjustment on 13.5 Briggs OHV lawn tractor

    My 13.5 I/C B&S in my mower was lacking power. It ran fine at high idle and slight load but would not survive even the slightest lug.... it would die right out in the cut. After much tuning and tinkering I watched this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjzX-PUjKmo and adjusted the valves...
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