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    Good tutorial on carb rebuilding?

    I'm fairly good with mechanical stuff, but I've never done anything with carburetors other than take them apart to degunk them. I think I'm going to need to do an actual rebuild on Grandad's 65 Sportwin 9.5 and I didn't really know how to begin. Is there a good book or online tutorial one of you...
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    1965 Evinrude Sportwin problems: bendix & drive

    I have a 9.5 Evinrude Sportwin from 1965 that I inherited from my Grandfather. Quite frankly it seems to have been a dog since the day he bought it from what I'm told. Anyway, I'm trying to put it back into service after several years and have noticed two problems. One of them is puzzling and...
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    Would you buy a 1989 Gamefisher 7.5 HP?

    I'm looking at a couple of boats, mainly for the engines. As luck would have it, the boat I like best and the motor I like best aren't attached to each other. One of the motors I'm considering is an 89 Gamefisher 7.5 HP with supposedly very low hours. I'm also looking at a 90 Yamaha of similar...
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    Convert a Briggs 'mower engine' OB to underwater exhaust?

    This isn't a repair question, so I hope this is the right forum. I'm seriously considering buying one of the Briggs and Stratton 5 HP air cooled four stroke outboards for very occasional use at a local lake. I'm just finally tired of pouring money into Grandpa's 1967 9.9HP Sportwin. The regs...
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