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    Can a 1958 10HP Johnson be converted to electric start?

    Model#: QD-19, Serial# 1703272 I recently sold the outboard in question to a young guy who bought it for his dad - who recently suffered a heart attack and doesn't have the upper body strength to pull-start it. It's a HELLUVA good motor! PLENTY of compression and runs *STRONG*. The only picture...
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    Need help to identify '84(?) 9.9HP Gamefisher

    I thought this'd be a snap. Just write down the model & serial numbers and search SearsPartsDirect. Found it too. Sort of... Search result Just to explore a bit, I clicked on and expanded the parts view for the "ignition" parts. Imagine my surprise when I learned that my 2-cylinder outboard...
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    Fiberglass prop question

    I just acquired a 9.9HP Sears Gamefisher, vintage '84 (I think). Model: 225.581998 Serial: OE128531 It has a fiberglass 3-blade prop. I have *ZERO* experience with fiberglass props. Seems to me that the 'pro' that would allow it to flex a bit if it struck an obstacle, would become a 'con' if...
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    '73 (?) 25HP Evinrude flywheel specs needed

    Found a nameplate with a serial# that looks a lot like a composite of model# + serial#: 25302A E0008009 Some neanderthall stripped the flywheel nut. Consequently, the flywheel lifted enough to shear the woodruff key. The nut LOOKS to be a 1/2" - 20 X 3/4" wrench size. Picked up a replacement...
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    Looking for an image - '68 Gamefisher 9.5HP

    I just did some repair work on a 25HP Evinrude and the owner asked me if I had any use for a '68 9.5HP Gamefisher he has that's just talking up space. I asked him if it was water cooled and he said "yes". Than I told him that Gamefisher would serve nicely as my payment. <--He was happy with...
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    Small boat trailer... gizmo/thingy question - From another planet!

    Re: Small boat trailer... gizmo/thingy question - From another planet! 64osby: I already tried your idea of relocating the spring and rejected the idea because it will simply load the wheels DOWN, except in a more aft position. I need/want the unloaded wheels to ride *HIGH* unloaded. Then as...
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    Small boat trailer... gizmo/thingy question - From another planet!

    I recently bought a 12' Alumacraft semi-vee on a pretty sorry-looking trailer. I decided to do some spruce-up. The trailer had after-market brackets installed to mount planks onto so you can walk out to "help" the boat on or off. <--Good idea. It also has the... gizmo/thingy. At the end of the...
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    Looking for a prop "tuner

    Decades ago I knew a guy who could add an inch of pitch to pretty much any aluminum prop. I'm trying to upgrade the performance of a '59ish Scott McCulloch 7.5. I bought a carb off a 12 / 14.1, but I know I'll have to do something propwise too. I'm open to suggestions.
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    Looks like I need a carb tutorial

    I have a '59ish 7.5 Scott McCulloch as a parts motor. The lower unit is shot, but the top end seems okay. Got to thinking of using it for... something. It was missing the recoil assembly, so ordered one off ebay. Happened to see an ad for a carb off a 12 / 14.1 HP Scott, and rolled the dice. The...
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    1996 Gamefisher 15hp Opinion??

    Re: 1996 Gamefisher 15hp Opinion?? <--Homlier'n a mud fence, but I sold it for $500 last month. Sand/grit had gotten into the recoil and the plastic gear wouldn't go up. Don't know the vintage because the ID tag was nowhere to be found. Replaced the fuel lines, cleaned the carb and installed a...
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    1968 7.5 McCulloch / Sears Ted Williams water pump question

    Model#: 574.55930 Serial#: 686007101058 Got it for cheap ($0.00). Cleaned & set the points, new plugs and I could get it to start with shots of ether, but it'd die when the ether charge was used up. New fuel lines and sprayed MUCH, MUCH carb cleaner into every port and inlet I could access...
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    1970 Eska 5HP Golden Jet model 1717B: Need electronic ignition info

    No spark. I got the outboard for $20 intending to use it as a parts source for another 5HP Easka which threw its rod and damaged the reed valve. Alas! apples -vs- oranges The parts engine is equipped with electronic ignition, where the other has contact points. Upon learning this, I mentally...
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