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    Evinrude problems running

    Hi, I took the boat out this weekend and the boat seemed to run ok, but I was only getting 31-32 mph (normal with 1 person is about 40) with my 120hp evinrude. Every now and then it would pick up, and run normal, then drop back. To me this seems like a coil not working right. 3 cylinders will...
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    Adjusting Idle cable -Urgent!

    First off, ive got a 120hp evinrude VRO motor from 1991, E120TLEIE. I hate that im posting this and being so pressed for time, but Im having some bad problems that need attention before I take my boat out of the area (tomorrow). Ive got idle problems.. When I speed up, then slow back down, the...
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    Shakedown cruise went ok!

    Well, I bought a boat last fall for $600, a 1990 Bayliner Capri. The boat came with a 1991 120HP evinrude, and the trailer. After several LONG months of working on it, and not being able to work on it (winter in Maine) I finally got it out on the water yesterday. Ive never driven an 18' boat...
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    91 Evinrude not idling properly

    Ive got a 1991 120hp Evinrude, and the motor wont throttle all the way down to idle. With the boat throttle in the neutral position, the lowest it will go is probably 1200-1500 rpm or so. Im not sure, I dont have a tachometer yet. However, when I move the arm on the motor that controls the...
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    Teleflex steering from older bayliner

    Hey, my steering cables in my bayliner were frozen up when I bought it, and ive been trying to free them up for a while. Its a rack steering system, from teleflex. I tried hooking this up to a compressor with seafoam being pushed into the cable, and at 120psi for 3 or 4 weekends, the cable made...
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    New boat, new wakeboarder? Need Advice

    Hey, Ive been getting my boat ready to go this spring, got a 4 blade prop, 18' bayliner with a 120hp motor, and Id like to get into wakeboarding (never been boarding or skiing, and really havent ridden on a boat this small in a long time).. I know some basics, but dont have anywhere to read up...
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    Leaf springs for 18' Bayliner

    Hey all, I have an 1990 18' Bayliner Capri 1800, which Im told (by the manual) weighs about 1500 -1600lbs. Both leaf springs on the trailer are shot, one has the bottom leaf broken, and is actually curving downward slightly, and the other leaf spring on the other side has all three but almost...
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    120hp 'Rude needs prop for Bayliner

    Hey all, im looking for a prop for my 1991 Evinrude that had its prop shaft broken off. I found this template somewhere and thought it'd be the most helpful. BTW the boat weighs ~1490lbs with a 90hp Force on there, I dont know what it weights with my 120hp Evinrude. 1. Year, make and model of...
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    Wiring up gauges

    NEW UPDATES 8-10-10 Im not sure if this is where this is supposed to be, but here goes. I bought a 7 gauge set from ebay, with only the gauges, no sensors. I got a speedometer, tachometer, fuel gauge, trim gauge, oil pressure, water temperature gauge, and a volt gauge. ($63 total shipped...
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    1991 Evinrude 120hp tilt inoperable

    Hi, I have an older 1991 Evinrude 120hp VRO motor, and I was working on it today when the power tilt decided it had had enough. When I hit the up button, the motor whirs and sounds like its trying to raise the engine further. When I hit the down button, nothing. One problem is that it was at...
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    '91 bayliner missing something

    Ive got a 1990 Bayliner Capri 1800, and its missing something on the sides. On other pictures of the same boat it has a black plastic cover, or vent on the rear, which mine doesnt have. It looks like mine have been removed at some point, because there are 4 screw holes on each side where it used...
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    Problems with a '91 Bayliner Capri

    Hi all, first post. Im a new boat owner, and wanted something for my camp I could fish from and do some entertaining. I found an 18' 1991 bayliner capri with a 120hp evinrude engine, complete with trailer, for $600. Now im going to try to do some repairs, and I need some help :) 1st and...
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