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  1. Mike in Tac

    water over the transom

    I've got a 15hp Merc tiller on my 14' Livingston. In order to try and keep things as balanced as possible, I have moved my fuel can, battery, etc. all up towards the front of the boat. When I have a passenger, they sit on a bench in the middle of the boat. I have found that I can throttle up...
  2. Mike in Tac

    want to secure the gas can up front

    I've got a 15hp tiller to run on my 14' Livingston. With me and the motor so close, it gets pretty back-heavy. To combat this a little, I want to move my 6 gal gas can, and my battery forward to the bow of the boat. I got a long fuel line, and the battery wires are plenty long. I'm wondering if...
  3. Mike in Tac

    Livingston Putty Scrape?

    I have a 1991 14' Livingston. When I got it, it came with a bow cover and windshield. I recently took those off so I could have more room to move around. The lip of the bow/gunwales has a thick layer of putty/caulking that was used (along with about 20 rivets) to hold the bow cover down. If...
  4. Mike in Tac

    Tiller on a runabout?

    I have a 14' Livingston - the kind with the add-on bow cover and windshield. Up until last week, I had remote steering with a 1988 25 hp Evinrude. However, I got a really sweet deal on a brand new 4-stroke, 15 hp tiller and bought it. I will likely take the bow cover and the windshield off...
  5. Mike in Tac

    Tiller vs. Remote Steering?

    I have a 14' Livingston - it's one with the windshield, hard plastic bow cover, and steering wheel that make it look like a regular old runabout. I've had it a couple of years, and have had nothing but headaches with the 20 hp Evinrude motor that I have - some of which involve the throttle and...
  6. Mike in Tac

    Recommend a charger?

    I have a 25 hp evinrude and a small minnkota trolling motor. I have a a regular and a deep cell batteries to run them. My Sears Die Hard charger went ka-put on me. Can anyone recommend a new charger? There seem to be a million different types online. I was thinking of getting a regular...
  7. Mike in Tac

    shifter controls problem

    I've got a 1988 25 hp evinrude outboard, and lately when I start it up - with the handle in neutral - the propeller engages. I actually have the controls in neutral, but the boat put-puts around in the water. I need to adjust the cable so that when I start it up, the thing actually stays in...
  8. Mike in Tac

    first-time impeller replacement

    I've got a 1988 25 hp evinrude outboard, and am going to try to replace the impeller ths weekend. I've done a lot of searching online (this website, youtube,etc), so I figure that I have a rough idea of how to get going with it. Does any one have any suggestions or warnings for me to heed as I...
  9. Mike in Tac

    evinrude manual?

    Seems that every month I have some new problems with my 1989 25hp Evinrude (I have had it about a year). Is there any sort of Haynes or Chilton-type manual for these motors? The costs at the shop are killing me (but IBoats has been very helpful!) thanks, Mike
  10. Mike in Tac

    Evinrude throttle/carb problem

    I have an '89 25hp and had a problem today with the motor holding konking out when it wasn't revved all the way up. I took off the cover and saw that the "lever" (sorry don't know what it's called) to the left of the carb is not moving AT ALL until the throttle is pressed all the way forward -...
  11. Mike in Tac

    Are red plugs interchangable??

    I have a 1989 Evinrude 25hp (model E25ELCEB) - when I got it, the male end of the "red plug" had 7 pins in it. I broke a pin recently, but cannot find a perfect match to replace it - though I have seen a lot of used red plugs listed online with 8 pins. The pin that broke is for the overheat...
  12. Mike in Tac

    1989 Evinrude - oil leak

    I ran my 25 hp motor on muffs for a few minutes yesterday, and today I found a fresh oil stain on the ground below the motor. I've had the motor for a year and never noticed this before. I traced it to this little hole (drain hole, I guess) pictured here - the top one. Is this normal? It...
  13. Mike in Tac

    1989 Evinrude - Red Plug problem

    I unplugged the battery cable on my 1989 Evinrude 25hp yesterday, and one of the pins fell out of the red plug?s male end. There were little wires hanging out of the pin and everything. I stuck the pin back in the hole and the engine ran fine (on muffs, in the driveway). Has this happened...
  14. Mike in Tac

    How do I clean a dirty motor?

    I have a 25 hp 2-stroke Evinrude outboard. I ran it for a few hours this weekend, and after having some trouble I figured out that my fuel pump had detached itself at some point during the day - now my whole motor is covered in oil and gas. What is the best way to clean it up? Thanks a lot, MIT
  15. Mike in Tac

    Best way to flush out the salt water?

    I took my boat out in the salt water for the first time last weekend. I have a 1988 2-stroke 25 hp Evinrude on it. When I got home, I ran the motor for about 15 minutes in a 30+ gallon garbage can full of fresh water. Is this a good way to clean out the salt water? I've been told that using...
  16. Mike in Tac

    1988 Evinrude Idle Problems

    I have a 1988 25 hp Evinrude outboard on a 14' Livingston - I got both off of craigslist. Today, I took it out on the salt water with my kids for the first time and had a blast. The motor worked great while we were out and about - after months of fiddling with it on my part, and then finally...
  17. Mike in Tac

    Help - My rollers keep flopping over! grrrrrr

    I have a 14' Livingston on a Shorelander trailer. I got them both a couple of years ago - they are both about 20 years old. Once I got the boat home for the first time, I saw that the rollers on the left-hand side of the trailer had slipped and tilted - leaving the boat hanging just a few...
  18. Mike in Tac

    Will this transom saver work?

    I have a 14' Livingston with a 25hp Evinrude outboard. I got an Atwood transom saver today, but the fine print on the package says that power tilt/trim is required to use transom saver. I don't have power tilt and trim. After talking to 4 staff people at the store, no one could tell me why I...
  19. Mike in Tac

    Afraid I'm gonna bust my transom while towing....

    I have a 1993 14? Livingston and a 1989 25hp Evinrude outboard. The trailer is a 1993 Shorelander that came with the boat. I bought the boat about 2 years ago and the motor a year ago ? due to a variety of reasons (meaning, I tried fixing it up myself for a LONG time), I just got them out in...
  20. Mike in Tac

    I didn't run the engine dry...is that a bad thing?

    A local mechanic told me that after funning his boat, he prefers to disconnect the fuel hose and then run the engine until it's out of gas. Sounds good to me. However, I took my boat out for the second time ever yesterday (had a blast), and I forgot to do this. So, now my boat is in the...
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