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    Need a little help with a hole in the hull.

    I had a small 1” crack in the hull of my boat that I attempted to fix. I started out by sanding it down and I was going to put epoxy in it to fix it. As I was sanding the crack began to get bigger. By the time I was done sanding; I was left with a 2”x1” hole. I sanded away all the cracked glass...
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    Questions about timing & synchronizing

    (88 Yamaha 90 hp) <br />After rebuilding my carbs I attempted to time and synchronize everything but ran into a problem. I was setting all the preliminary rod link adjustments when I found one of the rods would not adjust out to the length stated in the manual. The manual states to adjust the...
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    Question about repairing a small crack.

    I’ve have a problem with water in the bilge of my boat for some time now. After a few hours on the water I will have at least 5 gal of water in the hull. I looked all around the hull for any holes or cracks and never found any until last night. I took the boat out yesterday and found I needed to...
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    Question about the thermostat pressure relief valve.

    I recently removed the thermostat cover on my 88 Yamaha 90 to check the thermostat. I removed the pressure relief valve and spring to clean it any debris and lost the compression spring somewhere along the way. I ordered one but it still has not arrived. Would it be ok to run without it for a...
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    HELP...weird hesitation problem

    I was able to get my boat in the water yesterday and everything was going great until I ran into a problem. I was running the boat off and on for about 3 hours while I was fishing. I decided to try a new spot and headed that way I way turning about 4500-4800 RPMs. I started playing with the trim...
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    Need help with adding a bilge pump

    I need to add a bilge pump to my boat but I have a problem with the location. I have an 18.5 center consol that the deck sits low in. I found that the bilge needs to pump the water out above the water line. My deck sits below the water line or right at it. Is there a bilge pump that has enough...
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    Tach oil light and RPM question.

    Well, my project boat is completed and in the water. I remember the tach had three lights on the bottom of it for the oil level. I was out on the water yesterday, looked the tach and only saw the green light on. I’m not exactly sure but I thought there was supposed to be two lights on. Should...
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    Water pump impeller question

    I began to repair the water pump in my 90 and ran in to a snag. I read both my manuals but could not find the answer. I installed the impeller and found that it is much bigger than the insert cartridge. Am I suppose to squeeze the fins of the impeller to get it to fit? If so do the fins bend...
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    Does the tilt/trim always have power

    I finally installed the outboard (Yamaha 90) on my restoration project. After I installed the controls, gauges, and battery; I tested the trim and tilt. I turned on the key and hit the switch and it worked just fine. After I tuned off the key off it hit the switch again and it still worked. My...
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    Water in lower unit lube....why

    Well, I finally took off the lower unit to change the water pump and found a few problems. The main problem I have is water in the lower unit lube. I took of the whole water pump assembly and found the lower housing under the impeller semi corroded. I’m going to replace that and the bearings in...
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    My boat restore project (pics)

    Well after a few weeks of work my boat is starting to look like a boat again. I have a few more things to do like the wiring, fuel tank, and controls. Most of the parts are coming from Yamaha and will take a week or two to get to me so the project is on hold until then. While I'm waiting I...
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    Rigging Grommet for a 90?

    Does anyone here know where I can a Yamaha 90 rigging grommet? I looked at a few sites that had them for Yamaha 115 and up but they stated it wouldn't fit. I want to clean up the look of my boat and by adding some kind of rigging hose to hide all the wires/cables. Does anyone have any ideas on...
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    Steering cable help needed

    I have 89’ Yamaha 90 that needs a steering cable. The old one was so bad it didn’t even move. At the time I removed the old cable I didn’t know how to do it so I cut the cable at the nut and unscrewed it. I thought the cable would just slide out; I was wrong. I looked at the cable and noticed...
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    How do you measure control cables?

    I need to order some new control cables. I measured the old ones from end to end and they came out to 12'. Is that the right way to do it?
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    What kind of control box for a Yamaha 90

    My boat has an 88 Yamaha 90 on it and a Yamaha 703 throttle control on the side of the center console. I mean on the actual side of the console where you can snag it if you walk by it. The control works fine but it looks like it was rigged to work on that console. I’m completely restoring the...
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    Resin to smooth out or more fiberglass?

    I recently bought a center console bay boat that had wall to wall carpeting in it. The carpet was in real bad shape so I pulled it all out and brushed the fiber glass with a stiff wire brush. The end result was nice and all the carpet came out. After the carpet was up I was left with rough...
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    Help...I need new gauges for a Yamaha

    I just bought a small bay boat that came with an 88 Yamaha 90 and I want to install new gauges but don’t know what kind to get. I have looked all over the web and found some that I really like. My question is; do I need Yamaha specific gauges or are they universal? Also, what gauges should I...
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    Gel coat or paint?

    I started working on my boat today; marking all the areas that need to be repaired. I found there were a lot of spots that need gel coat. The color of the boat is a light tan that Glastron used to use. I don’t want to try to color match the original color but instead make the boat a gloss white...
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    What kind of paint is this?

    I finally bought my first boat and now I need a little help with a paint question. I have read most of the post here and really enjoy all the tech help that you all share with each other. I’m sure I’ll have a ton of questions about various things in the future but for now its just about paint...
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