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    good impellor for jet?

    Have a jet unit on my 20 footer flat bottom boat, goes about 38 with 50 gallons of gas and 3 people @ 6k. It has a SS 4 blade impeller and a aluminum sleeve. Are there any advantages to a SS 5 blade or 3 blade impeller? I am looking for more speed, it carries the load quite well as well as revs...
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    yamaha 150 blown head gasket??

    Was out in the bay last night for a quick night of fishing when cruising, 54mph @ 4700, the oil pressure alarm sounded and I shutdown the engine. Switched to the kicker and started to make my way back. About halfway swells were starting to be a concern with the kicker not having enough power to...
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    Cat Came Back

    Well, about half a year ago I had a 3 legged, calico female cat, about 5 years old. The city had instituted a policy that any cats or dogs seen would be shot. So one night she didnt come back, so I figured she had either eaten or killed. Well now, I have a cat that looks excatly like her, three...
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    Yamaha 150 Blowing Fuses!

    Went to take a ride today, and my 20 amp fuse, that controlls the trim and tilt AND main switch blew, this is the third time in the last operating hour. At first my brother went to put the motor up and it got about 3 inches and clicked, then I changed the fuse and I tried, it blew it again. It...
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    Shoot the Beaver!

    Well, this happened two years ago out duck hunting. We went up into a slough in search of beavers, muskrats and ducks. I was in front with my trusty .22 ruger, my 12 ga. was long out of shells. Suddenly a fat mallard took off in front of us, I brought it up to sight, imagine this, three people...
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    Changing Yamaha Lower Unit

    I have a yamaha 150 '05 4 stroke on my river boat. I live out in the bush country of alaska, so no dealer I can take it to. I am a relatively good small motors mechanic, i.e snowmobiles, bikes and quads. I am new to working on outboard motors, especially the newer types. I had the dealer install...
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