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    Mystery Bolt and New Gasket?

    Hi all, Just winterized my 1976 75hp evinrude after a great season. Noticed two things while I was fogging the engine. 1. Some water seeping out - you can see in the video linked - https://photos.app.goo.gl/6tq15RdjhNKP8uqi7 I'm assuming that it's safe to say it's worth replacing the...
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    Tach for 2-Stroke 3-Cylinder Outboard

    Just got my tach harness for my Johnson 3cyl and can't seem to find a compatible tach outside of a new Faria and trying to not spend that much if I don't have to. Does anyone know of any products available in Canada that will do the trick? I had looked at Equus but they said their products are...
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    Sustainable Electrical Setups for Older Motors

    I have a 1975 Evinrude 75hp that puts out 12.8V-13V to charge the battery, I'm told this is to be expected from the older motors. My only prior experience was with a 93 johnson that had an all in one regulator/rectifier. My current setup is the little universal 3 wire. My main goal is to have...
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    Low Charging, possibly incorrect wiring?

    1975 evinrude 75hp, bought from a mechanic who did a lot of great work with it. Starts, runs, all the good stuff no issue, My dash voltmeter and USB charging both show around 12.9V-13V for charge while at WOT. I don't have a tach to verify the RPMs at this stage. I swapped the rectifier...
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    Manual Tilt/Trim Swap between motors

    Looking at buying either a Johnson 76 75hp (75ELR76D) or a Johnson 74 85hp (85ESL74B) both manual trim/tilt. If anyone wants to weigh in on that decision I'll put details below, but I'm mainly interested in seeing if I could swap in my power tilt/trim from my busted J70TLETS. From looking over...
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    Looking at a Johnson 120hp, what to look for?

    Replacing my blown motor with another Johnson. So far my local market options have yielded a lot of questionable options, a lot of motors that haven't been run in years, or are currently in parts (but want full price up front). Or home rebuilds at ridiculous prices. There's a guy who has an 85...
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    Is my motor toast?

    Hi all Bought a new boat about a month ago and I've been enjoying the rest of the summer. Was out yesterday and out of nowhere the motor just quit, at first I thought I hit a log or something. Couldn't get it started right away but eventually it came to life, but I couldn't put the cover on...
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    Spark & Fuel but no go?

    Hi all, I've been toiling over my motor for the last 7 weeks and have had no luck in getting it back to working form. I'll detail as much as I can. Engine is an Evinrude Lark 50hp from 1974 - 50472m - I have the owners manual and have read through it many times. I dewinterized it and got it...
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    1974 Lark 50hp 50472M - Suddenly no spark?

    Everyone loves a mid-summer boat repair right? I got the boat out a couple weeks ago and I've been having a blast, up until this Tuesday evening. I went to take it out and got an engine cough (near start) and then nothing. Starter spun like a top and not a single bit of life from it. I figured...
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    De-Winterizing my 1974 Evinrude Lark 50 50472M Engine and no Crank

    HI all, first post hoping for some help or tips. The history Bought this boat last year from an owner who did the bare minimum of care but had it running well and I enjoyed a solid summer except for the throttle cables disintegrating. At the end of the season we had a huge thunderstorm and it...
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