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  1. KIGuy52

    Selva

    Has anybody ever heard of a Selva outboard? They're made in Italy..company started up in the late '50s. In the pictures I saw they look pretty nice.
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    30hp Mercury 2-stroke

    A couple weeks ago I saw a boat with a 30 Merc tiller on it. It was huge compared to my 25. The guy said it's a 2-stroke. A few days later I saw a similar 30 Mariner. What's up with these motors? Why are they so big? Are they good motors? Anyway, they look cool and I want one because my boat is...
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    50 Evinrude won't shut off.

    My neighbor, who is also my dentist, has a 50 Evinrude, early '90ish. Starts and runs fine, but when he turns the key off, it just keeps running. He has to disconnect the fuel line to get it to cut off. He replaced the keyswitch, but that didn't fix it. Probobly a loose wire somewhere, but I'm...
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    Yamaha Waveraider safety switch

    What's a good website to find a safety switch (for the lanyard clip) for a '94 Waveraider?<br />Thanks
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    25 HP Merc electric start conversion........

    My friend found an '02 14' Carolina Skiff with an '02 25 Merc for a good price. It has a console and remote stuff, but it's a pull start motor. She wants to convert it to electric start because......well.....she's a girl.<br />I know right much about 25 Mercs, but I don't really know what's...
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    This is pretty lucky......

    I recently went to a yard sale and bought an aircraft clock like the one in this picture for $5.....<br /> <br /> http://www.southernblades.com/images/clock%20N.JPG <br /><br />It works fine, has a built-in stopwatch and a little light post mounted at the top left corner.<br />Unfortunately...
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    Old speedo....

    I picked up an old Airguide speedometer at a yard sale today...0-35 mph. It's missing the pitot pickup that attaches to the boat. I found a universal one on-line for $12. Will that work ok? How accurate are those speedos?
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    Another propane question...

    My neighbor's camper has a propane furnace as well as a propane stove. The furnace is vented to the outside. The stove isn't. Why is that? Don't they both put off the same exhaust fumes? He's stripping the camper and I was thinking about maybe putting the furnace from it in my garage.<br...
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    Is old propane still good?

    My neighbor has a small Shasta camper with 2 old-style propane tanks. They've been on the camper, completely full, for about 10 years. He said I could have them if I want them. Although I can't get them re-filled, I can still use them until they're empty..the fittings will still work. Just...
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    Flywheel magnet replacement

    Some of the posts in this forum mention replacing flywheel magnets. One of mine has a small crack. Still runs ok though. Just curious, how do you replace those things? On my '92-25hp, they look like they're maybe glued on or something. How do you know if they're positioned in the right place?<br...
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    Ford safety recall

    http://www.fordf150.net/ford_news/ford-f150-bronco-cruise-control-recall.php
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    Depth finder accuracy...LCR400

    How accurate is the depth reading on a Humminbird LCR400? Will it give accurate readings in shallow water from about 3' to 6' deep?<br />Thanks
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    New prop for 25 Merc

    I want to replace the prop on my '92-25hp-2 stroke which is on a lightweight 14' Starcraft. I plan to stay with 10-1/8 x 13. Iboats has two props I'm considering, an aluminum Michigan Wheel Vortex and a stainless Michigan Wheel Ballistic, which costs nearly 3 times as much. This boat is used in...
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    Can I modernize my trusty old 25 ?........

    Will the cowling (top cover) from a later model 25 HP 2-stroke, (say an '02 or '03), fit a 1992 model? The motors look similar. I might like to make mine look newer, without actually doing any real work.<br />Thanks,<br />JD
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    Transom question...

    I have a '92-25 Merc long shaft motor. Recently I "built up" the transom 5" on my 14' Starcraft open aluminum boat to accomodate it. Now water sprays into the boat at cruising speed..not real bad..mostly just annoying. Do you think I have the motor mounted an inch or so too high or too low? Am I...
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    Down & dirty wiring...

    I've installed a bow and stern light on my 14' aluminum boat so I can use it a night. I'm going to power them with a lawnmower battery, which my tests show will be sufficient for this purpose. The water here is well lit at night. The lights are simply there to make the boat legal. What's the...
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    Good parts supplier.....

    Last Saturday I ordered some parts from BAM Marine of Florida (aka mercruiserparts.com). They shipped them on Monday. Wednesday they were on my doorstep. All genuine Quicksilver parts. I've very satisfied with this company's service.
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    Flywheel won't come off...

    In an earlier post "25 Merc, at my wit's end with this thing", I said the flywheel wouldn't come off, even though I had it off couple weeks ago.<br />I'm using a 3/8" thick plate metal puller made with a 3/4" fine thread aircraft grade bolt through an aircraft grade nut with a 1/2" Snap-On...
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    25 Merc....at my wit's end with this thing...

    Got my new trigger for my '92-25 Merc yesterday.<br />Went to pull the flywheel. It wouldn't budge.<br />Tried again this am...still won't budge. I've pulled it off before. It's always been hard, but it always pops off....not this time. My puller is plenty adequate and the nut's plenty loose. I...
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    Power Trim in Shallow Water

    I live on a shallow bay. There's lots of mud flats and sand bars here and I was wondering, when you hit one of those things with an outboard that has power trim, does the motor tilt up some like one without power trim, or does the trim mechanism keep it locked down, bringing the boat to a sudden...
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