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    Yamaha 25hp, Idle issue, carb rebuilt, whats next?

    1990 Yamaha 25hp. Turns over almost every time but won't idle. Out on the water have to keep on the throttle or it will die out. I cleaned the carb a few times, got better but issue kept reoccurring. Carb kit and new fuel pump installed today(lost old fuel pump spring so had to put a new one...
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    Electric start stopped working

    My electric start stopped working, replaced the start switch thinking that would do the trick. Unfortunately that didn't work. Any ideas on where to look next? I'm not real familiar with that aspect of the outboard. It will start fine manually. It is a 1990 25hp 2 stroke. Any help is greatly...
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    Humminbird failure < 20mph

    I have a Humminbird 565 with the transducer mounted outside the transom. It works fine with i'm sitting still or even going up to speeds near 20mph, once I exceed this speed there is no feedback to my unit except for the temperature and speed. The same thing happens when in reverse but I assume...
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    Trim up, not down

    I was at the lake the other day, had motor trimmed all the way up while we were beached. Then out of the blue, my 1988 85hsp Force decided it did not want to trim down. Luckily the engine falls slowly on its own so I was able to sit there for 5 mins while the prop submerged into the water. Funy...
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    85 horse Force idle then shut off?!

    A little background info. The motor is a 1988, the gas tank recently filled with water, got bogged in the lake, the engine did not submerge but with the tank being completely full i'm sure some water made its way into the engine. Anyway that was about two weeks ago, since then i've cleaned the...
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    Water disaster! Help!

    Docked the boat over this past week so I could restore the trailer. Went to check on it today and half of the boat was under water, luckily I came today to check on it or it would've been beyond salvaging. I managed to push it up onto the bank and bail all of the water out. Unfortunately, the...
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    Need a pro-seat

    I'm looking for an inexpensive pro-seat for my bass boat. As it sits now there is a base plate, approx 2' stand, and a regular seat there. This is making it very difficult for me to control the foot pedal because I am 6'4" and don't work well with my knees tucked into my stomach while trying to...
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    Rusty metal primer vs clean metal primer?

    I've heard not to use the rusty metal primer on clean metal, my dilema is that my trailer has some really bad totally rusted areas on it and then there are some parts that are partially clean. I'm planning on using the rusty primer on the entire trailer. Does anyone see any negative issues with...
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    Passenger light is DIM on both trailers...why?!

    I just put new LED lights on the boat trailer this year, they've been great up until now. I also put new lights on my utility trailer a few months ago. Everything is working fine on both trailers except for the fact that the passenger side light is dim on both of them and I don't know how to...
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    What do you do with boat when working on trailer?

    Just wondering what you guys do with your boats when you're restoring or working on your trailer? I hope to have someone on the lake here with a dock that will be willing to allow me to tie my boat there for a week or two while I'm working on it. I would like to be able to keep it at my house...
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    Calling all rebuild/restore-ers...Tools of preference?!

    I'm going to be restoring my trailer this winter and was wondering what tools you guys that have done this prefer to make the job simplier on yourselves. Christmas is a good time to stock up on some new power tools. I will be sanding down the entire trailer, axle, springs, fenders, etc. and...
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    What Is This On Spindle?! Can't Get Hub On!

    I took the old hub off, bearings were shot. Found some new bearings that fit finally and got them in. For some reason the hub won't go all the way onto the spindle. There is a part on the spindle that i'm not sure whether or not it should be there or needs to be taken off. This is my first time...
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    Finding XL-Hub

    Took my hub and bearings to Northern yesterday and they told me I have an extra large hub and that they do not have anything big enough to fit my spindle. The only one they had that was big enough was a 6 lug and I need a 5. I don't have any part numbers to go by as the hub is to rusted. Anyone...
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    bearing cover

    got back from lake this weekend and noticed cover was gone from the bearing. could something have fallen out while it was off. the wheel seemed to be unsteady and wobbly when i backed it into the yard. don't want the wheel to go flying off. anyone have any input. this is a 1980's model trailor...
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    No power to trim/tilt...is it switch?

    Out of nowhere i'm getting no power to the trim motor. It doesn't even make the click sound so I'm thinking the switch might have gone bad. I'll test the motor when I get home from class and make sure that it's still working(just bought it this season). Oh yeah and the motor is a 1988 85 horse...
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    Run/Charge switch at the 12v plug??

    I have my 12v trolling motor hooked up to the plug at the bow and there is a switch there that has a run, charge, and neutral positions. I've never understood what this switch is for. I've always kept it in the neutral position and everything has always worked fine. I'm afraid to move the switch...
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    Dash Wiring Fubar

    Lost all power in the dash the other day, things have been going out one by one and then all the sudden, bam, everything quit working. I'll post a picture of what the wiring looks like, its a cluster$#%^. I've never re-wired anything like this before but have a pretty good idea of what needs to...
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    Starter Rebuild ?

    Hey guys. First post, great site with lots of information. I've been reading it for a while. I have a 1988 85hsp force, just put a new(to me) starter on it since the old one crapped out on me. I want to try to rebuild the old one. Can someone point me in the direction of a step-by-step process...
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