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    1996 Donzi medallion 212 low top speed prop suggestion

    Hello everyone, been a while since I’ve posted on here. I just recently purchased a 1996 Donzi medallion 212, motor runs excellent. Came with a 15x17 installed on the boat but I’m only getting about 28mph on gps at 4,000rpm when the book on the boat says it should be doing a little over 40mph...
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    Ran Yamaha v4 130hp out of oil

    Hey everyone, So I’ve had my 18’ Jason fish and ski for 15 years with a 1988 Yamaha 130hp V4 on it. It’s always ran fantastic for me. Yesterday I accidentally ran the motor out of oil. I was turning about 4,500 rpms when this happened. I heard the motor start to knock and...
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    Outboard acting like it’s not getting enough fuel. Carbs rebuilt

    Hello, I’m kinda stumped on this one. The motor is a 1988 Yamaha V4 130hp outboard. I let the boat sit for a year due to having kids. It has always ran excellent for me. Couldn’t get it started at the beginning of the season. Pulled carbs and cleaned in ultrasonic cleaner. Rebuilt carbs...
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    Omc 5.7l not running right after head gasket change

    Hello, A little background, I purchased a Bayliner ciera with an omc outdrive and 5.7l engine. I knew the engine had overheated and a crankcase full of antifreeze proved it. I changed the head gaskets. Idled the boat in my yard for quite a while and everything seemed fine. Took...
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    Will a 305 merc carb work on a 350?

    Hello, I did a fairly extensive search on the Web and on the forums here and could not find a definitive answer regarding my question. We purchased a boat with a 305 mercruiser that had a cracked block. We just picked up a running rebuilt 350 mercruiser for 700$. The guy says he thinks...
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    Mercruiser not starting need some ideas

    Hello everyone, I recently purchased a 1988 233xl 25 foot regal ambassador. I only purchased the boat for 1,000 dollars with the trailer. The interior is in excellent shape and the trailer as well, it came with a new actuator and 4 new tires and new brakes. I figured the trailer alone was...
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    Yamaha V130 Low Speed Question---not smooth until certain RPM (about 5mph)

    Hello everyone, Id like to thank anyone in advance for responding to this post and helping me out. I have a 1988 Yamaha V130 4 cylinder outboard. The motor runs excellent every time I take the boat out I just have one question. The motor runs awesome except when at low...
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    1988' v130 limp mode? maybe?

    hello, I have a 1988 yamaha v130. This past season it was kind of acting up but not all the time. Most of the time when I go out for my tournaments, the motor will start great and idle great every time. After I've started it for the first time of the morning, when I go to take off the...
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    1988 yamha v130 intermittent spark

    Hello, I have been having an issue for the last few years now and it's driving me crazy. My 1988 yamaha v130 runs great when it runs. It will run fine for a bunch of time on the water and then it just randomly won't start and has no spark. I have disconnected the ignition ground out...
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    88' yamaha v130 no spark

    Hello everyone, I have a 1987 18ft jason fish and ski with a 1988 yamaha v130 for an outboard. I use the boat 3-4 times a week and it always starts up and runs fine. I let the boat sit for like a week and today I bring it to the lake and it wont fire. The motor cranks over great, nice...
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    88' yamaha 1.7L 130hp idle adjustment

    can anyone tell me how I would go about adjusting the idle on a 1988 yamaha v4 1.7L 130hp outboard. Is there an idle adjustment for each carb? or one for both? The motor is idling at 500 rpm's in nuetral and I was told that it should idle at 700-800 rpm's in nuetral and drop about 50 rpm's...
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    88' yamaha 1.7L 130hp outboard rough idle problem

    hello, and thank you for taking the chance to view this post, if you can help me I would really appreciate it. Ok, so the motor runs great and pushes the boat very fast, but I think the low jet needs adjustment and here's why. When the motor is at idle it seems like it is a little rough and...
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    1988 130 hp yamaha prop selection

    Hello, I was wondering if someone could anwser my question. I recently just purchased a 1988 jason fish and ski. The boat has a 1988 130 hp yamaha outboard. The previous owner has 4 props with the boat but says none of them are really the "right" prop for the boat. We went on a test ride on...
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