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    78 Evinrude 70HP Carbureter help -- I did something wrong.

    so, I know just a little about outboards but apparently not enough. I thought i would save money buy rebuilding the carbs myself. I pulled the 3 carbs off the engine, rebuilt them, and put them back on. However, I'm apparently missing something because the butterfly plate will stay open if you...
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    3.0 mercruiser leaking oil-- Ok to keep riding?

    I just bought a 98 Stingray 180 with the 3.0 liter Mercruiser. The boat is in incredible shape and the engine only has 154 hours on it. however, when I looked at the boat I noticed in the bottom of the boat, below the engine, there was a little bit of oil and water mixed. I asked about it and...
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    1977 70HP evinrude running on 2 cyl

    I have a '77 Evinrude 70HP. It started showing symptoms last summer where it would on occasion run very sluggish. And by "sluggish" I mean when it was full throttle it felt like it was only half throttle. However, if I left it full throttle for a couple of minutes, it would often, very...
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    Prop for my Johnson GT200

    I have a 20' Glastron bowrider with a Johnson GT200 outboard. The outboard has a 21 pitch, 14.25 diameter alumanim prop on it. When there is only 2 or 3 people in it, it will jump right up on plane with no problem. However, I recently had 10 people in it and it really struggled to get up on...
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    VRO Alarm won't stop on '88 Johnson GT200

    I have read most of the posts related to VRO alarms but haven't found an answer. I have an '88 Johnson GT200 on my 20' Glasstron Bowrider. My alarm kept going off for the oil which I could stop by pumping the priming bulb on the VRO unit. However, I had my former mechanic just disconnect the...
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    Johnson GT200 drops 3 cyls when gets up to full-throttle

    I have an '88 Johnson GT on my '89 Glastron Futura 200. I just got off the phone with my mechanic and am starting to get worried. When I first take off, as long as I ease it up, it jumps right up on plane but when I push it to full throttle right away or after it is running it drops 3 cylinders...
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    Johnson GT 200. Oil injector or premix gas?

    I have a an '88 Johnson GT 200 outboard on my 20' Glastron Bow-rider. I have been told that those engines are notorious for the oil pump going out and the alarm not sounding which burns up the engine. Is that true? If so, should I just bypass the oil pump all together and just pre-mix my gas and...
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    Would wrong Prop cause porpoising???

    I am looking at an '88 Four Winns bow rider that I would like to buy. It's in great condition and runs really well. However, it seems to have a porpoising problem. Its a 16.6' boat and has the mercruiser 3.0 4-cyl motor. He said that when he bought it that it had a 29 pitch prop on it. He said...
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    Should I buy a boat with a 3.0 Mercruiser sitting for 3 years?

    Hi everyone. I'm looking at a '91 Stingray bowrider with the 3.0 liter Mercruiser engine. The owner says that he winterized it (although he did it himself) then hasn't run it for 3 years. He says that now the battery is dead and can't start it. I'm thinking I may be able to pick this up for a...
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    Anyone heard of a Phillips Boat?

    My grandfather recently gave me a boat that I am working on restoring. It is an old shrimp fishing boat that he used in Wilmington NC. The title says it is a "Phillips" but I have done a hundred google searches and have come up with nothing. My grandfather says it is a Harkers Island design if...
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