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    Now i know why i have fire insurance on my boat!!!

    I have a 15' gregor with a 25hp evinrude engine on it, and the other day i went to do some stupid thing on the motor, change the coil packs and when i started it up theplug wire sparked and some raw gas in my engine bowl ignited. The boat was destroyed before i could get water to it.<br /><br...
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    i would like to pump up my 25hp evinrude to the max

    i have a 1984 evinrude 25hp engine sitting around at my house, i wanna pump it up as high as it will go without spending a fortune, or degrading engine dependability. Can i actually get anymore power and if i need to buy parts where do i buy them?
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    can you turbo-charge a 2 cycle engine?

    I have a 15.6' gregor boat, it is very quick tops out at close to 33mph on gps with one person in it, but my question, me and by buds went to the lake and i hooled up a tractor intertube to a rope and bas pullin um around the lake (pond), with one person in the tube i only lost about 3 or 5 mph...
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    I want to just change the carb on my rude 25

    How much more will i get if i just put the 35hp carb on my 25, without changing anything else. Is this possible, i dont care if it only changes it to a 28 or a 26, i just wanted to try it.<br /><br />Mike
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    Is there a such thing as a "Diesel" Outboard

    I am a diesel freak, every truck i have is a diesel, my wife drives a diesel excursion, i was wondering if there is a diesel outboard engine such as a 50 horse evinrude diesel direct injection.<br /><br />i dont think so <br /><br />but.....<br /><br />MIKE
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    Is a 25hp gonna be enough............?

    I just bought me a 1995 gregor 15.6' aluminum boat and i have a 25hp evinrude engine. Is this going to be enough, it has OAK benches and full floorboards. Thanks any help would be great.<br /><br />Mike Howard
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    What year is this engine (the numbers are at the bottom post)

    I think i just had a major prob with my 90 evinrude 25HP engine. After testing it on my boat the engine shuts off, and steam is comming out of the exhaust (and my ears). It fires right back up and water is comming out of the pisshole but it is hotter then hell. The engine backfires a little...
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    My neighbor and his destroyed "new boat"

    My neighbor just bought a new gregor 16' boat and a johnson 30HP tiller engine,on his first trip he let his 12 year old son drive. Sad for him he went full bore into a bridge post after he lost control, the engine and boat were destroyed the lower end just fell off into the water and the boat...
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    Are valco boats any good.

    Are these good boats?<br /><br />Mike
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    What the heck is DECARB and do i need to do it?

    What is this and do i need to do it to my engine, it runs great but it had been sitting for about 6 years un ran. It starts right up and gets with the program on my boat, but would i gain any performance by "decarbing".<br /><br />Mike
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    Is it ok to go 5hp over your boats limit?

    My boat is rated for a 20hp, but i put a 25 on it and tried it, i really like the extra power (i had a 15 on it before)is this gonna hurt my transom any. <br /><br />Mike
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    Changing to a 15" shaft from a 20"

    How hard and how expensive is it gonna cost me to change my 25hp evinrude over to a short shaft?
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    Can an evinrude 25hp be pumped up to 30hp and so on?

    I have an evinrude 25hp, i was told that it is the same block as the 30 and 35, if i just put a different carb on it will i be able to do that and get more power?
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    80's Evinrude 25HP Questions

    I just picked up an 88 evinrude 25hp engine for 50 bucks. It runs excellent, and pumps water to the max, i got a great deal on it. Here is my question i have a 13' valco vee hull 15" transom but the motor shaft is a 20" is this really gonna effect the performance of the boat. It had a 15 on it...
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