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    Can MAPP Gas Braze Weld Cast Iron?

    Against my better judgment I just spent or wasted some reasonable dollars on a MAPP gas cylinder, burner and rods to weld a grey metal cast iron piece which is just fitting a bit knocked out back into the rest.<br /><br />Surprise, surprise! It can't heat the two edges red in any form. We're...
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    Prop / prop shaft wrong on '67 V4 60HP Evinrude?

    Rebuilt it and it was fine at low revs, but came out of gear at medium revs after a while and shortly got to stage it wouldn't hold under more than low speed throttle. <br /><br />I thought it was shift linkage problem but it turned out that when it came out of gear the drive pin seemed to have...
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    What's inside a 1971 OMC 60 hp amplifier?

    I'm going to inject some non-conductive silicone rubber into the amplifier on a 1971 60hp 3 cyl Evinrude in an attempt to stop the wires shorting out where they come out of the module.<br /><br />If there's meant to be voids in there it won't help if I fill them with goop, or if I put goop where...
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    Can I fit a generator / alternator to a '67 Evinrude V4 60 hp?

    As far as I can work out this motor doesn't recharge the battery while running. Can I adapt parts from another motor to get a recharge feature on it?
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    Wiring diagram for 1971 3 cyl 60 hp Evinrude ignition / gearshift harness

    I wouldn't need this if the colours on my motor agreed with the wiring diagram in my Clymer manual and if the manual showed anything on the gearshift connections and a couple of other wires floating around the end of the harness.<br /><br />Anybody know where I might get a diagram on these...
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    What's the worst conditions you'll go out in?

    I regard an 18 inch wave as big enough to avoid in my 15 foot fibrglass runabout (or my 12 foot timber dinghy, which handles it about as well if a bit more energetically.).<br /><br />I never want to be in either boat if there are 3 foot waves (although in the 15 footer I slammed off one bigger...
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    Can I get water out of the inner transom or inject stop rot?

    Drilled a hole in the upper starboard transom of my fibreglass boat for a steering fitting and wood shavings came out damp with a bit of weeping (from the transom, not me) afterwards. I can see where it's probably been getting in from lack of a seal around holes on that side. Shavings from four...
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    Can I tell if my fibreglass hull is at risk of breaking up?

    Mate of a mate of mine had his old fibreglass hull crack and take on serious water a week ago, to the risk of his life and his two kids, after it rode a fairly minor wave from a passing ferry. <br /><br />I've wondered at times if my late 1960's Australian-made Bertram Caribbean 15 foot...
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    What fuel type for 1967 motor?

    1967 60 HP V4 Evinrude<br /><br />Unleaded or lead replacement?<br /><br />I've assumed lead replacement given the age of the motor, but maybe there's some reason why not.<br /><br />I'm more familiar with the issues of valve seat recession etc in 4 strokes and I'm not sure how unleaded can...
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    Steering slop - Motor or steering or normal?

    I put the 15 foot fibreglass forward steer runabout with the rebuilt 1967 60 HP V4 Evinrude in the water a couple of days ago and all is well, except it wanders at low speed even in still water.<br /><br />Going down a kilometre or so of creek with no real tidal flow or current I was turning the...
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    Welding alminium (aluminum in U.S.) alloy with propane

    A mate of mine saw this done on beer cans at a field day and I've found some internet sites that offer this sort of product, but I have trouble believing that I can weld (?solder?) anything much thicker than beer cans with propane heat and a welding/brazing/soldering rod while the heat on the...
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    Welding alminium (aluminum in U.S.) alloy with propane

    A mate of mine saw this done on beer cans at a field day and I've found some internet sites that offer this sort of product, but I have trouble believing that I can weld (?solder?) anything much thicker than beer cans with propane heat and a welding/brazing/soldering rod while the heat on the...
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    How to run in rebuilt '67 OMC 60 hp V4?

    The mighty donk is being reassembled and will soon be ready to start, which will be a day of joy or despair.<br /><br />It's been re-ringed and cylinders honed, but otherwise is just being reassembled.<br /><br />Is there anything special I should do to run it in?
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