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  1. Stacraft1768

    Cracked exhaust manifold = milky oil

    Hey guys I am in need of some opinions here. This spring I started my boat up, and it ran great, i ran it for about a half and hour on the muffs, all while watching the temp gauge. Ran great, I then shut it off and left it for a few hours. That afternoon I came back and the darn thing was hydro...
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    Busted 3.0 to 2.5 swap

    Recently my OMC 3.0 spun a bearing, I found a mercruiser 2.5 down the street for next to free in running condition. Can I make this work to get me on the water while my 3.0 is being rebuilt? Both motors are mid to early 80's
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    1989 sylvan supersportster 18.5 i/o bow mount trolling motor size

    I would like to get a trolling motor for my sylvan super sportster, I have no idea what it measures from the water line to the mounting surface as the the boat is wrapped and in storage. My best gues is something in the 60" range 55 lbs of thrust or more judging by the min Kota sizing guide...
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    1975 evinrude 50 hp erratic idle

    I bought this motor used a few months ago idled like crap, but other wise ran great, I bought two carb kits and rebuilt both carbs. Got the boat back in the water same issue, ran great but still no idle/ rough idle/ high idle, really all over the place. The boat will zip around the lake ( off...
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    Controls won't go into reverse after wide open throttle

    I have evinrude side mount controls with the warm up lever on the side, on a 1975 evinrude 50hp. The issue I have is ill reset the shifter gears inside the controls, so that all things function as they should. I take the lever to wide open throttle and then back to neutral and it won't go into...
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    Johnson 35hp longshaft conversion...

    I currently have a Johnson 35r766 35hp short shaft that I would like to make a long shaft. Can someone point me in the right direction for a kit or do I need to find a factory long shaft? Any help would be greatly appreciated
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