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I'm in the market for a new battery for my boat. I have a 14 foot alluminum boat. I mostly use the battery for trolling and electronics, but occasionally use it for starting a small 20 hp motor. I have been using a traditional flooded battery and have had good luck with it. I have had...
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I am looking at purchasing a new (to me) boat. It is an 18' 1995 sunbird center consol with a 115 hp Johnson OceanRunner V4. The spark plugs that are in it are QL82YC. The owner is having a hard time getting the motor to crank, so my question is: Is this the correct spark plug, and...
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Does anyone have a suggestion on where I can find a flywheel key for a 20 hp merc 200? I believe it is a 1979. It doesn't look like iboats carries that part.
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Hello. I am trying to help my father-in-law with his boat. We got ready to take it out after it had been sitting for several months, but we noticed that it won't shift into reverse. Any ideas on something I can try to adjust to fix the problem? The motor is a 1997 115 up evinrude oceanpro...
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I've got a question about lower unit oil. I have the following motors that I am getting ready to change the lower unit oil in:
1957 7.5hp Evinrude Fleetwin
1957 18hp Evinrude Fastwin
1962 10hp Evinrude Sportwin
Normally I use Pennzoil Marine Lower Unit Oil 80W90...
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I am helping a friend change the lower unit oil in a 2004 Johnson 60hp Four Stroke. What type of lower unit oil does this motor need? I have several older model 2 stroke evinrudes and I usually use 80-90W gear oil. Should I use the same thing in this Johnson? Thanks.
I've got a pressurized gas tank that came with a 1957 Evinrude (6 gallon capacity). I've had the tank for about 3 years and have had no problem with it at all. A few weeks ago I noticed that fuel seemed to be leaking out of the tank while it was stored in the shed. The shed gets pretty hot...
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I've got a 1957 Evinrude Fastwin 18hp. I purchased the motor a few months ago after it had sat for 20 years or so. I rebuilt the carb and replaced the impeller. The motor has been running great ever since. Now the motor has suddenly stopped running good. It only gets about half...
A friend of mine has asked me to see if I can fix this 20hp Mercury. I have a few Evinrude and Johnson motors that I tinker around with, but I have never worked on a Mercury. From my research, I believe this is a 1974 model. The serial # is 3884074. The problem is that the motor will not...
Hey Everyone. Well, I'm going to go ahead and admit that I rarely work on mercury outboards. I've got a few Johnson/Evinrude motors that I tinker around with. So, I'm not formiliar with how to figure out the year of a mercury. I hope someone on here can help me out with this. A friend of...
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I'm looking into purchasing a boat that will be versatile enough to use in both fresh and salt water. I mostly fish in fresh water rivers and lakes, but occasionally I like to fish in the salt water. Right now, I have a 14 foot aluminum jon boat that works great in fresh water, but it...
Hello everyone! I recently got pretty lucky and found a guy on craigslist that had several old outboard motors he was trying to get rid of. One of the motors he had was a 1957 Evinrude Fastwin 18hp. I've had my eye out for a motor like this because I've been wanting to give my jon boat a...
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Last weekend I built a new front deck and subflooring in my 14 foot Lowe jon boat with pressure treated plywood, 2x2's, and 2x4's. I allowed the lumber to dry over the past week and tomorrow I am planning to glue the carpet on. I just read something on the internet that said something...
I have an old Merc 200 (20 horsepower). I believe it is a 70's model. I want to be able to tighten up the steering on it so that it won't pull so hard when I am riding at full throttle. On my 1962 Evinrude there is a screw tht I was able to tighten just under the ID plate under the transom...
