yup, i had found 2 bolts from the bottom that I had missed, but also read that the shift linkage has to be removed. so ive been searching for that now with no luck. i took all the bolts out and the lower is able to drop like 1/2 an inch. Cant find that shift linkage bolt.
I had just picked up a project boat, that has a 1977 evinrude 115 with number 115793s.
It sat for 13 years without being ran, gas was drained before hand. Threw a batter in it, and it started right up. Problem is it wasn't peeing water, so I've come to conclusion the water pump is bad.
My...
