My 1975 Evinrude 85hp has 45 and 55psi in the right 2 cylinders (looking from behind boat). We were doing about 40 across the lake when the prop snagged some weeds, we slowed down to clean them off and it wouldn't idle, then wouldn't even attempt to start until it cooled down.
The 2 cylinders...
The inner tire tread on the driver side of boat trailer is bald, the other tire is mint and the remainder of the wearing tire is good.
I forget what the pressures were but when I checked a few days ago they were fine. After a 7 mile trip home from the lake all I could smell was rubber. The tire...
I have a friend with a new to him Force 125 that doesn't like to idle or go at slow speed...with the cowling on. Take it off and it runs as it should. Where should I point him for troubleshooting?
Have a mid or late 70s Evinrude 85 on my 16' King Fisher with an OMC jackplate/trim setup.
When the boat gets on plane, I can hit 41mph on GPS at 4600-4800 rpm.
Sometimes it feels like it takes forever to get the nose down and the boat on plane. I usually start with the trim fairly high and...
I have a buddy that is about 325lbs and he has banana peeled 2 of my seat posts. He now used a collapsible Colman chair and I feel bad for the big dude.
I've been looking at seats and I can't find one that has a max capacity over 275lbs, I can't find a post with a max capacity at all either. We...
I have a mid 70s Evinrude 85hp. It's a great motor and a great boat. However, my evinrude control box has seen it's day. The trim button is busted (installed a trim tab on dash), the box itself looks gross, my ignition switch is just about toast also.
I'd like a nice brand new set of controls...
I have a few drops of fuel leaking when the motor is trimmed up on my mid 70s 85hp evinrude.
I was getting ready to load up at the ramp when the ramp monitor started yelling at me for leaking fuel into the lake. I literally must have leaked a few drops. I didn't leave a huge slick or anything...
I have a mid 70s Evinrude on a fiberglass King Fisher.
I don't know the proper names for the parts but the cavitation plate has large wing like composite plates mounted to it.
At slow speeds, the boat goes left and right on its own, it's nearly impossible to go straight. Makes for power...
I have an OMC jackplate and trim on a 70s Evinrude 85 mounted to a 70s King Fisher fiberglass boat.
The trim has 2 relays, 30amp 4 pin relays and an in line fuse. The down relay had a severely burnt prong that did damage to the fuse but it didn't fully blow. The relays still clicked but the...
Have a mid 70s Evinrude 85hp that starts like a champ in the driveway, turns over for a second or two and fires.
Get it on the lake and the fun begins. It'll turn over fine, motor, sounds like it's about to catch and the starter gear disengages and the motor doesn't start. The starter appears...
The fuel tank to motor quick connect adapter is leaking, I had some hard starting issues, noticed some fuel leaking & then I couldn't get the primer bulb firm a few trips later. Noticed the quick connect adapter is leaking.
No local shops have the adapter and I have a mid week trip all planned...
I have a mid/late 70s 85hp that's starting hard. The previous owner had the boat for 15 years and said it always started hard and he never looked into it. However it annoys the crap out of me.... This is what happens.... I flip the choke switch, lift idle lever halfway and try to start. It...
I have an 75 Evinrude 85hp outboard with a key switch that is going bad. Have to play with the key a lot to get it to work consistently, if ever.
I hate opening control boxes unless I can find direct replacements. Any suggestions?
Have a 9.9hp Mariner outboard 2 stroke with a fuel leak issue. While the engine is on AND off, fuel pours out of the hole where the choke lever comes down and hits the spring loaded button off to the side of the carb.
If I press down the button fuel squirts out heavily and once released fuel...
