Last night while driving down the road about a half mile from my house a guy pulled up beside me and yelled "Your boat's smoking"! I jumped out of my truck and, sure enough, my 1995 40hp Yamaha was on fire. I had just put a new battery cable on it and, evidently, caused a short. Some wiring...
Hi, I have a 16' Southern Skimmer flat bottom skiff with a 40hp Yamaha. It's fitted with an aftermarket tilt & trim but I think my motor's mounted too low since, when I'm running, water flies into the back of the boat and there is a really big wall of water shooting nearly straight up just...
Hi, I have a 1995 Yamaha 2 Cylinder 40HP outboard. My 703 control went kablooey and I need to replace it. A website I looked at says that I need a 10 pin connector and a "push to open" choke. There is a 703 on eBay with a 10 pin connector and a "pull to open" choke - otherwise it appears to...
I'm relatively new to powerboating and have a 1995 Yamaha 40hp outboard. I'm worried about running it at the right rpm but don't have a pile of money to buy a Yamaha tachometer. Can other tachs be used? There is a Lund available on Ebay for a reasonable price but I don't want to buy something...
I have a 1995 Yamaha 40 hp motor that I took out for the first time this evening. The remote control felt stiff (I oiled it as best I could before I went) but when I tried to use the throttle I heard a snap and the lever went all the way forward but the motor continued to idle. Is there a...
Is there any way to lubricate the throttle shaft that runs through the motor housing on my 40 Yamaha? There is a small hole in the top of the shaft housing that is full of a thick grease-like material. Does this hole open into the shaft for lubrication? Is there a special lubricant I can use...
I recently bought a 1995 40hp Yamaha (my first outboard) and the throttle is extremely tight. It's not the cable. I looked for obvious corrosion but saw none. Does anyone have any thoughts on what it may be? Thanks<br /><br />Mike McGreevy
