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    1976 85 v4 seahorse johnson

    I am needing to replace the flywheel key in my 1976 85hp v4 seahorse as well as the water pump. I have worked on my old 70hp evinrude a good bit through the years and feel as if this is a task that I can tackle with some guidance. Any help and/or advice would be very much appreciated. What all...
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    Good boat???

    I have a 1978 15' tri-hull caddo. I was wondering if anyone knows anything about these boats? If they were durable etc.... I am under the understanding that these have not been in production since 1985??? My particular boat was manufactured in TX.... any information would be appreciated... many...
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    Mystery Boat??

    I have traded an old VW truck for a boat and cannot seem to determine what kind of boat it is..... It is a 15' tri-hull..... has caddo written on the side of it... when I got the boat it had an 70hp chrysler on it. the registration shows it to be made by dixi???? the motor was junk so I put a...
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    650 thunderbolt

    I have an old 65 hp thunderbolt. I cleaned the carbs and got it to where it will fire right up and idle.... sounds as if it is idling a little high... also it cuts out when throttling wide open. I screwed the idle screws in all the way and backed them out 1 1/2 turns.... Could these not being...
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    Low compression in #1

    I have a 1973 50hp Evinrude. Top cyl has 100psi and the bottom cyl has 130 psi. The motor was left sitting for a long time and had seized up. I was able to get it freed up, but now have low comp in the one cyl.....When I got the motor the head cover was pulled, but not the head. I have replaced...
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