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    1958 Evinrude Fastwin 18 hp lower unit physically damaged, is this a problem?

    I have been collecting older boat motors like a bad habit, and I have turned my attention to a 1958 Evinrude Fastwin that was apparently run into a rock at great speed, because part of the cavitation plate is broken and what remains is bent. How is this damage going to affect the motor...
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    1957 18 hp evinrude carb pics needed

    I just obtained a 1957 Evinrude 18 hp motor. The carb just doesn't look right to me. The spring is buggered up, and looks loose. I am not sure if it is connected correctly. If you have pics of this carb, please post them so i can see how it supposed to be. Thanks
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    Help identify 1970's era 14' alumacraft.

    Re: Help identify 1970's era 14' alumacraft. More pictures. Still wanting to find out what the boat is...
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    Help identify 1970's era 14' alumacraft.

    I bought a 14' supposedly alumacraft boat yesterday, and I would like some help identifying the age and value of the boat. There are several coats of what appears to be latex house paint on the boat, so until that comes off, finding numbers on the boat looks to be very difficult. There is a tag...
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    1981 4hp Evinrude spark problems smoke from magneto?

    I have a 1981 Evinrude 4hp that was running, albeit not really well. I discovered that the water pickup tube was plugged, and proceeded to tear down the lower end below the powerhead to clear the coolant passages. After four broken bolts, alot of new gaskets, and new parts, (thanks to...
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    1982 4 hp Evinrude cooling problems.

    I bought a 1982 Evinrude recently, and upon getting it running again, it seemed to be running hot. I pulled the lower unit off, and tried blowing air through the water tube, and it is plugged. I then removed the exhaust cover plate, and there is crud built up there. So if the crud is blocking...
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