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    Cold Start

    Hi there, last year I got my evinrude 20hp all fixed and it ran great. All throughout the summer it would start cold on the first or second pull and idle nice and smooth. Once the weather got cold int eh fall, it was a bit harder. This summer, I put it in the water, and it took about 20 pulls to...
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    New bottom and stern on 1950's Wooden boat.

    Hey folks. Here is my project and questions. I've inherited a nice old wooden boat in pretty good shape. The hull construction over the ribs i believe is plywood with fiberglass over top. Well a big sheet of the fibreglass peeled away last summer and some of the back end is rotting out. Theres...
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    General Outboard question...

    Hi there, I have a question regarding outboards trimmed down at the dock. When it's wavy I can watch the water go in and out of the exhaust port on the back of my 99' yamaha OX66 200. Just wondering if it does any damage. Can the water get pushed back into the engine through the exhaust valve...
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    1985 Suzuki DT115 Max RPM Question

    Hey there, I have a 1985 Suzuki DT115. I typically run it around 2500-3000 RPM. When I go WO, it maxes at 3500RPM. Is this normal? I have heard that they should be running around 5000rpm. Any suggestions? Thanks alot, Dan
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    1998 Yamaha 200hp VMAX stalling

    Hello again! I took my big boat fishing today and ran into a problem. It's been running great all year and today as well. After fishing for a while (trolling) we went to go home. As we gave throttle it jsut about got on plane then stalled out. Started up again no problem, idled, same thing. Just...
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    1978-85 Evinrude 20HP

    Hello all, Long time reader, first time poster. Here's my dilhema. I have an older evinrude, somwhere in the 78-85 range (blue with the white cap w/ stripes), anyways, it ran a few years ago, then sat in the shed for about 3 years through summer and winter. I tried to get it going this spring...
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