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    control cables

    Re: control cables Here are photos of the cable hookup on my '78 35 hp Evinrude. The throttle is cable is unhooked for the photo. Note that the cables are anchored to the motor with a bracket about 5" in front of the actual hookup. Without the bracket you won't get any shift/throttle. Don
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    No electricity to remote start - '78 Evinrude 35 hp

    Re: No electricity to remote start - '78 Evinrude 35 hp Made some additional discoveries. The one end of the red wire at the fuse goes to a terminal on the other side of the motor. It has continuity but no voltage. The other end goes to the large rubber plug with 2 arrows to match the...
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    No electricity to remote start - '78 Evinrude 35 hp

    Trying to determine if my recent purchase is a "runner" and I have an electrical problem. Motor has remote start (dash mounted key switch). Hooked up a fully charged, new battery, turned key, nothing happens. Removed the start switch from dash and found 5 wires coming up the wiring harness...
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    Help with spark test on '78 Evinrude 35 hp

    I just purchased a boat with a clean '78 Evinrude 35 hp, I mean the builder inspection sticker is still on the block and the foam padding attached to the hood looks new (garage kept since new). I purchased from an estate with no children so I can't find any history for the motor. First I...
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    40 hp Johnson tilt mechanism broken mid 90's mtr

    Re: 40 hp Johnson tilt mechanism broken mid 90's mtr I had a '90 40 hp Johnson (very low hours) that had the same tilt assist cylinder failure. Since I usually fish electric motor only lakes I didn’t want to spend the money for a replacement unit or the CMC jack plate. The CMC is the way to...
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    Help ID this Hull (Seafury @ title)

    I purchased this 16' boat/motor/trailer from an estate this week and am curious to the manufacturer of the boat. I can't find a capacity plate on the boat. The boat title has "Seafury" as the boat manufaturer but I can't find any info on such a manufacturer. This freshwater only boat has...
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    1958 12' Starcraft Speedster Restoration - questions for Speedster owners or experts

    I purchased a 1958 Starcraft Speedster (photo below) primarely for the motor that was on the boat. I had no idea what the boat was other than an aluminum v-hull. I contacted Starcraft to find out the weight capacity and max hp as the C.G. plate was missing from the boat. I was blown away when...
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    Restoring old Starcraft 12', need gunnel trim

    I recently purchased a 1958 Starcraft 12' v-hull mainly to purchased the outboard but after looking over the boat I would like to make it my small lake fishing craft. The boat is missing all gunnel trim (or is it a "cap"?). The previous owner screwed 3/4" pine strips to beef up the gunnel but...
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    Honda BF50 5 hp - help ID

    A co-worker has an outboard that was given to him and we were trying to ID the motor and determine if it is worth putting some $$$ into to get it running. To make the ID more challanging, the previous owner painted the motor olive drab for duck hunting. We pulled the cowling off and found a...
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    '90 Johnson 40 hp also locked down

    This is my third attempt to post with no expert advise yet so I'll try to reformat as I've worked on it a little more. I've recently acquired a boat with a '90 Johnson 40 hp (J40ELESR). The motor doesn't have electric tilt. The motor is stuck in the down position & I suspect the problem is...
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    Is this normal for 9.9 Evinrude (cooling problem)?

    I replaced the water pump assembly on my 1979 9.9 Evinrude recently (first time I've disassembed a lower unit). I "can" tested the motor yesterday and didn't get significant flow from the "pee hole", just occasional drip. I noticed a lot of water flowing out of the lower unit and took a short...
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    Reattaching lower 9.9 lower unit

    This is my first attempt to reattach the lower unit assembly to the motor ('79 short shaft 9.9 Evinrude). All is going well until I try to slide the lower unit up the final few inches. I have the lower rod pulled up as far as it will go (reverse?) and the shifter in forward to expose as much...
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    Does this 9.9 Evinrude need "new" lower unit?

    In process of first lower unit repair and this is the first lower unit I've seen up close and personal. Looks like a previous repair was made to build up the water pump base (photos attached). When plate is installed, it looks like a flat fit. The "inlet" gap is the plate looks unblocked when...
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    Leaking lower unit '79 Evinrude 9.9

    I fired up my newly acquired '79 9.9 Evinrude for a test fire in a barrel. Fired up but didn't spray water after warming up for 7 minutes so it looks like an impeller replacement is in order. I drained the barrel yesterday and removed the outboard this morning and noticed the lower unit is...
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    Please help ID year of this 9.9 Evinrude

    I have acquired this older 9.9 Evinrude. It has good even compression and spark but I can't get it to fire so I think the carb will need cleaning and possibly rebuilding. I did try it out on fresh fuel. In order to get the correct parts I need to ID the year. I can't make out the first...
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    What yrs will interchange on '79 OMC 9.9 hp?

    I recently obtained a 1979 Evinrude 9.9 hp. I may have to replace the powerhead as the pistons seem frozen or very tight (they seem to be loosening up slightly after a day's soaking in solvent. Before I spend too much time and money, can someone please advise what years (or models) of Johnson...
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