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  1. Sea Rider

    Outboard for Pedro 17

    Interesting thread... Some issues : If plan installing a larger OB, will it be on a side mount or middle built transom ? If with a SS OB mount Garrelic type, adjust all bolts and nuts to have minimum side play and replace plastic/acrylic mount with same size hard wood one, if not , OB will...
  2. Sea Rider

    Locked Outboard.-

    Much different scenario,- FIrstly it’s not a 2 strokes Tohatsu, it's 15-HP Yam OB which lives moored in a marina all year long , lower leg is hardly raised horizontally, most of the time remains at a vertical position. OB was never flushed with fresh water after salt use from out of the box...
  3. Sea Rider

    Locked Outboard.-

    A friend of mine has this 2 strokes 15 HP-OB, last time out he couldn't pull the rope to start it. A tree shade pseudo mechanic told him it was caused by low use along excessive salt buid up on internal crankshaft 's upper and lower bearings and oil seals which is out of this world fantasy as...
  4. Sea Rider

    Tohatsu DVA Output,-

    Tohatsu specifies MIN 100 DVA outputs for most of their Exciter Coil components when cranking, which is the MAX it should go ? Data Remains unspecified. Happy Boating
  5. Sea Rider

    DVA Volt Reading Multimeters.-

    Finally got all the components welded as schematic diagram, will this DVA Adapter work ?
  6. Sea Rider

    Race for Water.-

    While boating came across this strange out of this world self sufficient powered catamaran.. The Race For Water catamaran vessel uses only clean and renewable energy at all times for her propulsion and life on-board. By day as well as by night, Race for Water is optimised and autonomous thanks...
  7. Sea Rider

    Prop Entanglement.-

    This is what results when a Tohatsu M70-OB stops instantly after a 20 meter rope was entangled direct to prop at wot rpm. Owner will need to use it like this and try not to entangle anything on prop again or will end screwing it severely. If wanting to replace new, you are seeing a $ 470...
  8. Sea Rider

    Evi XD 30 Oil.-

    My cousin is using Evinrude XD 30 2 strokes oil on a 2strokes Tohatsu 30 HP-OB. As there's no TCW-3 writen on the label was wondering if it's safe to use with same 50:1 fuel/oil ratio ? Happy Boating
  9. Sea Rider

    I swear...

    Was pending the final arrangement of the exciter coil cable that shorted some time ago due to excessive bending stress while throttling. Now counting with a 24 mm flywheel nut socket and small puller decided to do the job myself and not resort to third party mechanics. Removing nut was real...
  10. Sea Rider

    Quick Idiotic Question.-

    If a carb has a slow jet with issues and doesn't want to stay ON at idle rpm once sufficiently warmed up, will OB miss throughout the ramaining throttle range ? Slow jet has nothing to do, are separate fuel systems if you can call that, right ? Happy Boating
  11. Sea Rider

    2 Strokes Suzuki 40 HP Specs,-

    Can someone specify which is the recommended spark plugs for a Susy 40 HP-OB including their electrode gap ? Thanks in advance. Happy Boating
  12. Sea Rider

    Outboard longevity vs. Car motor

    Will contribute with my sand grain from experience in elucidating why OB's lasts way less than cars... Internal salt formations inside water paths is a real silent OB killer. There's the erroneous idea that any OB conveniently flushed with fresh water after use will remain impeccable clean...
  13. Sea Rider

    Slow Jet Cleaner.-

    Had great difficulty cleaning a Tohatsu 80 slow jet, was pretty much internally clogged and OB missing. So soaked it in Acrylic Thinner for 6 hours inside this plastic container, removed jet and Inserted it on container's tip, being full of thinner squeezed it hard, repeated this filling...
  14. Sea Rider

    Compression Issues.-

    If a 2 strokes OB should have 120 PSI in both cylinders and only has 95 on upper one and 90 on lower one, will this be the direct cause for OB to be difficult to start and once started doesn’t want to maintain idle or even fast idle, just dies as it were a fuel starvation issue. The OB was...
  15. Sea Rider

    Spark Plug Intensity.-

    If a Exciter Coil works with 0.2-0.3 Ohm resistance. What if having say 0.5-0.6 or slight way more Ohms, will this excess result in a poorer redish spark when measured with a spark tester and OB to run poorly at idle and not strong when opening up the throttle ? Happy Boating
  16. Sea Rider

    The Perfect Multitask Sib.-

    One of the things I mostly enjoy during summer time is selling Sea Rider Sibs, Ribs and 2 strokes Tohatsu OB's. Going to far away places to instruct the personal that will be using them to provide tender services to associates who owns boats at a beach Condo & Marina. These guys don't know a...
  17. Sea Rider

    4 Strokes Honda 8HP-OB.-

    A friend of mine has this oldie that's been trying to start for some time with 0 avail. When priming fuel bulb, there's fuel spill through a small hole, friend can't specify if at rear where a box with hoses is located which could be the fuel pump or through carb. Assume carb has a needle and...
  18. Sea Rider

    Motor Height?

    Forget all about AV plate must be even with boat's rear hull, each OB has its own height parameters that usually varies from 0.5 to 1.5 " and that's on dried installations, which doesn't say much, when combo is on plane it's a different wet story. A short cut if wanting to follow it to the...
  19. Sea Rider

    Used Spark Plugs.-

    Usually use my OB spark plugs max100 metered work hours, at 50 hours use are removed cleaned and re gapped. The old ones are still good to go if wanting using them longer at that moment, if not are thrown inside a box. In 3 cases have used 2 pair to test OB's after general maintenance, but in...
  20. Sea Rider

    Tohatsu O'ring Connector Issues.-

    Thanks both, good to know that Tohatsu employs standard o'rings for fuel use, a shame that they don't sell them as spares. A matter to check what was mentioned earlier but in reality wanted to know what were Iboats members that owns Tohatsu OB's were doing to solve that issue. Luckily only once...
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