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  1. jimmbo

    Rebuilt Carburetor… Still No Idle!

    That brass tube, may have been a part of the Carb Body, that wasn't supposed to be removed. Maybe the previous "rebuilder" somehow pulled it out and didn't get it back in properly Most OMC Carbs, set the float by
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    Russian spacecraft crashes into moon

    That one was 1992. I have a lot of pics(6 or 7 rolls of 36, though nothing compared to what are taken with todays ML) from that airshow, and quite a few of various Russian Fighters. There was one Mig(I think) there that did some Incredible Maneuvers, quite close to the ground too. For Decades...
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    Russian spacecraft crashes into moon

    I was in High School when Canada did its Conversion to Metric, and I am quite good at functioning in Both Systems. I know there are 1.6kms in a Mile, 2.2 lbs in a Kilogram. that 0C is 32F, 10C is 50F, 20C is 68, and 30C is just too damn hot Every 10C change is 18F chance 4.54 Liters make a...
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    Piranha prop selection help

    I would say the 15" was too small for the Boat, but an 800+ rpm drop is about double the change expected. So something else is involved. Perhaps the 15 was also slipping from air injection. I can't see how high the engine is mounted on the Transom... This what a Cleaver Blade Looks like I never...
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    Time for New Prop

    A Canoe is a Displacement Hull, and I suspect that 15 hp is far more than it actually needs. A six hp would likely push it just very slightly slower than the 15. Displacement Hulls take very little power to push, up to a point, at that point quadrupling the hp, will only increase the speed...
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    Need propeller suggestions

    If you gained 1000 by dropping 2" in Pitch, your 17" is slipping badly. A 2" change in Pitch is, almost universally, a 400 Rpm change. Perhaps the engine was rigged with a SS in mind, but is mounted too high for an AL. I call BS on the Flexing Nonsense. That bit of Misinformation has sold...
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    Need propeller suggestions

    What is the WOT range for that Engine? If it is something like 5500-6000, and you are only getting 4200, you are going to need to drop far more than 2" in Pitch to get even close to that Rpm Range, somewhere along the lines of 6 or 7 inches. Was the Motor and Boat a Package Deal from a Dealer...
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    Rebuilt Carburetor… Still No Idle!

    Welcome to iboats Is the Float set correctly? You say you used a Kit? OMC/BRP or some other brand? What parts did you replace?
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    Are plastic props junk?

    Are there any Optional Props offered for that motor?
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    Are plastic props junk?

    Oops I messed up, for some reason I was thinking OMC, not Force I will delete my words
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    Looking at a boat with a 1995 Evinrude 120 V4, anything I should know?

    The first couple of yrs for the V4 Loopers were riddled with Issues, but by 95 the bugs had been ironed out. As mentioned a Compression Check, and Gear Oil, but that could have been changed when the Boat was being prepped for sale. Check the Integrity of the Transom by locking the Engine at full...
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    Are plastic props junk?

    Edit: FUBARed. so Content deleted
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    Russian spacecraft crashes into moon

    A cc(1cm x 1cm x 1cm) of Water weighs a Gram A Liter(10cm x 10cm x 10cm) of Water weighs a Kilogram A Cubic Meter of Water is 1 1000 Kilograms(Metric Ton) Zero as a Freezing Point of Water makes sense, as does 100 for Boiling Point. Where/what Fahrenheit, pulled 32 and 212 from...? Sure there...
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    Russian spacecraft crashes into moon

    I was inside that Plane at an airshow in 1992 here, at Namao, near Edmonton. I also watched its arrival. Entire Floor was Titanium
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    1973 Glastron V-156 Sportster

    Welcome to iboats Maybe https://www.fiberglassics.com/ has some Diagrams in the Glastron Section My Cousin had a 72 v-156 with a 72 800. Ran pretty good As for the Engine Gas, Fuel, Compression are needed to make it run Test Compression, with a Gauge, Post the Numbers Check that the Ignition...
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    Long or short shaft. ( opinion )

    Photographs, without Context, are not good for estimating Sizes. As mentioned before, get a tape measure, and measure from the top of the Transom to the AV Plate. It will probably be in between a Long and a Short Shaft.
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    Russian spacecraft crashes into moon

    Most Counties have advanced enough to switched to the Metric System... It does make a lot more sense, as Volumes and Weights are tied together in much more Logical Patterns The Russians/Soviets have no reason to be ashamed, or ridiculed, as they did First Satellite First Living Creature in...
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    Are plastic props junk?

    For a 5 hp, a Plastic Prop is fine. Even a Plastic Prop does not Flex very much if at all. Even if it did, the flex would likely be in the range of 1/50", which would increase the engine speed by a couple of rpm Added bonuses Lightweight Inexpensive Non Corrosive
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    1979 Johnson 6hp Prop slip

    Okay. Are the Blades bent, or very uneven, chucks missing? Where is the Anti-Ventilation Plate, in relation to the Bottom of the Hull? Are there any items that could disrupt the flow of water to the Prop Blades?
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    1979 Johnson 6hp Prop slip

    Be cheaper overall just to replace the Prop, than to replace the Insert. If it were a RAKER, that costs close to a G note, then yes, but I doubt a new Prop for 6hp is going to get near a C note. The Dia and Pitch Info, and Part#, will be on the Prop, if it is an OMC Prop. If a Michigan, or other...
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