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  1. jimmbo

    Will my oil pan gasket leak or should I re-do it?

    If there is any Doubt, it is far easier to redo it now, than once it is installed and running at the Lake, River, Ocean
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    Registered at my local lake today,, Bit of a rant😮

    Idiots, or "Freedom fighters"(as in the Right to do things)? Sometimes it gets very blurry...
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    Reed petals

    Being that that hole is covered by the Retainer, I don't think it matters. FWIW, if the 1st pic were the Reeds that were in the engine, they looked from this angle, fine. Don't forget to install new Locking Tab Washers, and use Locktite on the bolt as instructed in the Service Manual
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    Reed petals

    Not familiar with the 2008 50hp, but does the reed plate look like this?
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    daily music fix

    Todays singers are a little full of themselves when they need to rely on Perfect Pitch and Auto Tune, plus a dozen or two Dancers and other Distractions to make the Audience think they are getting something for their Money.
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    daily music fix

    Keith Richards has looked Coffin ready for Decades.
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    Moeller 12 Gallon LPT

    40 yrs ago, I had one plastic Tank and 4 steel tanks. I saw the Plastic one reshape itself one hot day. I probably could have removed the Fuel Pump and the 115 would have ran very well for quite a while.
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    No acceleration boggs and dies

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    Stupid shake-down cruise? Lake Ontario

    The Great Lakes are small Oceans, and need to be Respected as such. I have seen Lake Ontario get really Nasty, near where it becomes the St. Lawrence River near Kingston Ont.
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    Reed petals

    It is amazing how durable those thin sheets of Metal are. At 5500rpm, they are opening and closing 90+ times each second. So if an engine gets to 1000 hours, the reeds may have done over 300,000,000 cycles
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    Reed petals

    Sneezing at Idle is usually just a Lean Carb. What other symptoms was the engine displaying? Any pics of the old Reeds, preferably still mounted? In over 45 years, I have never seen a Reed that needed replacement, except for those that were damaged by someone.
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    Be easy on me please. Total newbie.

    A Boat is a Hole in the Water that you will be continuously pouring Money into Also, if you do need replace any Fuel or Electric Parts on this engine, you just can't go down to O'Reilly's and buy an Automotive Part.
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    What size

    4 hp is not going to put that 12 ft on Plane, so 6 or 7 is the minimum
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    If you raise a rain barrel 10 feet high, and attach a garden hose what kind of pressure can you expect from gravity alone.

    It will allow you to wet the Vehicle. Down at the ground, the PSI is 4.33. Higher, like on Car Roof that is 5 feet above the ground, the pressure would be 2.165psi
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    Simple

    I've used that Power Tune Method, and sometimes it does work. Other Times it has dislodged a clump of Varnish/Gum, and plugged up one of the Fuel Circuits. Disassembly of the Carbs, including all the Mini-core plugs and then you can get any guck out, is really the only Proper Way to clean the...
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    Looking for reefs with Raymarine Element

    I have found that the Underwater parts of the Propulsion System to be the best Reef Finder/Locater ever invented. Seems to function 100% of the time
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    Stupid shake-down cruise? Lake Ontario

    Myself, I wouldn't take a 'new to me Boat' on that type of Journey. Reading your Posts, I feel your mind is made up, and are looking for someone to agree with you. You can do what you want, but, I think it could turn out to be a bad Experience
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    Speed Plateaus at 5200rpm

    Time to get out the Paint Remover. There might be some nice smooth Gelcoat under there. Your boat, was that the one that had the rounded corner where the Transom and the bottom of the hull met?
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    Boat ramp courtesy

    Capitalist Gouging is why, the Industry will try to deflect why to anything and everything, including a Butterfly in Brazil, but in the end it is just Gouging. Insurance is much cheaper and better in Provinces where Private Company Insurance is not Allowed, but I live in a Province where the...
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    Boat ramp courtesy

    I boat in the Wild Uncivilized Prairie Province known as Alberta, where it is Yee Ha when it comes to any Rules and/or Regulations and where Justice is determined by how much Money you have. If you have a Lot, a slap on the Wrist, if you are Poor, to Prison you are going
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