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  1. jimmbo

    Bearing issues...

    Both spindles do indeed have the remains of the inner bearing on them(blue arrow). The damaged area will weaken the spindle considerably(red arrow)
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    plug wiring on 79 mercury 115hp

    You have six coils stacked vertically and six cylinders stacked vertically. top coil should go to the top cylinder, the next coil down goes to second from top, 3rd goes to 3rd 4 goes to four, etc etc. At least that's the way it came from the factory. however if someone rewired the switchbox...
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    Well the never ending saga of my plow truck is coming to an end!

    Call Mr. Plow, that's my name, that name again is Mr. Plow
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    57 evinrude 35hp surging.

    An engine that sounds like it is routinely hitting things at high speed is often experiencing a worn clutch dog/gears, but since you are having other issues it might not be that. Sneezing is usually a sign of a lean condition, usually occurs at or just above idle. Do you still have good spark to...
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    Evinrude 40973R 40HP Selectric Shift - Slipping or Spun Prop Diagnostics

    I'll have to lighten the shadows in PS to get a fair look at the transom height, but I can see the engine looks like it needs to be one tilt, maybe two pin hole further out. Edit Your engine height, assuming the boat bottom is pretty much flat across the transom looks close, maybe an inch deep...
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    Anyone ever time a 1988 merc 115 6 cylinder? Need cranking timing BTDC or ATDC

    Brown stripe cowls were 1984 and 1985. I would say you have a 1985 engine, cowl and serial # 1984 115 1984 115 with 1971 cowl
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    Anyone ever time a 1988 merc 115 6 cylinder? Need cranking timing BTDC or ATDC

    The idle speed adjustment is located throttle linkage arm on the port side on the engine(circled area)
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    1962 evinrude 5.5hp

    Hose #20 is the crankcase pulse line Hose #21 goes to the carb Hose #22 goes to the fuel fitting for the tank hose
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    Evinrude 40973R 40HP Selectric Shift - Slipping or Spun Prop Diagnostics

    Immediately above the propeller is the anti-ventilation plate(mistakenly called the 'anti-cavitation plate' for years). That plate at the speeds your boat motor are capable of should be level/flush with keel of the boat, or a bit lower. A picture taken level at the keel level would give an idea...
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    2004 Glastron SX 195 a good boat?? (Newbie here)

    18' 7" listed in the specs(2004 brochure) click on pic for full size
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    1961 Johnson V4A 13F 75 HP

    Here's pic of the discharge at speed. Evinrude brochure I know our 90hp belched water out at various rates, but our lakes are much colder in the Great White North
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    Growth on Prop

    Fresh water growth feels slippery but will knock several miles an hour off the top end. I don't even want to imagine what Barnacles in salt water would do.
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    1961 Johnson V4A 13F 75 HP

    White arrow points to where water pump is. Blue line shows about the lowest water level to ensure pump gets primeed
  14. jimmbo

    I need to adjust some bunks to fit my boat to my trailer...

    Your trailer was a custom fit for a particular hull and thus not easy to modify. Myself, I would be cutting all the bunks and stands off and getting new brackets and only mount two bunks(2X6). Now about the 2300lb boat on a 6000lb trailer. First of all, you say the trailer is 18 ft, but your...
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    I need to adjust some bunks to fit my boat to my trailer...

    Welcome aboard iboats First things first. Is the trailer the correct size and does it have the required capacity to carry your boat. What make is the trailer? Is there no adjustability in the current bunk mounting? Can the existing bunks be shimmed to raise them? does the bunk arrangement look...
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    Man....I'm never happy...

    I tried the Stiletto on my previous boat, it was okay, but I liked the Raker better 1998 Glastron GS180 with 150 Ficht running Stiletto VP with Raker with Enertia
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    1962 75hp Starflite Selectric Shift Evinrude Outboard Not Shifting Into Forward Gear

    You've got to take the rear lower cover off(gray arrow). You got the outer access cover off(gray circle), the inner cover, which the cable passes thru needs to be removed, pulled out the access hole. Then you need to lube the cable with dish soap it can be pulled thru the inner cover. If you...
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    1963 Evinrude 40hp 40353D info

    Well, the fixed jet ensures adequate fuel, adjustable needles often end up too lean and the engine dies a horrible twitching death. I will admit the fixed jet is richer than an adjustable needle set for top rpm, but OMC may have determined that setting was causing issues. Instructions saying...
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    Buying an old mirrocraft?

    We had a couple of 14 ft Deep Fisherman, one was a 15 in transom with a 25hp, the other was a 20 in transom with a 35 hp. Both were good boats, the only weak spots were how the floatation foam assemblies were attached June 1981
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    Clever prop or not ?

    My two favorite props
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