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  1. PensacolaJason

    Help identifying boat part

    I have a 1995 Key West Sportsman 1900 and I am looking for the part in the pictures below. It is a hole cover in the gunwhale's where the gaff or scrub brushes would normally go. The current plastic pieces have either fallen apart or are just missing. Any help id'ing the part or pointing me to...
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    Steering cable bend too sharp?

    I am having an issue with a boat I just purchased with the steering being very stiff. I have so far disconnected the steering cable from the outboard and I was able to rock the motor side to side pretty easily, so I know it's not the motor itself and likely something with the cable. One thing...
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    Fouled plugs?

    We were out yesterday and moving quite well when all of a sudden after pushing it almost full throttle for a few minutes, which we rarely do, the motor stuttered and then stalled. We tried starting again immediately and it would crank but not turn over. After a few more minutes it turned over...
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    carbs dripping gas

    I just recently rebuilt my carbs with new gaskets and such and now I am having an issue with it hesitating when trying to give it gas. It idles just fine. When I pulled off the motor cowl there was a puddle of gas in front beneath the carbs. And I found that quite a bit of gas is dripping out of...
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    Removing Tilt/trim motor on 87 120 Evinrude

    My tilt/trim just completely died. I believe it's the cause of the motor going out on it, based on the condition of the trim motor (see attached picture). I purchased a new ARCO motor to replace it with, but I am having trouble taking the old one off. The first two screws that hold the motor in...
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    Carb jets spitting

    I have noticed that after running my 120hp Evinrude a few times that a little gas was coming from the cowl. I opened it up and found the gas was coming from a hol at the bottom of the air box. I took off the air box and it had a little bit of gas sitting in the bottom. After running the motor...
  7. PensacolaJason

    Water pump ran dry and now overheating

    I ran my new (to me) boat this past weekend for the first time and after about 10 minutes at full throttle a solid alarm rang and wouldn't stop until we shut the motor off. The motor is pumping water through the telltale. After letting it sit for a while we could run the motor just above idle...
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    Running without thermostats?

    I have a 1987 120hp Evinrude that was overheating this weekend. I took it home and checked the thermostats and the attached picture is what they look like. Long story short I believe the issue is with the impeller, but after I spoke with a local mechanic here in Pensacola, FL I was told that he...
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    Keep VRO disabled?

    I recently purchased an 18-foot Boston Whaler with a 120hp Evinrude on it. I have two questions I was hoping someone could help me out with. 1. Is a 120hp Evinrude enough motor for this size/weight boat? It's a 1987 Boston Whaler Outrage 18. Motor is an E120TXCUR. 2. The previous owner...
  10. PensacolaJason

    Starting and running issues

    I'm looking for advice on my outboard issues. I have an 50ph Johnson that just has issues idling and running....always has since I've had it. It's been to three different mechanics in my area and each time I get it back it runs for maybe a day and then I have issues come up again. Today I ran...
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    Help identifying part

    My choke stopped working on my outboard and I believe I have identified the part that appears to have stopped working. I believe I am looking at the part referred to as the fuel primer solenoid. As best I can tell when the key is pressed in on the ignition, the plunger on this part is pulled in...
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    Stator?

    I am having an issue with my 1983 Johnson 50hp. It has a difficult time running when in idle and When I put it in the water and give it throttle it will move very slow, probably 10mph max with the throttle all the way down. Occasionally I can get it to full power, but not often. I took it to a...
  13. PensacolaJason

    Looking for a half tilt lock

    I am trying to find a replacement half tilt lock for my 1983 50hp Johnson outboard. I believe the model number I need is HTL-0075, but I've searched everywhere and can't find that model. Does anyone know where I could find one? This is a picture of a half tilt lock. It keeps the outboard lifted...
  14. PensacolaJason

    Motor loses power occasionally

    I've got a weird issue. I recently had a problem where my boat motor just didn't have much power at all, so I took it to the mechanic that said the throttle linkage was sticking and that the bottom carb float was also sticking, so he took care of both and it ran great. After taking it out a few...
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    Part question

    I recently took my boat to a mechanic and when they returned it my motor was missing the part that is removable that props up the motor when it's out of the water. They claim they didn't have it, so it looks like I'm going to have to buy a new one, but I don't know what this part is called or...
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    Staring issue...Bad starter?

    I'm having an issue with my 1983 50hp Johnson. It used to be that I would turn the key and it would hesitate to turn the flywheel initially, but holding the key would eventually start it spinning. Now it's barely spinning at all and the battery cables get pretty hot. I've cleaned all of the...
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    Which carb on the top?

    I took my carbs off to teach myself how to rebuild and clean them and took a bunch of pictures so I'd remember how they went on and were setup. One picture that I didn't take was to figure out which bowl went with which carb. In the screenshot I've attached, you'll see that one of the bowls has...
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    Carb question

    I am teaching myself how to clean and rebuild carbs on an old motor and had a question. On the attached diagram below of the carbs for my motor numbers 30 and 12 are screw plugs which cover the idle orifice's. Do these screw plugs which screw in over these orifice's need to be tightly snugged...
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    Pourable floatation foam for soft boat deck

    I have a soft boat deck that I wanted to firm up a little. This is not a boat that I intend to keep for the long haul. It will be a bay boat that I use for a few years and then upgrade, so I didn't want to spend all kinds of time and money ripping up the floor and replacing stringers because the...
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    Motor stutters at high end speed [video]

    This is my 1983 50hp Johnson. When you push the throttle down to a certain point it starts this stuttering until you dial the throttle back down and then it runs smooth. I'd say you can give it about 3/4 throttle before this starts to happen. I have no idea what this might be so any help would...
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