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    No spark 55 HP Evinrude triumph 1969

    Im watching coz I really wanna hear that you have got it fixed .....and by "hear" Im thinking I will be able to hear the celebrating from my house when you do .🙂🙂
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    Oil 4 stroke Mercury 115hp

    Yeah but a nitro drag car is producing 1300hp/litre ....on nitromethane , its not a fuel burn, its a detonation harsh enough to permanently hammer the con rods short. By the time a top fuel drag car has traveled its own length its doing over 100mph , and from the xmas tree to the end of the...
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    35hp choke linkage hookup?

    Doesnt it fit into the semicircular recess to the left of the choke pivot shaft . Then tighten the pivot nut on other end of spring with it positioned so as to spring the choke plate back into position .
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    Cracked bearing carrier, run or replace?

    I love that feeling of success when something that has previously given you grief just clicks into place . Result 🍺👍
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    Nobody fishing?

    Looks like you had a good day . That big one would have given you a decent scrap ? This is what we call Bass in nz ....totally different and usually caught in hundreds of meters depth and its more like winching up a dead weight as they give up when the barotrauma hits them ....not much point...
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    Oil 4 stroke Mercury 115hp

    I like the penrite hpr as it has the "extra 10 " which does help maintain viscosity when hot. I started using it as when I got my Guzzi the engine had been bodgied and I was left with a big end ground to the min size ...and it was a couple of thou to small . It had good oil pressure cold but...
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    Oil 4 stroke Mercury 115hp

    Ha ha, bet it lasts longer than your 1st 5.7 😆😆Eat my shorts 🤣
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    Oil 4 stroke Mercury 115hp

    I think its more about what the engine is designed to do . An R1 yamaha has 200 hp (@13500rpm) at the wheel and is only 998cc , spec 10 or 15w40 full synth , a 225hp honda outboard is 3.6 L for about the same hp @ 5-6000 rpm and uses 5 or 10w30 .....it aint even about bhp / litre.
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    Oil 4 stroke Mercury 115hp

    Yeah ok what revs is your boat doing at 75 mph.....all day, and anyhow its not about the revs . If you over rev anything it will blow up and if you under rev anything it wont make rated power. If one of my motors needs 5w oil thats what it gets , doesnt matter if its peak torque is 4 grand or...
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    Oil 4 stroke Mercury 115hp

    😁If your trying to get me to say "thats not comparing apples with apples "...... Im not going to ......so there😆😆
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    Mounting bracket for j200

    No not at ³/¹⁶ " bigger .....hell I wouldnt even mill them ....you got a round file ?. De-burr the edges and get some heavy duty ( like 3mm thick 25mm dia) stainless washers to spread the load .....I would use them even if the holes were untouched.🙂
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    Oil 4 stroke Mercury 115hp

    Im thinking this has to be a rhetorical question (there are to many variables to give a concise answer ) ,but I do see where you coming from . With outboard oil changes at 100hrs......my car ( at the average speed displayed on the dash ) will travel 6500kms but then my car holds 6+L of oil...
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    Mounting bracket for j200

    Ok , your kinda stuck with the bottom holes as they go thru the transom and if they are not right for the new motor ( not the bracket ), I cant figure from your sketch if they are or not , you will have to redrill the transom .
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    Oil 4 stroke Mercury 115hp

    I have never bought a new motor so Im not tied in by any warranty . I have had this argument/discussion many times . While I understand that manufacturer spec'ed oils are good oils to use because any manufacturer (that doesnt go to the trouble of making their own oil ) will simply tell some...
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    Oil 4 stroke Mercury 115hp

    Mmmmm🤔 I wonder who makes that Mercury quicksilver oil for them .
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    Exhaust manifold discovery?

    Yeah , Ive always been at a loss as to why anyone wouldnt run proper coolant thru a heat exchanger . I wouldnt put salt water in my car ,even if I drained it after every use. If I could figure a way I would run a heat exchanger on my outboard ,and I schedule lake trips to give the outboard a...
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    Mounting bracket for j200

    ⅜" aint a lot ,can you post a pic of the bracket ....so we can see if there is enough " meat" there to slightly elongating the holes in that by ³/¹⁶ each. Im just thinking it might be easier than all the drilling and re-sealing of the transom .🙂
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    Yeah but they are not unmanageable and they get you into some premo fishing areas , lot of peeps wont use them so you usually have it to yourself ,old story , you only have to go a bit further than the average wanchor and your in untouched fishing ground , and they sure aren't for rough days ...
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    daily music fix

    Watch the keyboard guy goin for it at the end
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    daily music fix

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