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    1988 gamefisher 15hp info?

    these are rebranded force engines right? if not, please move this to the "other make sub forum". picked up a 88 and 90 15hp gamefisher today. PO thought they could swap the carb from the one without a title to the one with a title and didnt realize the carbs were different. and then they lost...
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    1986 5.7 upper gear case shim question?

    so, apparently there are 4 different shims? https://www.boats.net/catalog/omc/sterndrive/5-70l-350-cid-v8/574amkwb-1986/upper-gear-housing 0911 (678-681). they are all very similar aside from thickness/color. I took mine apart to check bearings and tore my original. its an orange color...
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    now I have weak spark, should I go transistorized?

    so my 1975 15hp evinrude I finally got the manual in for it. did some more tinkering. instead of spark only on the lower cylinder, I now have very weak spark on both cylinders. Either today or tomorrow I will recheck with a proper plug gap tool (but my wife wont really let me do what I want...
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    service manual for 1975 15hp evinrude?

    anyone know where I can find one online? local library copy is apparently eternally checked out. I'm trying to trace the engine grounds and such as I have a no spark situation. also, plug gap specs, etc, etc. just trying to cross all my T's and dot all my I's... found this link...
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    1975 evinrude 15504C engine cover...argh!

    starting on the restoration of my grandfather's old 12' 1976 scout john boat. its got a 1975 15504C 15hp evinrude on it. hasnt been touched and sitting on back of the boat since 2006...yay! sigh. the engine cove latch is completely frozen. I've been hitting it with PB blaster past couple of...
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    struggling with search on new forum format

    maybe someone who is more familiar with the new forum layout can help. I posted a thread several years back asking for help ID'ing some outboard and I/O setups. We finally cut one of the I/O setups up to sell it and I was trying to find that thread as it was identified in it for me. I've...
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    suzuki not peeing?

    2014 suzuki 115 4-stroke with maybe 30 hrs on it? Its not peeing while running but at the same time not overheating either. when I have the hose hooked to the side port to flush it, water will come out of that port though. Its not the first time its done this either. it only had about 10 hrs...
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    amperage for average live well pump breaker?

    So I took my shorted 3a breaker for my bilge pump to my dealer and the parts counter took one look at it and asked "Carolina skiff?" Yup was my response. They asked which breaker and I said bilge pump and a sigh just goes across their face. Apparently this is a common issue with Carolina skiff...
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    need help with diagnosing bilge pump

    it has recently come to my attention that carolina skiff does not use ANY corrosion protection on any of their wiring when they build boats that they know will be in salt water. my 2014 sea skiff has about 25hrs on it total. it sat all last year due to the constant rain we got here. I'm...
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    which location would you mount this transducer?

    here's what the transducer looks like: I'm trying to figure out which position to mount the transducer: middle finger or index finger? I'm thinking index finger location but not sure?
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    oil light reset on 2014 suzuki 115?

    as the title states, how do you reset the oil light on a 2014 suzuki 115hp outboard? we just moved and havent unpacked/organized so I have no clue where the owners manual is. over the weekend we apparently hit the 20hr mark on the engine so it started flashing for us to change the oil. going...
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    help with wiring of raymarine a68 unit?

    Ok so I finally settled on a raymarine a68 sonar unit for my 2014 sea skiff. I want to wire it up in a week or so but reading the manual it has a 12v+, negative, and an RF negative. I do not think I have an rf block on this boat. It does say if no rf ground then ground to batt negative. My...
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    anyone have experience with a lowrance elite-5x?

    I'm narrowing down my fish finder/chartplotter combo and I'm leaning towards one of these. lots of features for the price. I tried talking my wife into a garmin 70s and then getting the black box later (teehee) and she was a no go on that lol. does anyone have a competitor product in the same...
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    help ID this cobra outdrive

    pulled an old renkin boat out of the woods the other day and started tearing it down. going to give the hull to a friend who wants to put in an alpha setup and going to sell whats salvageable off this omc setup since I know parts are getting far and few between. I just have no idea what this...
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    explain high/low tide in relation to fishing like I'm 5

    ok, so I've always known that fishing at high or low tide isnt the best in the world. and that fishing outgoing tide is always better than incoming. but why? is it fishie siesta time at slack tides? is it increased water pressure or some other scientific thingie? is it the 11th commandment...
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    15hp sears gamefisher, possible to convert to controls from tiller?

    as the title says. have a little gamefisher engine on the stand the past couple years and finally kinda want to use it on my grandpa's old 13" boat as the old johnson on it finally gave out. I'm tired of tiller steer though. is this possible? if so, what controls would I use? I'd probably...
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    question on new suzuki hour meter? or how to read hours??

    ok, so I bought a brand new boat a couple months ago with a 2013 suzuki 115hp engine on it. The boat dealer and his factory techs all said each notch on the tach signals 10 hours (when you turn the key on and watch the needle sweep). I was reading the OWNERS MANUAL for the engine and it says...
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    which bimini top slide assembly should I get?

    bought a bimini top that we want to be able to slide forward and backwards depending on the time of day. I'm looking at slides that are at least 44", if they are longer is doesnt bother me as I'll just cut the tracks down. I'm looking at the following ones: 45 In Slide Assembly Pr - Taylor...
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    issue with secondary oil pump, anyone have wiring diagrams?

    ok, so the engine is a 93 200hp 2-stroke yamaha we got in florida. it replaced a 86 175hp yamaha 2-stroke. controls are the ones we had from the 86. We bought a secondary oil reservoir from ebay and the motor and sensor work for it. The sensor on the primary tank bolted to the engine works...
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    test drove a new boat yesterday and have some questions

    sorry, this will be sort of long winded, I want to get as much info for responses as possible. put a deposit this weekend on a 2014 21' sea skiff (carolina skiff) with a 2013 suzuki DF115 engine on it. here's the engine it has...
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