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    Tanaka, Sears Gamefisher 1.2hp potential coil or fuel delivery issue

    This post is really to spread knowledge of my recent experience. I bought one of these little gems recently and had a heck of a time getting it going. It was kept in a garage all it's life and looked wonderful, even the inside of the carb, but would only run for a few minutes (Wonderfully) and...
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    Evolution of the Johnson Evinrude 15hp Two Stroke

    Does anyone know the recent history of the small Johnson/Evinrude two stroke motors? I would like to pick up a used one but I want the latest generation. Found a nice 15hp for sale locally, made in 2000 but did they make design improvements beyond that year?
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    Power to weight ratio

    I have an oddball question. I've run inflatable boats which are unique in that the max hp rating is almost secondary to the max weight rating of the outboard itself. Just recently I purchased a 12 ft Achilles boat with a max rating of 25 hp. So the question is: Whats the best bang for the...
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    1.2 Gamefisher repair manual and/or float adjustment

    Does anyone know of a Gamefisher 1.2 hp repair manual?! If I could find one I would buy it. Alternatively can anyone tell me how to properly adjust the float in the carb?
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    Weight for a 1995 Evinrude 15hp

    I'm looking at buying a 1995 Evinrude 15hp short shaft, pull start motor. Does anyone know how much one of these would weigh?
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    Hot Rodding a 9.9 to 15 HP

    I've got a Mercury 9.9, Ser 0B398065 which was built in 1989. First year for the 9.9's I beleive. Has anyone out there ever hot-rodded one of these? I have read posts on Craigslist where people claim to have installed a carb from a 15hp merc outboard but I'm wondering how intricate such an...
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    Power for a 10ft vs 12ft inflatable

    I'm thinking of selling my Achilles LS-5 with a hard panel floor and picking up a newer model with an air floor, if I can find one (No luck yet.) I'm considering a longer boat, like the Achilles LSI 122 that's 12ft, the LS-5 is only a 10ft. Looking at the specs the boats weigh about the same...
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    Searching for posts with decimal places

    Perhaps this is a nit-witted question, but I can't figure it out. How do I run a search on iboats forums for threads with decimal places? For example I need to find posts for a Merc 9.9 outboars, but that search will always return "0" because of the "9.9"
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    Idle Issues - 1989 Merc 9.9 OB

    I've got a 1986 Merc 9.9, 0B398065 Ser No. It's fairly new to me but when I bought it last year I had a mechanic clean and adjust the carb, but no new parts were necessary except I did add new plugs. It ran great at the time. This season it's hard to start and won't run for long at idle. It...
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    Making Your Own Floorboards - Achilles LS-5

    I thought I should post an update here on my floor board project for my Achilles LS-5 since I spent so much time doing research, and there aren't very many posts on the subject. The material I wound up selecting was SeaBoard, an HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) plastic. No clue if I spelled...
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    Prop Identification

    Newbie question, what prop size do I have now? I have spent some time reseaching other posts and I think it's an 11" prop with a 9" pitch, just would like it if someone else could confirm. This is for a 1989 9.9 that I spun the prop on yesterday. On the side of the hub is stamped A 11 and...
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    Mercury 9.9 Prop Slipping - Strange

    Well, once again I need the help of the brain trust here on iboats.com. I'm living in Monterrey Mexico for two years and I brought my inflatable Achilles with me, and a Johnson 9.5 which died as soon as I got here. The replacement is a new-to-me 1989 Merc 9.9 that runs wonderfully after a carb...
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    Hard to star & keep running Merc 9.9

    Hello, I've got a 1989 Merc 9.9 that I just bought in Indiana and had shipped to my new home in Monterrey Mexico. I was told that it runs very well but has not been started in about 3 years. So, I replaced the water pump and tried to crank it up yesterday. I turned the idle speed all the way...
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    Model year and specs

    Sorry to bother folks with this but I am looking at buying a 9.9 Merc and can't determine the model year. I usually stick to Johnson/Evinrudes but this looks like a pretty good deal. Serial number as given to me is 08398065, but quite often people mistake B's for 8's. I have spent a lot of...
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    Strange Cooling/impeller Problem - 1996 Johnson 3hp

    I bought this tiny little twin (1996 Johnson 3hp, mod J3REDS) just yesterday and already ordered a new impeller and factory repair manual from my dealer here. Experience has tought me that both are worth the $$ for a used outboard. Cranked it up just now to watch it run for a bit and make sure...
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    When did Johnson start using black paint?

    Does anyone know about what year small Johnson outboards started to come in black? I'm looking at buying a used 3hp and the owner can't tell me anything about it. He thinks it is a 2000 + model but isn't sure. I'll post the picture I have here.
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    Tiny outboard reccomendations

    I'm thinking about buying a bity little 2hp Johnson Mate OB from someone local here. Has anyone out there had these before? Are they dependable? I guess my primary concern is that I want something to use on a small inflatable at the beach and I worry about the salt water. These little things...
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    1967 Johnson 9.5 coughing, missing

    Hello, I?m still having trouble getting my 1967 MQ-13 Johnson 9.5 to stop missing at low rpm. So far I have: Cleaned the carb, blew everything out with compressed air and put in a full kit with a new float. Installed new kill switch and wiring. New plugs, gapped to .030 Set point gap to .020...
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    Extra Carb Kit Parts

    Hello, I bought a carb kit for my 1967 Johnson 9.5, Model MQ-13 and there are some parts I do not recognize. Generally I buy something like this and replace the old with the new, but I'm am stumped that there are parts left over that were not on the original. Can anyone help ID these?? I'll...
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    Johnson Evinrude 9.5 missing during idle

    OK, I've spent hours and hours tryingto get my 1967 9.5 to idle properly and am exasperated. It bucks and kicks for a while and then dies. The mixture adjustment has no effect whatsoever which is strange. Just the slightest bit throttle advance and it runs just fine though. When I bought it...
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