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    Outboard on E85

    This is an old thread, which means the mods will likely trash it, or lock it, if anybody posts on it. So I’ll start a new one, even though it’s the same topic and the original poster never got an answer from anybody actually running E85 in a boat engine...
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    New Rotax Outboard

    It looks like BRP has announced a few details of what was previously called "Project Ghost". They own Manitou and Alumacraft, so the new integrated outboard engines are only available for 2023 on those boats. The powerhead is a 1.9L G2 direct-injected two-stroke rebranded as Rotax, available in...
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    Finally Had To Retire It

    There comes a time when something, no matter how good it once was, has to be retired when service parts are hard to get. That's the point I finally reached with my old 1985 Chrysler Force 50. I had converted the breaker plate to a pair of Ford points that work in it - it's almost impossible to...
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    Points Conversion to CDI

    I have a 1985 Force 50, battery ignition with breaker points. Does anybody know of a suitable DC-CDI ignition unit that I can adapt to work on these engines? I realize I'll have to replace the old coils with CDI coils and probably have to drill and tap the breaker plate to mount hall effect...
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    Force 50 Foam in the Reeds

    I had a 507F5A come in late this afternoon on a pontoon that had quit. The foam insulation inside the cover deteriorated, fell down and got shredded by the flywheel. That stuff ended up getting sucked in the carb and into the reeds. The reeds were literally packed with it. I would recommend...
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    Trolling Motor Circuit Protection

    There was another thread on using circuit breakers for trolling motors. But that got closed because somebody asked a question on an old thread. The post is pasted here: Yes, dragging up an old thread, but this is the same situation I am in, except I am one step further into it. I have a 14'...
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    1985 Force 50 Skeg Repair

    The skeg on our '85 Force 50 had been cracked for quite awhile and it broke yesterday afternoon and ended up in the bottom of the lake someplace. I could not find a replacement stainless steel one online to fit the lower unit on the 40/50. It was broke almost to the lower bolt hole on the...
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