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    Non EPA portable tank w/ modern 4-stroke O/B???

    What is your opinion of, or, better yet, experience with, using a non EPA (i.e. fully vented, unpressurized) portable fuel tank with a modern, 4-stroke outboard (in the case, a Tohatsu 9.8)? I would like to use a metal, OMC 6 gal tank w/ my new O/B. I feel like I should be able to piece together...
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    Difference between '09 and '16 Tohatsu 9.8 4 stroke outboard

    For Tohatsu outboards, the Seloc manual only goes up to 2009. Are there any differences between a 2009 and 2016 Tohatsu 9.8 4 stroke outboard?
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    ? Water Pump Change Tohatsu 9.8 4 stroke?

    Could someone please point me to a good "how-to" type website on how to change a water pump on a newer 9.8 Tohatsu 4 stroke outboard? What similarities and/or differences are there in this task between this motor and the old 2-stroke OMC 9.9 outboards? (I've don dozens of those.) Can someone...
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    Yamaha 4 stroke resale value

    Hello folks. I'm looking for advice on what the resale value of my outboard might be. I have a Yamaha 4-Stroke 4hp short shaft outboard bought new from Auburn Marine in Seattle and shipped up to Alaska in August of 2013. I believe I have about $1300 in it. It is in near new conditions with right...
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    I need a below waterline sealant that is not 5200

    What can I use as a below waterline sealant that is NOT 3M brand 5200, but is every bit as effective and durable as 5200, but doesn't require humidity to cure? Last week I replaced about 10-12 No 5 flush rivets in the side of my Grumman Sport Boat. After installing the new rivets, I used a thin...
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    2-Stroke 9.9 misfires/shudder at WOT under load

    I have a 1975 Johsnon 2-Stroke 9.9 that is giving me fits. I just aborted a 10-day river trip at the boat ramp because of it. I just installed a new water pump last week-old one had quit pumping. Yesterday, I ran it lifted about 8 inches above the transom (a very common practice here, in AK)...
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    Help with lower unit disassembly Johnson 9.9 2 stroke

    I’ve got the lower unit out of my 1975 Johnson 9.9 hp 2-stroke. I’m trying to get the bearing carrier out to replace the O-Rig that is behind the carrier. (I noticed oil draining out of the exhaust housing at the prop while replacing the water pump. I drained the lower unit, and it was part...
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    Remote fuel tank repair

    I have an old (1982) OMC metal fuel tank with the built in OMC fitting and built in sight gauge (separate pieces.) The tank has been stored with clean fuel for 15 years. (I swap fuel out every year-it's my emergency stash for power outages, and it keeps condensation from forming in the tank.)...
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    Factory sealant on riveted aluminum boats?

    Do riveted aluminum boats come from the factory with sealant between the sheets of aluminum where they overlap at the rivet lines? I'm using paint stripper to remove old paint to bare metal in the floor of my Grumman Sport Boat, and I'm using so much that I'm starting to worry that, if any...
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    Comparing OMC 9.9 or 9.5 to 15 (horsepower) 2 Stroke engines only

    Hi folks, been a few years since I posted. I did a search, but didn't find much; forgive me if I'm duplicating a previous discussion. I need some input on comparing the OMC 9.9 and 15 horsepower engines and, perhaps, the old 9.5 "low profile" outboard as well. My dad, who an OMC mechanic most...
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    Aluminum Oxidation refurb and polishing

    Hello, I'm in Tampa, FL and I have recently received a Michi Craft DE 17 canoe (virtually identical to a Grumman), build date of May 1985, from a friend; it has spent the past 15 years upside down, under a tree, with vines growing all over it. I need somme advice on a few problems I am having...
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