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    loss of power on middle and top end.

    Suzuki DT60 1984 So I was cruising around yesterdayat about 90% throttle and all of sudden the RPM's dropped to about 30% (I don't have a tachometer so I will just describe the RPMs in percentage). I came back to idle then gradually revved up again. Everything is normal up to about 30%. As I...
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    suzuki dt60 suddenly lost thrust

    So I was out cruising by myself at full throttle yesterday and then suddenly something broke and I lost all thrust. The boat slowed down, but the engine kept up the high rpm's. It was almost as if it just switched into nuetral, but it didn't. Luckily, I soon found out that it still provides...
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    two vs one

    I'm always worried my engine will not work when I'm at the furthest place from the dock. What is the best way to get peace of mind when you're on the water? For a 15' boat, is it better to have two 30 HP engines instead of one 60 HP? Should I carry around a little 5 or 10 HP?
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    DT60 why would you remove the oil tank?

    I just picked up a chaparral 15 with a suzuki DT60 on it. The past owner didn't want it anymore because it always ran hot they said. It sat for a year or two in the driveway, before they gave the boat away. I got the parts list from the internet and I noticed that the oil tank was missing. The...
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