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    A Sailor going to the "Dark Side"

    Hi guys. I'm a sailor (a "ragman") who has always used outboards on his sailboats. But I'm considering getting a small and cheap planing runabout to get me out to local restaurants and resorts in the area in 45-60 min or so (up to maybe 20 miles away) for dinner or Sunday brunch quicker than...
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    Johnson 15 starter rope pulled out

    This is a 2000 15hp Johnson electric start. On Sunday, when the starter battery was too low, I tried to pull start the motor. On the 1st pull, the rope pulled all the way to the end and wouldn't recoil, stayed there. Finally got the electric start to work, and got out on the water OK. Didn't...
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    Johnnyrude 2HP waterpump swap?

    I've got a '79 Evinrude 2HP that I bought at a swap meet that I'm still struggling with. Previously I asked for (and got) help here with carb problems. Carb issues now seem to be over. Now it runs fine for about 10 minutes, then slows and stops. Appears to be overheating, as the powerhead...
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    Can a non-stock fuel filter cause starvation?

    I bought a 25-year old Evinrude 2HP, with an integral fuel tank on the top of the motor. It's a gravity feed fuel delivery (no fuel pump), so the only force delivering fuel to the cylinder is gravity and the vacuum of the cylinder rising pulling fuel Into the crankcase thru the carb. Runs great...
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    Can a non-stock fuel filter cause starvation?

    I bought a 25-year old Evinrude 2HP, with an integral fuel tank on the top of the motor. It's a gravity feed fuel delivery (no fuel pump), so the only force delivering fuel to the cylinder is gravity and the vacuum of the cylinder rising pulling fuel Into the crankcase thru the carb. Runs great...
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    We're stumped -79 Evinrude 2 hp

    It's confounded me and the dealer's shop. Starts easy, idles good, runs fine to about 1/2 throttle (maybe 2500RPM), then you open the throttle but it won't run any faster. BUT ONLY INTERMITENTLY! It may happily run at 4500+/- for 10 minutes, then you shut it down & restart, (or maybe w/o a...
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    We're stumped -79 Evinrude 2 hp

    It's confounded me and the dealer's shop. Starts easy, idles good, runs fine to about 1/2 throttle (maybe 2500RPM), then you open the throttle but it won't run any faster. BUT ONLY INTERMITENTLY! It may happily run at 4500+/- for 10 minutes, then you shut it down & restart, (or maybe w/o a...
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    4-stk w/small powerhead?

    I have a sailboat (Catalina 27) with a small enclosed lazarette compartment forward of the transom that the auxiliary outboard mounts in. I have a 2000 Johnson 15HP LS 2-stroke in there now, and it barely fit, and only with some minor surgery to the compartment. When I bought the Johnson in...
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