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    Trying to find a suitable engine

    Thanks for the idea, Scott, but I'm done buying old motors. Finding parts is a bear. I would really like to use the Suzuki motor with electric start and remote controls, matt167, but the weigh in at 118 lb. which might be too heavy for my little boat. I had a Yamaha 15 hp with electric start...
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    Trying to find a suitable engine

    I have a 12-ft. cedar strip construction boat with a 16 inch transom and need to find a suitable short-shaft (15 inch) motor that can be set up with forward controls. From my searches online, it seems that this configuration only exists in long shaft versions. Has anyone else run into this...
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    Simple Wiring Diagram

    I looked in the stickies and the diagrams are labeled as unavailable. I guess I'll use a scheme like this with the white light and red/green combined into one circuit. I assume the fuse goes on the positive (red) side.
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    Simple Wiring Diagram

    Aha. Missed that. Duh. Thanks for that input. I've never seen any boat on the lake with lights on while attached to a buoy in front of the camp so just a simple on/off should suffice.
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    Simple Wiring Diagram

    Interesting. At the lake all the boats keep their red/green lights on as well as a white mast light when running around the lake at night.
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    Simple Wiring Diagram

    I am doing a restoration on a 12-foot wooden boat and have decided to add red-green navigation lights in the boat and a mast light in the stern so I can safely use it at night. The former owner had installed a single-pole, single-throw (on/off) switch on the dash but it wasn't wired to...
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    Sanding Between Ribs

    I am repairing a wooden boat and need to sand between the ribs on the interior surface of the hull before applying resin and possibly fiberglass to fix some leaks. I was hoping to use a hand-held band sander. There are a number of 1/2 inch tools available but my fear is that the narrowness of...
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    Forward Controls for 1998 Yamaha 15 HP Outboard

    I recently purchased a Yamaha 15 HP outboard motor (model F15MSHW) to replace a Johnson that I have difficulty starting manually. The attraction was that it is electric start. I assumed (I know, I know) that it would be easy to add forward controls. Unfortunately, when I checked with my local...
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