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Does it have any electronics you like? You’d be into it a pile of money before you had everything fixed up the way you want it. Likely ton of rewire, both structural and cosmetic fiberglass / gel coat work. Once you have done all that I’ll be about worth what you would pay right now. That motor...

Which I assume is more than it cost when you bought it back in the day?

There is a Schrader valve on the fuel injector rail. You need a pressure gauge made for checking fuel pressure, and a hose w/ Schrader adapter. You can buy the whole kit at Harbor freight tool for $19. I did that, and then a month later when the gauge stopped working (shocking!) I bought a nicer...

Seems like the macerator needs to be run every so often. Mine was seized this year as well. However, it's pretty quick and easy to pop the cover and break it free. Mine works again just fine after that.

I remember the whole kit being about $90. Well worth it if you consider some of the other potential outcomes LOL.

It can be the VST for sure, but OP was clear that they were cleaned and filters replaced. I've been fighting mine (cleaned them again this year anyway), and the top end throttle behavior sounds different. Every time I have had crap in the VST filter, the motor reached a certain RPM and then...

I ran the Powertech Offshore 4 blade at 17" pitch (Seafarer 226), and got 56-5800 RPM WOT depending upon load. Night and day better than what I replaced.

I answered your Q on THT as well. Doc Stressor is right about the front cover for when it's cold or choppy.

"Fell?" "MOB?" Are they having fun with the product name? 8^)

IIRC 4400 RPM is somewhere near where the neutral switch (cowling not console) kicks in. Might be worth investigating?

225 or 250 4 stroke is perfect for the 226 in my opinion.

Maybe he thinks it’s oscillating or something like that. It will indeed be interesting to see what happens when you tighten it up.

I had a 225 SWSII on mine and would have loved 250hp or more. NO WAY would I buy a 150 for that hull...

Boats may be somewhat different, but I have 1190 lbs of F225 on the back of my 1998 272 and it's just fine. No scupper footwashes at all...

Yes, you can but now there are new ones for ~$5-6/cylinder. I have about 65 hours on mine with zero troubles. Related to FI that is. ;) ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/174576468854 Yamaha...

Outboards are made to operate in their entire approved RPM range. Many consider it a best practice to run at WOT for an interval every outing. It used to be necessary to “blow the carbon out” of two-strokes, but I have a feeling that’s less important with the modern powerful engines of today..

LOL. In some countries it could be as long as 12 min under those conditions. ;)

AFA fuel injectors are concerned, rebuilt Bosch are about $5-6 per cylinder on eBay. I believe that they cost more to send out, but ??

Have you seen the motor? I've heard that there can be delays in procurement right now. 8^)

I've been into my VSTs all the way for the last two years. I replaced the filters last year, and found the new filters clogged again this year, but also that they cleaned right up. These can be cleaned by opening the VST without removing it - a little easier. There is indeed a float that needs...