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    Trim tilt rams

    I had the rod wipers fail on my E-Tecs and fixed them for $10 with a little "outside of the box" thinking. Or more like outside the cylinder thinking. Rather than trying to take the whole thing apart to replace the wipers, I slid some new wipers over the rods and glued them in place with 4200...
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    Vertical motor trim tab on twins?

    On my motors the trim tabs are not anodes. They are aluminum and painted white to match the motors. I found out that Evinrude makes a trim tab cover #336284 that can be used to replace the tabs. They are ported for water intake. There is a photo of one here...
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    Vertical motor trim tab on twins?

    Yeah - probably just wishful thinking on my part. I have read, however, that raising the engine height can result in significant savings and performance improvement for cases where the motor is mounted too low, and that dealers tend to mount them too low so as to not risk prop blowout. That's...
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    Vertical motor trim tab on twins?

    I'm wondering what is the point of vertical trim tabs on twins. :hmm I'm talking about the little vertical trim tab underneath the anti-ventilation plate aft of the propeller designed to adjust for veering caused by sideways prop force. They are necessary on single engine installations but...
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    Engine mounting height on Sailfish or similar

    Hi - I'm thinking about raising my engines by one hole and am wondering where others are at with similar boats. My particular boat is a 1994 Sailfish which has the eurotransom but not the full running surface. The 94-97's were built way so I am especially interested in those but also interested...