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    Hard Starting Evinrude

    You shouldn`t have to sqeeze the ball each time. What year are the motors? I have an 01 ficht 200 and never prime the oil or the gas.
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    4 stroke vs HPDI on a Grady CC

    You can pay for oil changes instead. :?
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    87 overniter Floor drains/through hulls

    Do you happen to have the part# for the stainless ones from halfpricemarine?
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    87 overniter Floor drains/through hulls

    I need to replace the side through hulls(for side fishbox drains) and might as well do the floor drains also(original plastic). Where are you guys getting the fittings from.
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    motor won't tilt up

    Yes. Your local napa or carquest can also get them. I think Sierra makes them.
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    Evinrude 200 woes...looking for advice

    Make sure all the grounds are good.
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    Evinrude 200 woes...looking for advice

    Powerpack for that bank. It supplies spark to all three and ground all three for shut-off.(I had one with a bad internal ground that would not shut off three when you turned the key.) You can unplug the stator and do an ohms check. I have a manual for the specs somewhere, it may take me a while...
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    skeg repair.....what is the best option?

    If you hit something at speed, its just going to break the gear housing instead.
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    SHUT DOWN PROCEDURE

    What year evinrude do you have? If its premix, if the carb is not getting fuel and whats left in the bowl dries up, all that will be left is a small amount of premix. If its injected, the oil is injected after the carb but when you tilt motor at the end of the day, a vro system that bleeds...
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    trouble getting 1980 overnighter on plane

    Maybe its the wrong pitch. There should be numbers stamped on it.
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    trouble getting 1980 overnighter on plane

    You shouldn`t need 6k to plane. Either your props spun or its cavitating. Somethings not right. What pitch is the prop?
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    tow with curtains on or off?

    I tow with mine down, (204 w/hardtop) 1 1/2 hours at 65 mph. I store it in the cuddy. Makes a big difference in wind drag too. If its gonna be a rainy tow, I also put the dash mounted electronics and anything else that shouldn`t get wet in there, or my truck. I always have a bunch of towels on...
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    20 Overnighter/200 hp prop pitch

    I had this same motor/prop on a 77 204 CC. It did 54/55 mph w/lite load.
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    looking for some advice

    I would want a compression test done before condemming it to a bad cyl.
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    20 Overnighter/200 hp prop pitch

    I`m running a stainless 14.5x19 on an 87 overniter with hardtop w/2001 evinrude 200 DI. I have no problem when full of fuel,bait,etc and 2 people. I took a 17 alum off when I got the boat but never ran it with that. It was on a blown-up carbed johnson 200. I could see the 17 giving more holeshot...
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    Gulf Fishing Closure

    If I killed a short fish, lobster without permit, dolphin, went over bag limit, etc, etc, I would be fined 120.00 per fish. Soooooooo the way I see it, after buying out all the people losing there buisness and the fines they should get for the marine kill, I`m thinkin free gas from bp till...
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    NO OIL Code 35...Need Help!

    Pinch the return line and run motor 1500 rpm for about 2 minutes.( You should get excessive smoke)
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    BoatUS v. Seatow Niantic/New London area

    Before I had any tow insurance, I needed a tow and got seatow out of niantic. They where good but f****d me on the bill. I was at the r/r bridge and they were going by me so I waved them over. A 10 minute start to finish tow to the waterford public launch was 300 bucks.(and they said they "cut...
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    NO OIL Code 35...Need Help!

    Replace the switch. Its cheap and easy. I did one on my ficht 200.