Bought a 1988 Grady 22' Seafarer with a 2003 Evinrude Ficht 225 HP in April 2019. Had 49 hours on it and ran and started really good. I put 50 hours on it this past Summer venturing 10-12 miles offshore of Georgia. Had to have rear bilge pump replaced and farmed out that task to my local mechanic. One of his men discovered that the motor could be shaken quite a bit by pushing on it. Turns out that both bolts that are under the head but visible from the side were missing! Sheared off! Probably bought it this way. Also the motor was getiing ever more difficult to start as the Summer grew on into Fall. Took it to Mr Brian Burns of Burns Outboard in Rincon GA and he fixed it like it never happened. Needed a new shift rod also as it was probably the only thing holding it upright. Changed the plugs and the motor runs like a scalded dog. Cranks on first crank every time now. Talk about the Luck of the Irish! Pictures of the broken piece are included. Had to remove the head to fix it! I put 50 hours on it before the problem was noticed. Another twelve after it was fixed.
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