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    Engine Fogging

    I am doing my 100 hour service, last time I had a mechanic do it and he fogged the motor as part of the service, even though the boat was not being stored for any length of time (live in s Fla, boat more or less always in use). But everything I'm seeing, including the manual, talks about fogging...
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    tilt tube replacement

    I have nursed all the life I can out of my 15 year old tilt tube and need to replace it. The stainless replacement tube is less than $100 and although I've never done this job befoere it seems pretty straightforward, my issue is how to support the weight of the engine. Does anynone have any...
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    steering rod stuck in tilt tube

    90 HP Yamaha. Steering rod is frozen in tilt tube. Cable nut is removed so nothing holding the rod in the tube except its own stubborness! I have bathed it in PB Blaster, heated it with a torch, put a block of wood on the end and hit it with as much force as I feel is safe to avoid damage (which...
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