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    Recommendations on prop sizing 1989 6hp

    "needing a new prop for my '89 rude 8hp normal shaft length. it's powering a 12' portabote as main engine now but will also be a kicker on my 16' aluminum later. portabote weighs abt 75 lbs but isn't too hydrodynamically efficient, tinboat weighs maybe 500-600. my options are an 8" dia x...
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    Prep of new engine block 1989 8 hp

    "my '89 8hp Rude (e8RCEC)needed new slugs & an overbore. oversize pistons plus boring were about same $ as stock size pistons and new cylinder block/crankcase, so i went with latter. my Q is what i should do to prep the block before assembly. built plenty of 4 stroke car and bike motors but...
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    Shun the frumious bandersnatch and which IOs

    "i'm buying the tabla rasa "i'm buying the tabla rasa this weekend.... 22' Fiberform deep-v hull, 1971 vintage, which once had an I/O but now has big hole in transom. soliciting opinions on which motor/outdrive combinations to look for and which to avoid. if i understand correctly...
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    Shift rod seal on OMC 40hp twin

    "Q for the old-OMC experts out "Q for the old-OMC experts out there: changing seals on lower unit of my '62 Big Twin. can't get the brass bushing that holds shift rod O-ring in place to budge, but i can see that O-ring is now hashed up enough that i'm past point of no return. OMC...
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    Trailer bunk alignment info

    "hi all-- not an engine Q, bu "hi all-- not an engine Q, but hoping someone can tell me where to go trying to find info on aligning and adjusting trailer bunks for 16' tinboat....trailer is from another boat and i'm not sure where to have weight of boat riding. thanks!"
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    EskaGamefisher CDI ignition replacements

    "hi all-- as many of you kn "hi all-- as many of you know, the CDI ignition on the old air-cooled Eskas (also sold as Gamefishers by Sears) was not an engineering triumph....they have a HUGE failure rate. the folks at Discount Marine Engines indicated it's due to modern fuel quality...
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    Flywheel removalTHE NUCLEAR OPTION

    "hi all-- trying to get fly "hi all-- trying to get flywheel off an old 40hp Johnson twin. it was stored outside by prev owner, upside down.....so all the water that got into housing during years of our summer monsoons pooled inside cutout area around magnetos, which would normally be...
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    Tach on magnetopoints ignition

    "is it possible to hook up a t "is it possible to hook up a tachometer to a magento-and-points ignition on early 60s OMC? it's a twin with separate points set for each cylinder and i can't figure out how to make tach signal happen, if it's even possible. thanks for any input!"
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    60s Johnson 40HP lower unit compatibility

    "hi all-- 1st post here but "hi all-- 1st post here but i've learned more reading old threads than i knew in 40ish years of boating. THaNK YOU to Joe, Graham, and all of the other regulars who spend an inordinate amt of time answering dumb Qs...like this one: i have a decent running...
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