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    I'm at my wits end - advice needed - VIDEO LINK INCLUDED

    A couple of years ago I bought an older 14" boat with a 30 HP Yamaha 2-stroke on it (1998 model) and I've never been able to get it running right. I rebuilt and synced the carbs and set ignition timing according to specs. Also installed a new impeller. This morning I replaced the diaphragm in...
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    VIDEO: What causes this violent vibration on my 30HP 2-stroke?

    I bought a 1998 30 HP Yamaha 2-stroke. Rebuilt the carbs, installed a new impeller, changed gear oil, checked the compression (it is excellent on all 3 cyls.). I take it out for a spin and it does this thing in the video below; vibrating quite badly when I up the throttle (going slow is fine). I...
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    Water escapes from the screws connecting the lower unit - how to fix?

    https://youtu.be/JXJkPCNbr3s I bought an old outboard that I'm fixing up - a 2-stroke Yamaha 30 HP. Compression is fine, but not running on all cylinders but I think a card cleanup will take care of that. However, when running the engine, water comes out of 2 of the screws connecting the lower...
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