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Dbmanthe

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I'm looking at possibly buying a boat. I'm looking for a basic boat with few frills. I found a 2000 Sylvan Explorer 1500 with a 25 hp Johnson, same year, close to me for a steal and in good shape, especially considering the year. The motor is a triple.
My main question is regarding the oil injection. I've done some research but haven't come up with much. I'm wondering about the reliability of this system. I completely understand the ramifications of what happens if the system fails and it doesn't deliver the oil like it's supposed to but are they really that unreliable? I would enjoy the ease that oil injection provides and cleaner water is better for everybody. I'm also not afraid of mixing gas and oil.
And isn't there a kit that you can buy to make the engine require mixed fuel?
 
Remove that oil mixing system and throw it away as far as you can.----It is elegantly simple to remove that system.----No parts required.----It is a 2 stroke and some oil / gas is always wasted and ends up in the lake.
 
These are a solidly built motor.----Your location ?----Ask your local boat shops if they work on these motors.----I bought 3 of these motors one time and all three had that system removed.----And I have a few more ( parts motors ) with that system removed.
 
Glad to hear that. I am in northern Colorado in the mountains. The boat/motor were purchased by a marina on Lake Granby. The closest boat shop doesn't work on stuff that old and the other shop has just resumed working on boats and motors from what I'm told. However I've been a mechanic for a long time and I feel comfortable doing most work. I grew up fishing in Wisconsin and around a lot of boats but it has been about 20 years.
Other than Denver we are pretty lacking in the local boat shop department and they're about 3000' feet lower than us
 
Slightly off topic question but still related... my father would like to pass down his boat to me(I'm currently on the fence about this because of the memories). It's an '82 Ranger 1600 V-II with a sweet running Mariner 50 hp tiller on the back. It's clearly a superior boat. That boat is located in southern Wisconsin. I was told that possibly just repropping that boat could be all that is needed to compensate for almost 8000' of elevation.
This doesn't make sense to me but I also have zero experience in outboard tuning outside of twiddling with the adjustments on my '63 Johnson 10 horse. Also in Wisconsin. From what I understand changing a prop will move, among other things, where the motor 'sits' at WOT rpm wise
 
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