Recent content by Sinkingfast

UPDATE...Installed oem yamaha flower pedal style reeds and plate. Got lucky with an ebay find...in great shape. So..got her buttoned up and started it. Scared the crap outa me at first..the motor revved up powerful fast. Had to turn it off and lower idle speed setting 2 turns out and start...

Well..since ya asked ;).. If ya are experienced with outboards..its a good deal. If one wants a polished unit...no. When I got motor I checked timing..just because. Was set at 30 deg. Supposed to be 25. Reset timing using wheel marks and strobe. Ran in barrel after timing reset. Ran real...

...yea..30hp 2 stroke shipped to home..1780.00$.. ..no name anywhere..just some nicely done serial numbers on motor but no name, no paperwork anywhere. Had several issues that I had to correct but all in all I am surprised at quality and how well it runs at speed. 25 hours now..minimal sludge...

Bought new yami clone 30hp. Runs great from 2500rpm and up. Below it runs rather strange. After checking other parameters I noticed the reeds are preloaded to the plate about .010in. The reed is at 0 where they are attached and tapers to .010 high off the plate at the ends. Rubber coated...

...watch yer cortisol levels folx... Livin aggravated all the time is not good for anyone. Try not to let nonsense shortin yer life..My dad used to say to be careful what ya learn..

I remember when Walter Cronkite came back from Vietnam and gave us his opinion...caught a ton of crap for it.

Get some temp sticks used for welding. They are like a wax pencil that ya just draw a line where ya want to check the temp. I use 120, 140, 160, 180F. I put 4 marks on the motor and see if or how many marks melt.

..plus the transom is built for the heavy 4 strokes..

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..plus the transom is built for the heavy 4 strokes..

I just bought the marlon sp14. Paid 3250.00 in october. Unless storage is an issue you just don't know yet that you need a wide jon..aside from storage issue wider is better. That Marlon is wide at the transom so it planes at a low speed by design...good for low powered motors.

just search for inline fuel couplings..connectors..might get a shutoff also..ebay is full of them..

...don't know about the dup posts..anyway it crackles as the lightning disturbs the rf..it works very well. When i hear it I check the radar using my phone to see how close it is.

Wife and I use a radio I made using a car am/fm and BT speakers. We use the am band as we can hear lightning that might be on its way. We can't see too far away when boating locally as the bank is close with tall trees. Storms creep up on ya fast so the am band works great.