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I got a 1954 elgin 7.5 yesterday.I bought this motor yesterday and starting tearing it down today the motor is froze up and I decided to put some marvel mystery oil in her to lube it up but it began to come out of the carb and lower unit so I pulled the plate off and ended up breaking 5 screws...

I have no clue on the year of the motor and I have no clue on how to measure if its a short or long shaft motor.I pulled it out of a barn today and offered the lady 80 bucks for it she said it ran when it was stored but I know how that goes. Did I get a good deal? Sent from my LG-K371 using...

I bought this boat today at a u pull it when I was help some friends with a transfer case and offered the owner 50 bucks due to age and loss of rivets and got it for 60. I bought it out of impulse and I figured I would get some second opinions someone pulled a bunch of rivets trying to get the...

I broke a black piece on my throttle/choke when I got in a rush I can't seem to find a replacement for it so I can either try to glue or epoxy it or buy a new carb no dealer can help me and only told me to buy a new carb. Please let me know what you . Sent from my LG-K371 using Tapatalk

I finally got around to cleaning my carb which i suspected was the issue and a few youtube how to videos later its finally running again. She wont idle good though without the choke all the way out at half choke it will do ok and no choke it spits and sputters could i have done something wrong...

I was going through a friends barn and found this motor and we began to tinker with it we decided to test spark first and pulled the spark plug out and with it still on the wire we held it against the block no spark the compression is good and we assume its getting fuel is the another way to...

I just purchased my first outboard motor yesterday and was very excited to play with it when i got home but i had to go to work so this morning i decided to mess with it a bit and when i got it to start and idle smoke began to fill up my entire garage so I shut it off and decided to wait a bit...

Im looking to upgrade my 55lb minn kota endura max with a 5-6 hp gas motor like i originally had which it had came with from the dealer in 1964 but parts were to expensive. Ive been looking at the tohatsu line and they are averaging $1300 for a 6hp which is alot for me since im still in high...

I couldnt find a area for introductions so I'll do it here and this is my first post so direct me if I'm in the wrong category.I'm a junior in highschool and always wanted a boat so when my parents found out my neighbor was selling a package deal my mom bought it for me for a b-day present for...