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Good day, Could appreciate a bit of advice. Setting up a tack on my Evinrude 70773S motor. I’m using the Evinrude tach cable that connects into the control box. I thought things would be simple but as usual they are not. Wires from the cable are connected correctly to the tack and plugged...

Hi Would anyone know how to set the idle speed on a 75hp 1977 Evinrude? I believe it is a screw on the attached picture. Thanks a lot. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi I have a 17’ Modified V fishing boat. The boat is about 30 years old and I bought it used with a trailer. The trailer is in need of repair and I have been wondering about a new trailer. I just want to confirm that the trailer I have is the correct trailer type for the boat. Just so...

Hi I was rebuilding the carbs for an Evinrude 1977 75743s and while taking off a brass piece that goes straight through the carb body it snapped. It’s a brass piece with another brass piece within it. I can’t find the parts in this diagram...

Hi My son and I went looking for our next winter project.  We came across a Arrow gear Carisma 175.  It’s fiberglass, a deep V and looks to be from the 1980s. It’s pretty trashed but almost free. Trailer is in really good condition. New axle, new tires it just needs to be painted.  Motor...

Hi I was out tubing with the kids and my boat jumped over another boat’s wake. The motor sounded like it was sucking something up and shut off. It restarted and we continued when after another 5 min it shut off. I had to use my trolling motor to get back. I can’t get it to restart...

Hi, I have an OMC 3 cable with three wires (purple, black, and light Grey) which plugs into my remote control. Using my multimeter I have identified that the black is ground and the light grey is positive. With the motor on I get a bit more then 12V across the black and grey wire. Here's...

Hi My rear casting deck is pretty close to the height of my gunwale. It's approximately 4" from the deck to the gunwale. I tried attaching traditional Scotty rod holders from the side but there isn't enough space to put the rod in the holder without the bottom of the rod touching the...

Hi I could use some expertise. Last Thursday I replaced a dozen rivets. I have attached a picture of the rivets used which are aluminum 1/2" length 3/8 diameter closed pop rivets. Before I inserted them in the hole I coated the inside of the rivet with 3M 5200 adhesive. I used an air...

Hi I have to replace half a dozen rivets on my boat. I have a dozen 3/16 closed rivets and I'm wondering since I have access to both sides of the hole if I should be using rivet washers? Thanks for the advice, Alex Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi Is it possible to replace the foam inside of an engine cover? I guess it's there to reduce noise? Thanks for the advice. Alex Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi I have a steering wheel that has a 3/4" hole that is not tapered and has one key to ensure that the steering wheel is put on in the 12 o'clock position. I've been searching all over the Internet but I cannot find a replacement marine steering wheels that has a 3/4 hole that is not tapered...

Hi I just had my 77 Evinrude 70 hp worked on and I had the impeller changed. The new and the old impeller were completely different. The old rubber impeller was warped. How long does an impeller last before you need to change it? I just want to know how often I should be changing it...

I'm not sure if I like this live well set up. As you can see from the photo water comes in to the bottom ( I'm working on connecting it to a spray bar) and fills up the live well to a max height at which point the water will start flowing out through a 2 inch hose fitting that connects to a...

Hi, I am repairing the livewell on my boat. Some of the parts were beyond repair and I'm trying to source them. The water enters the livewell via an Attwood 3877-3 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000AZ5VK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1. That's working fine the issue is that...

I was almost done putting my boat back together when I thought of doing one more job. I have never been able to turn the motor off by turn the key to the off position, I have always had to pull out the safety switch and today I decided to fix that. I figured there was a loose wire or...

Hi, I currently have a SPX bilge pump which is working fine manually triggered through a simple SPST switch. I wanted to add an automatic switch to it so I picked up a SPX AS 888 switch. The wiring diagram leaves much to be desired. I have created the attached diagram which shows what I...

Hi is there something you cost the battery terminals to protect him from adverse conditions? My batteries while they're in a locker I'm worried that the distance from the terminal to the cover and I want to coat them with some type of plastic etc. to prevent the terminals from shorting...

Hi I'm confused with how to charge a 24 volt battery system consisting of two 12V marine batteries. I found this on the net: "Connecting Your Battery ChargerOnboard chargers are equipped with positive and negative leads for each battery. Simply wire each bank of the charger to each battery...

Hi, I have a number of plywood boat lockers to which I would like to add locking slam latches to the doors so that I can secure my equipment. These are lockers accessed from the floor of my front casting deck. I purchased these ones...