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I have a 2018 Tahatsu 20 and thinking of replacing it with a new electric start model. I have had no problems with it but just getting to old or lazy to use a manual start. If you had a choice of Tahatsu or Suzuki what would you recommend. Both are about the same price. Like I said no problems...

Replacing the floor in a old Alumacraft. It had marine plywood in it but I will be going with bcx this time. I plan on just sealing the wood with a paint and primer in one. I have used old timers formula on other projects but thinking that sealing the wood with paint on both sides and edges...

I picked up a little 7.5 1982 Merc and the throttle lever was missing from the top of the carb. I have one on order but not sure where to set it against the timing plate at idle or should there be a gap until a certain point? I dont see a mark on it like my Johnson and Evinrudes have for the...

Anybody ever use oldtimers formula on your deck. Used to use Thompson's water seal but it doest seem to hold up very well so thinking I would sand it down and try it. Any experiance good or bad if you have tried it.

Old crusty gas in the bottom of a steel OMC tank. Anyone know of a good way to clean it out. Its gummy and kind of soft. Tried to leave a mix of fresh gas and oil mix in it over the winter and that seemed to soften it a bit but still stuck in a lot of it. Tank is in good shape other than that as...

I have a 1985 Mercury 7.5 with a broke venturi-one of the wings is missing. My carb is the wmb-4 and there is a tillotson carb that can also be on this outboard according to the parts list. I can find the one for the tillotson carb but not for the wmb-4 carb. Part number for the tillotsun is...

I picked up another 9.9 Evinrude today and it came with a 1955 5.5 Johnson outboard. Got kind of interested in the old 5.5 so I thought I would tinker on that a bit and found it had good compression and spark and the new style fuel line with pump was already put on it!! I will get it running...

The part the recoil rope on my 8 hp broke on the bottom, the part that hooks on the spring that the rope wraps around. Cant find the part as it is listed as no longer available on boats.net and marine engines.com and ebay doesnt have one at the moment. Any one have a idea who might carry this...

Just picked up what appears to have very little use 1985 Johnson 8 hp j8rocb. There is a sticker by the fuel connection that has a 100/1 mix. Seems I seen that I should remove that sticker and mix at 50/1?

At the moment I have 3 Evinrude outboards. A 1976 9.9, a 1978 15, and a 1981 9.9. All are in great running condition but I would like to replace the plugs this fall. Right now they all take a different plug but I have read that a NGK B7HS would work in all 3. Any problem with running the NGK's...

So heres the story. Bought this motor for $100 and I was told it had sat for 3 years. When I got it home I was going to check for spark and found it had a stripped spark plug hole on the lower cylinder. Did a quick spark check and had spark so with the help of my son did a compression check...

I have the new Tahatsu 20 and wondering if there is any reason I cant run a Mercury oil filter on it being as the Merc is made by Tahatsu? I can but the Mercury one local. No dealer for Tahatsu in the area. On websites part numbers are different but I would think they are the same filter. I dont...

So far I am liking my new 20 Tahatsu except for one thing. From what I understand I cant turn the idle down on the fuel injection. I can only get it to slow to 2.4 mph with a top end of 23 mph. I would like to be able to slow it down to at least 1.5 mph for trolling of our finicky walleye. I...

I ordered the new 20hp Tahatsu after going back and forth between that and the Suzuki. I liked the idea of the spin on oil filter and a thermostat was the deciding factor. Hoping it will work on the 14 ft Lund with the factory prop without hitting the over rev. Should be here next week!! From...

I have a 20hp Mariner on a Lund 14' now and I am thinking of going to a 4 stroke 20 Suzuki or Tahatsu. With this boat set up the way I like it now I get 23 mph. Plenty for me. Question is would I lose anything by going to a 4 stroke? To me a 20 is a 20 but I've heard the 4 strokes don't have the...

Looking to replace the old benches on my 1964 Crestliner Commador Speedster. It had plywood benches that were wrapped in vinyl. The dash was made the same way and I removed the vinyl off the dash and stained and sealed it. Looks good so I am wanting to do that to the benches but they are in...

Just a thought that I would like to pass along for ideas. I have both a 1974 and a 1980 Johnson 9.9 outboard. The 1980 has only 30# compression on the bottom cylinder and 90 on the top so its pretty well shot. I am thinking as long as I change out the complete ignition system I cant see why I...

Thinking on a newer 4stroke motor. I have a 9.9 2stroke and that is no problem to pull over.. Is the newer 4 strokes any harder? The one I am looking at is a 15 hp merc and there is no electric start on it.

Thinking on buying a new motor for my old boat-a 14 ft Lund V. I like the idea of the lighter Suzuki. The Tahatsu and Mercury are better known motors in my area and I would have to drive a bit if I needed service work on the Suzuki. Thinking of the 15 or 20 HP. Are the Suzuki motors holding up...

I am about to start work on a 1969 14 foot Lund V. Not sure what had happened but something has hit the center of the transom where the motor would mount. It has a pretty good size dent in it and bent up and tore the transom cap. Does anyone know where I could find the correct size channel to...