Archive for September, 2009

How large of a boat can a 9.9 horsepower outboard motor pull – even slowly just for fishing?

Friday, September 18th, 2009
elippel asked:

I was recently on a pontoon boat with a 9.9 HP motor and it went slow but it did pull it...I just want to know how large of a boat I can buy that a 9.9 HP engine could pull.

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do you need a liciense to use a dingy with a small outboard motor on the back on rivers in the UK?

Thursday, September 17th, 2009
sadlerjackmn123 asked:

Hi I'm 13 and me and my friends want to buy a dingy but do we need insurance or any thing like that

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How doz the Teleflex steering work on the outboard motor connection?

Monday, September 14th, 2009
Derrick asked:

were it connect to the motor were the rod go's thur the tilt

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I have an 80′s model 4hp Mercury outboard motor leaves oil slick?

Saturday, September 12th, 2009
albanyarea12020 asked:

When I put it in a drum of water to run it it leaves the water very oily, I am assuming this isn't normal. The water cooling system seemed to work well as the water was shooting out the outlet when I started the process, then it seemed to only trickle out. While it was running it smoked and I may have too rich of a gas mixture, would this make the water oily? Also I cranked on it to see if the smoke would clear and it seemed to run better until I restarted it and the same process happened again. I put clean water in the barrel and the same thing happened the second time and I also noticed that the water wasn't shooting out of the outlet as it did earlier. It was always submerged in the barrel could I have damaged the cooling system? Is there a pump for the cooling system? Any suggestions as I do not want to fish and pollute the lake at the same time. Thanks in advance.

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On a Johnson outboard I need the rubber gasket that goes on the engine cover. Where do i get one new or used?

Friday, September 11th, 2009
woodys_gal86 asked:


1978 70hp Johnson outboard motor.

What do I look for when buying an outboard motor?

Thursday, September 10th, 2009
Love my boat asked:

I have a 20 ft pontoon on a 300 acre lake. I need a new motor big enough for a raft. How do I go about this?

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Game Fisher 3 Horse Power Outboard Motor Problem?

Monday, September 7th, 2009
Nathaniel asked:

I recently purchased a 3 horse power game fisher outboard motor, it starts and idles fine but when I give it some gas it bogs down and eventually dies. Any Suggestions?

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How deep do outboard nautical motors submerge usually?

Sunday, September 6th, 2009
Matthew asked:

to achieve maximum velocity, how deep do they usually sit?

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I have a 20 hp 1994 Mercury outboard motor what could be the problem?

Saturday, September 5th, 2009
strickland70611 asked:

When I choke the motor to start it start on first pull...After running a while and tring to turn the the choke off it dies out? The last time i used the boat I ran the gas thru the motor until it died to insure there was no gas left behind to gum up...So i don't know what to do any ideas?

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How do I set carbs on outboard motor?

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
soulguy asked:

I have a 1958 ish Johnson 35hp outboard, that I need to know how to set the rich/lean adjustments for slow and fast. Any info would be appreciated.

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