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A carbureted 2 stroke is not going to run clean; which is exactly why the EPA hates them. What you've noticed (scum in the test tank) is perfectly normal. EFI with fuel and oil and ignition timing management is the only way to reduce the oil and fuel contamination; however it comes at a cost...

Sounds familiar. You outta see the numbers of 15 and 16' aluminum duck boats running around here, 70-90hp on them. I had a 15' grumman, 25hp, yeah same type thing I ran into but I caught it before it went over. Had to sell that hull, but kept the motor. Same motor on 15' war eagle...

sometimes you can adjust the linkage and that'll take care of it. Other times not. Don't know what 90hp motor you have but some of the 60/40 Yamaha Jets (F40JEHA) have a different mapping for the EFI (and ignition timing) based on gear position. This is done because the jet loads the engine...

That's one of the only things that I find "good" about a 2 stroke outboard. Hear it a mile away (usually). Or two miles if it's a jet.

One of the lakes I fish commonly during the summer will fog over something bad. My boat's 15' length and there are times when I can't see the bow (no, really). Navigating can be tough. I mean I "think" I know the lake but there have been times when I've been running along (at idle or just...

Most of the time a tall (20") transom is notched to make it a 15". Only reason I can think of.

If it's set up right, should be very little. However, when you are at full tilt and then go to make a turn while still on the throttle, you might need a couple helpers to be able to turn it. I've run a 115 tiller. Not much fun. Have also run a 115/80 jet tiller and those ain't bad. One...

yeah all the time. Problem is, if the foot's not hurt, something else usually is. I steer clear of duck boat motors for that reason. Out here flooded timber is where the ducks are at and flooded timber means lots of junk laying on the bottom, which means trashed powerheads, foots, legs...

Keep raising it.

Most of the 40's use standard BIA 4 bolt mounting. SS fine thread is what I see a lot of, however Mercury sends coarse thread 1/2" SS bolts with theirs. I do like the fact that Mercury uses locking nuts but sometimes they won't come back off. Never had a problem with yamaha's double-nut/fine...

Ha how ironic. A friend and I just chatted via phone and I was mentioning this since he knows more than I do. He said go to amazon and order one. Link he texted me was...

I deal with this often. "Most" of the time I'm able to call the manufacturer of the boat and they'll ask several questions, hull length, material thickness, height of the sides, and width at transom and beam. Once those are known, they'll make a new cap tag. Sometimes the manufacturer is no...

Yeah we have a Crest 7 gal unit at work. For carburetors it works awesome, assuming the proper chemical is used. For a while we were using Yamaha's carb dip; one bottle (quart) to 7 gal of water, let it degas, then drop the carb(s) in. In 5 minutes they came out looking shiny new. Problem is...

At the top of the ramp usually, but that's about 1/8 mile from the river. They have a station there specifically for fish parts and it's almost always overrun with alley cats looking for a handout. Cute little boogers but they are a nuisance. At night the coons show up and fight the cats, now...

Yup start at 3" and work your way up from there. There's a lot of dependencies (prop, hull, etc) but 3" up is probably a good starting point. Only one I know of that couldn't run at 3" was an older Mercury that had the exhaust coming out under the AV plate, which aerated the prop and made it...

Thought you guys might enjoy this. Did a routine service on a 17 Yamaha F70 mounted on a crappie boat (1754). Interesting setup; works great for the guy who uses it. Anyway At one point I remember telling y'all how I loved the F70, how quiet and smooth it is. So here's the proof. The...

Quick vid...I took this last year. I think about July if I remember right. Thought you guys might find it interesting. 25hp 4 stroke yamaha, was full throttle about 31mph (downriver) at the beginning, then eased up off the throttle back to idle by the end. Camera picked up a ton of wind...

Does any other state in the USA have as many aluminum boat manufacturers than they do in Arkansas? Seems like there's about 8 or 9 there maybe more. Ranger was (is?) buiding aluminum hulls, as is Vexus. Ranger is owned by bass pro. Didn't know if yall knew that or not. regardless, I think...

Solas is cheap and it works. OEM is also cheap and a lot of times easy to find on ebay.