fisherman
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Broken backed, hogged, past its best. Been left on the trailer with the skeg unsupported, as can be seen. I stayed for ten minutes out of politeness.
Honda air cooled o/b?
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CAPTAIN FANTASTIC
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Very reliable, light, not particularly noisy, the clutch is very convenient, quality product apart from the carburetor bowl and few mild steel bolts that rust.
James W
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Hated mine. Heavy, noisy, overly complicated, have to be careful which side to lay it down and could be a pain to start. And don’t get me started on the quality of the bolts used to hold it all together! Love my little 2 stroke Yamaha though.
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Starting issues with 4 strokes are often due to using the 2 stroke 'jerk' rather than a steady pull.
"Careful which side to lay it down" I've never understood that. Surely you are careful when laying down outboards whether 2 or 4 stroke. I've always painted a yellow dot on the up-side facing part of the bracket to easily identify it.
"Careful which side to lay it down" I've never understood that. Surely you are careful when laying down outboards whether 2 or 4 stroke. I've always painted a yellow dot on the up-side facing part of the bracket to easily identify it.
dgadee
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Mine started over winter fine but yesterday barely ran for more than 5 secs total. Plenty of spark so I presume jet blocked? Do I have to take the carb off to unblock or is there a secret technique?
Catalina36
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Banning two-strokes was the worst thing that happened to small outboards.
steve66
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Hi. How old was the fuel in it? And yes you will need to remove to clean it properly.
Steve
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Wear ear muffs.
Charlie Boy
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fisherman
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All academic for me, boat I was only interested in no good so no deal, the o/b was incidental, as above, obs older/more used than stated.
I can't figure out why someone tells you a tale convinced that if you only come to see you will buy, if the boat was even nearly as described I might have taken a punt, but vendor in fantasy land. Boat not worth a light, unless soaked in petrol first. 110 miles round trip for nothing.
I can't figure out why someone tells you a tale convinced that if you only come to see you will buy, if the boat was even nearly as described I might have taken a punt, but vendor in fantasy land. Boat not worth a light, unless soaked in petrol first. 110 miles round trip for nothing.
steve66
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Heavy???? 12kgs?
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You've got to admit, a nice coat of blue paint does help ......
dgadee
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Fuel probably in for 6 months or more - thought there was only a bit more than dampness left, so it has been floating off somewhere. I have just removed the carb and used my compressor to blow air through the main jet. Put it all together and no difference. Do I need to take the jet out and soak it in something?
steve66
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You also need to clean the pilot jet and transition ports inside the carb as well as needle valve and seat.
Stalling shortly after starting , as well as carb issues can be , poor or contaminated fuel, vacuum leak on the manifold, low cylinder compression or low fuel level in tank.