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I just read my post and wondered if my ancient Evinrude carburetor engine has no microprocessor and no memory, how can it "remember" a CHK ENG fault.

Q2: would the cause then be the vacuum sensor switch is sticking, or otherwise messed up?

[Please give me] any ideas [you have on how to remedy the continually occurring CHK ENG alarm that is described below in detail]. BACKGROUND ON ENGINE A 1997 Evinrude 115-HP model E115SXEUC is now 28-years-old but has less than 250-hours run time, and most of that on fresh water. The engine still ha...

Reminds me of an event that happened to me 25 years ago. A buddy and I were fishing in my 1971 21' Outrage. We got into a school of stripers close to shore at Monomoy Island off Cape Cod. Probably they were feeding off tumbling baitfish in the big surf. My job was to hold the boat in place and stay ...

ASIDE: Jim, you make a great point and I totally agree that a 25-HP-powered 13-footer is perfectly adequate for lightweight water skiers. One of my first childhood memories boating is my grandfather getting my father up on skis with a fiberglass boat powered by a Scott-Atwater 43.7-HP engine. Maybe ...

If you have an old Boston Whaler requiring a 15-inch or short shaft engine, then I think you must have a pre-1972 13 footer. If so then my experiences with my 1971 Sourpuss 13 might be relevant. When I bought the 1971 Sourpuss 13 boat back in the [1990's], it came with a 1978 Johnson 35-HP engine a ...

I find myself doing my own analysis/comparison of the Suzuki df140 and df150/175 for my own repower. Suzuki seems to have an excellent reputation. I have never owned or operated either of these motors so there's that. Consider that the df140 is a 125 cubic inch motor. It is a souped up version of th...

We need to lower our expectations.

[Moderator's note. I am not sure what expectations are being cited, but perhaps the intention is to suggest boaters should lower their expectations for electric vehicle range when towing heavy trailers].

My friend/neighbor recently bought a Rivian truck. Its the fancy pants AWD model with a motor on each wheel resulting in over 800hp. Range is advertised as 300 miles or so. My friend says he loves it and regularly commutes 200 miles between MA and ME. Then last spring he attempted to tow his ski boa...

Its confirmed. Yes the rub rail was red. And yes a new red one will look fantastic. Of course now I will also have to freshen the whaler decals etc etc!
Better call Janis....

Jim, In addition to being a sterndrive, the 470 is a controversial one. It has no lack of haters right or wrong. advocates say it is a quiet efficient torque monster. Detractors say it is an inherently unreliable design and expensive to repair. I guess I will find out. I just had the motor rebuilt. ...

Jim, Your guess is as good as mine as to what the pink line was about. I think the winch is too high on the trailer and is putting undo stress on the bow eye. Perhaps it was to keep bow from bouncing due to poor winch placement? In any case I am going to adjust winch. Will use captions from now on. ...

The saddle tanks in the Outrage appear to be original. They are dated 10/76 which seems plausible for a 1978 model year. One tank was patched with a layer of fiberglass along the bottom 2 inches. I found out why when I filled both tanks with a mixture of muriatic acid and water and left to soak over...

Last summer I bought a classic whaler. A total project. Complete except no ignition key which was probably intentional so I wouldn't notice all the missing teeth on the ring gear. Below is a picture taken when I first got her home. In the background is a 1971 Sourpuss I've owned for over 25 years. I...