Old Evinrude running rough?

[Larryrsf]

Yeah, like I didn't pay $100 for the boat, motor, and trailer!!! I didn't even want a boat until this thing fell in my lap.

I started the engine today and adjusted the idle down. It really does seem to run more smoothly all the time! I really think I am going to get by with this. The Mercury Carb cleaner stuff I am adding to the gasoline seems to be working. (My mechanic is a Merc expert).

But if it suddenly locks up and I have to be towed in, then so be it. I have the BoatUS unlimited towing insurance for both boat and trailer. I would either find a used engine or I might even buy a shop manual and overhaul the powerhead myself. I am a graduate nuclear engineer. Don't doubt that I could do it. And don't doubt that when it is finished, it would run like a watch. I love a project. This is really "not rocket science."

larry

[Larryrsf]

It ran two hours today after starting easily. If you Google San Diego Harbor you can see where we went. We went from the Marina behind Harbor Island over to Glorietta Bay, under the bridge and up near the Hotel Del Coronado, the Coronado Yacht club basin. Most of the trip was made at 1500 rpm, about 10MPH, slowly enough that we were able to negotiate the BIG waves and wakes without scaring my wife! ha

It is running more smoothly all the time. Now it idles slowly enough that shifting is not a big clunk-- and of course it doesn't die when shifted from neutral to either forward or reverse, so I was able to deftly maneuver out of and into the slip. All good--so far! ha. My wife said I am becoming a boat handler, ha.

larry

[Blue_Runner]

Sounds like you are getting it dialed in!