Second boat, added 2 feet!

Picked this up yesterday because I decided my 10’ Jon boat wasn’t big enough…

I need a trailer, and I’m not sure what the motor needs… previous owner put a fuel pump on it to convert it from a pressurized tank… he said he got it to run, but it didn’t run very well… I’ve got almost 20 years experience as an automotive mechanic so I’m sure I can get it going (unless there’s something catastrophic wrong)…

I’ll post updates (and probably a lot of questions about the motor) as I work on it…

Found a trailer!

Messed around with the motor a little tonight, wanted to see if I could get it to make some noise… it has spark and compression but I couldn’t get it to fire… looks like I’m going into the carburetor…

It runs, and the water pump works! I’m gonna need a new gasket for the sediment bowl (water separator?), it leaks a little…

Took the boat out the other day with the trolling motor… (electric-only river). We had fun, and the boat did well!



Still need a few minor things for the evinrude… the previous owner has to dig the fuel tank out of his shed, and I will have to get fuel lines. I’ve also got to change the oil in the lower unit and I’m seriously considering just replacing the impeller as a precaution even though it pumps water just fine…

Guess what I get to do! Since I’m going in to do the seals I’m obviously going to do the water pump while I’m in there…

Edit- magic oil/water mix flows sideways. No idea why my pics randomly post sideways…

Make sure & replace shift rod oring too. That was the hardest one to do, I had to drive it out with a punch.

Thanks! I might not have thought of the shift rod o ring…

Any recommendations on where to get parts for the evinrude? Thanks!

I have had good response from Marineengines.com. Their online parts catalogs are a big help in figuring out what you need. You might be able to find it cheaper elsewhere, but they may not have the same level of service.

Had the boat out a bunch of times with the trolling motor, even managed to catch some fish! Life’s been busy but I’m getting close to putting the evinrude in the water!

Great pictures, thanks for sharing!

I’m seriously considering just replacing the impeller as a precaution even though it pumps water just fine…​

GREAT thinking.

I love the rig, and the motor, especially.

Be safe.

=D> =D>

Had the engine running in a bucket tonight, seemed to run good, hopefully I can get it out on the water soon to see how it runs on the water…

Looking forward to your results after it’s on the boat.

Well, I had some time to take the boat out this morning… it’s got issues…

It doesn’t like to idle. It will cough and sometimes die, but as soon as you give it throttle it smooths out. I expected this though, I had the carb off to access the sediment bowl to fix a leak and I’m sure I didn’t get the low speed needle set right. Not a big deal. Worst case I have to break down and buy a carb kit…

I think the second issue is more serious. It “slips”, almost like a slipping clutch in a car, sort of. At first I was just putting around and it was doing fine, then I opened it up and got up on plane and she was moving along pretty good! I slowed down and pulled my phone out of my pocket to get some video… I put the boat back up on plane and it was cruising along and all of a sudden popped out of gear. I quickly backed off the throttle and it grabbed again. I was able to putt back to the launch, but if I tried to give it any power it would slip (motor revs but boat doesn’t accelerate). Just letting off the throttle would allow it to grab again but not with any bang or clunk. I’ll have to upload the video…

So I have some work to do, but once I get these things sorted out it should be a fun boat!

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See if this video works…

Prop shear pin?

WAG on my part.

Well that’s not good…







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Several broken teeth on the drive gear. I’m guessing a broken tooth was stuck in the shift linkage/fork somewhere and keeping it from fully engaging the forward gear. Looked up a new gear… I know boat stuff is expensive but $200 for a little gear was a bit of sticker-shock!!

Update: found a pinion gear on evilbay for less than $20.

Question: I don’t see any obvious way of holding the gear to the shaft, I’m assuming it’s a press-fit?