fishinwrench

If a war in Ukraine doesn't effect it then a thunderstorm in Missouri shouldn't ! 😂

Listen, I've had enough of your cooking to know that you could take an old army boot and make it taste delicious. I don't think I could ruin a rabbit meal if I tried.....but I know darn well that squirrel isn't as forgiving. That was the only point I was trying to make. 😊

You invested 200.00 If the lower unit is good (no water in it, and not beat to hell).....it will bring 250.00-300.00 from someone needing one. You had strong spark so the ignition components are known to be good, and are worth another 350.00-400.00 easily. There's always someone out there looking for a cowling....and willing to pay 100.00 for one. Did you say that it had an electric starter and associated brackets? There's another 200.00 The manual rope starter will sell also....100.00 easily. You gambled well ! 😉

Ouch ! Somebody has been very mean to that little guy. 😔 It could be saved, but it's going to cost over 1k in machine work & parts......Not to mention some TIME. I'd scrap it, part it out, and start shopping for another one.

Can't be compared to rabbit in my opinion. Neither in taste or texture. I've actually had gray squirrel that was simply too tough to eat. Can't say that about any rabbit I've ever fried.

Everybody that has pulled a boat for any distance at all has a Wheel Bearing story or three. 😅 People drop boats off here all the time, on trailers that I'm afraid to leave the driveway with......And I DON'T !!!!

The deal is that outboard flywheels have magnets either cast into them, or glued onto them ...... And any FLEXING of the flywheel can disturb those magnets. Having a magnet come unbuttoned under the flywheel while running will totally wreck everything that is under them. Therefore the PULLING has to be applied to the HUB of the flywheel ONLY. And the bolts used need to be case hardened.....a typical bolt can just rip the threads right off.

Of all the different types of TRAILERS.... BOAT trailers are the worst. It's that repetitive submersion into cool water with warm hubs. No matter how well sealed they are....those hubs going to suck in some water. The only thing you can do to combat that issue is CONSTANT MAINTENANCE.

The only special tools you would need to completely overhaul that motor..... should you actually need to (rare occurrence).....is an Evinrude flywheel puller. A standard puller won't cut it..... Trying to use a borrowed harmonic balancer/or gear puller from O'Reilly's can damage the flywheel.....and screw the whole pooch. The only other thing you need would be a ring compressor......But lacking that, I can show you how to use a large 3" dia. hose clamp from the hardware store to get THAT job done just fine. The books will also recommend a high-dollar connecting rod cap alignment tool....but I can tell you how to get THAT job done with a #2 pencil 😉 And you'll need a 5/16 3/8 drive 12pt. Socket for the connecting rod cap bolts.

The hub might be toast...,.but that axle could live.

Don't freak out prematurely. Heat rises, so cylinder #1 is the first to succumb to an overheat. And typically a 2 cylinder engine will blow the head gasket on the top cylinder before you have catastrophic cylinder damage. Giving you a near-nothing compression reading. Remove the cylinder head and inspect the condition of the cylinder, piston, and gasket. If the gasket is blown, but the cylinder and piston look ok....Refresh the gasket AND the water pump.....and try again.

My guess is that they assumed the year of manufacture by the serial # , but that's not how it's done.

Not according to the model # on the motor it isn't. Title doesn't jive either. No model number on the title? 😂 Somebody in Jeff City was drunk when they printed that SOB ! You've got some funny business going on there. 100% Frankenstein.

According to the model # she's a 1983 Not a 1976 Does the model # on the title match the model # on the motor tag ?

https://www.marineengine.com/parts/johnson-evinrude-parts.php?year=1983&hp=25&model=E25RWCTE

Neutral safety switch. Prevents the motor from being able to be started when in gear.

Choke solenoid and associated linkage. Only needed on electric start applications.

You aren't officially required, or demanded to adhere to DST. Arizona & Hawaii, don't play that game, and I think Michigan, Utah, and New Mexico are s#!tcanning it soon. I bet the airlines will have fun with that. 😅

The same day that you'll change your clocks....every church parking lot will be full. And 2 days later all the parking lots where voting takes place will be full. It costs less, & takes way less effort to change your clocks than it does to participate in either of those rituals. Do you really need to be reminded of 10 more things? 😅

Ya think? I could list a dozen or more things way more pointless and idiotic than that !

From the looks of the picture background it looks like it may have been hauled in a dry cooler. No wet spot there. How long ya reckon one can survive out of the water ? I know that a sturgeon can swim off, like nothing is wrong, after laying dry in the bed of a truck for more than an hour.

Good Grief ! 😅 Wonder what he plans to do with that thing?

Did anyone from here even fish it ?

Play it where it lies ! 😄 Like landing an airplane at Lee C Fine airport. Sure there's 4 deer and 16 turkeys on the runway.....but hey....this plane is low on fuel!

It's my understanding that people suffering from dementia don't appreciate PLANS very much. Yet here you are attempting to arrange some. Who knows what the weather, and your buddies mood, will be like on 10/26 ?