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    STROKE IT OUT

    Jun 13, 2019 3 minutes
    STORY Andrew Norton
    PHOTOS
    Ellen Dewar, Nathan Jacobs

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    All outboards sold in Australia from 2019 onwards will be low emission engines, with the bulk being four-strokes, which means more care is required when running them compared with carbie two-stroke outboards.

    The running-in process with most carbie two-stroke outboards was made easier by being able to double (or with Yamahas quadruple) the fuel/oil ratio for the first five to ten hours. The additional oil provided a level of protection even when owners were less than careful with the running-in procedure.

    But not

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