94 17ft double eagle hard top removal

[buzzbomb]

Just picked up a very clean 17 hard top eagle. First order of business is going to be to rase the hard to on a tube frame system and have removable canvas with windows made to close in the gap between window and top.Had had a quick look at it under the cover today and could not see an obvious way to detach the hard top from the window frame. Anyone here been down this road? Appreciate any help! Thanks guys

 

[Rain City]

Just picked up a very clean 17 hard top eagle. First order of business is going to be to rase the hard to on a tube frame system and have removable canvas with windows made to close in the gap between window and top.Had had a quick look at it under the cover today and could not see an obvious way to detach the hard top from the window frame. Anyone here been down this road? Appreciate any help! Thanks guys

Wooooooooohoooo, project time!!! Good luck man!

 

[buzzbomb]

Wooooooooohoooo, project time!!! Good luck man!

Lol thanks man! Last thing I need at the moment but I am looking forward to it.

 

[buzzbomb]

Here’s a few pics of her. Don’t worry boys although it’s an excellent running with perfect compression engine! I only got to get one season out of it. Re power next year!

 

[Brando]

Nothing wrong with the evinrude should move that boat along pretty quick. Looks really clean.

 

[seahorse]

That’s a classic engine, I think Envinrude modelled them after the Yamaha V4 block or was it vice versa? But very reliable.

 

[ship happens]

That’s a classic engine, I think Envinrude modelled them after the Yamaha V4 block or was it vice versa? But very reliable.

Yamaha lost a big lawsuit after copying evinrude on the crossflow 2 stroke design along with other things.

That one I think is a looper which came later but they invented the looper design also

 

[seahorse]

Yamaha lost a big lawsuit after copying evinrude on the crossflow 2 stroke design along with other things.

That one I think is a looper which came later but they invented the looper design also

Yamaha did utilize the Mikuni oil pump for the oil injection, it was on a 30hp Yamaha that I had on a 14ft Lund Rebel. I’m not sure if Envinrude had their own model of oil pump but the Mikuni was flawless and metered from 50:1 to 150:1 depending on rpm range.

 

[buzzbomb]

Yamaha lost a big lawsuit after copying evinrude on the crossflow 2 stroke design along with other things.

That one I think is a looper which came later but they invented the looper design also

Yup it is a looper. I grew up on these motors so I’ve always liked them. They make good power and torque but are hard on fuel and oil. Like I said 1 season then I can re power!

 

[ship happens]

Yamaha did utilize the Mikuni oil pump for the oil injection, it was on a 30hp Yamaha that I had on a 14ft Lund Rebel. I’m not sure if Envinrude had their own model of oil pump but the Mikuni was flawless and metered from 50:1 to 150:1 depending on rpm range.

Yeah evinrude never had a good oil pump until the etec. The Yamaha was crankshaft driven gear pump with gravity feed. Evinrude pump in that vintage was a diaprahm. Worked great until the diagram got stiff. They tried different materials bit turns out oil destroys rubber components and neoprenes.

But they got sued over mechanical design. A few times. Pretty sure they even lost a suit over the 3 piston trim pump also.

 

[ship happens]

Yup it is a looper. I grew up on these motors so I’ve always liked them. They make good power and torque but are hard on fuel and oil. Like I said 1 season then I can re power!

Yeah wicked power, loud, and may as well throw half your fuel right over side of the boat lol

 

[buzzbomb]

Yeah wicked power, loud, and may as well throw half your fuel right over side of the boat lol

Lol ya they are filthy animals for sure. If something clean comes in on trade at the shop I work at, it will happen a lot sooner then a year!

 

[Brando]

10k buys a lot of fuel and oil.. nice kicker few flats of lucky and your all set.

 

[DanJ]

Just picked up a very clean 17 hard top eagle. First order of business is going to be to rase the hard to on a tube frame system and have removable canvas with windows made to close in the gap between window and top.Had had a quick look at it under the cover today and could not see an obvious way to detach the hard top from the window frame. Anyone here been down this road? Appreciate any help! Thanks guys

You have to drill out about 100 rivets all along the top edge of the window sides and front

 

[buzzbomb]

You have to drill out about 100 rivets all along the top edge of the window sides and front

I was wondering if all those little buggers we’re holding it on! Thanks Dan appreciate the info!