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It is a gearcase and sometimes they make noises. Why? The gear contact pattern was not set up correctly, or they are worn and that is basically about it. If the noise is subtle, and the tolerances are ok inside the case, it probably is just annoying and nothing else will come of it. But the prop...

Those numbers could very well not be accurate if this engine runs strong. Does it? Most engines I have seen with weak compression and leak down test results are not strong runners and produce clouds of smoke on hard acceleration. Does that describe yours? I am having a hard time wrapping my mind...

I'd put it on facebook marketplace and sell it in AK. Or craiglist. I think somebody will buy it unless you want a fortune for it.

I'd sell it as there is a market for them. You might be surprised what you get for it.

You are not going to know what is wrong with it until you take it apart. If there is carbon on the oil compression rings, and given your low hours it's probably everywhere else too, at times it just has to be physically removed by disassembly and cleaning. I know that is not what anyone ever...

Great question in my opinion. But no matter the official answer, I like to make sure all that type of stuff has been cleaned up and to reapply antiseize periodically so it will come apart one day without breaking. Otherwise, regardless of what the factory folks say, you are playing with fire...

The honest answer? It could be a lot of things, so you're going to have to narrow this down. And I think the telltale not emitting water probably has nothing to do with your no start condition if the engine was not overheating as they get plugged up all the time with crap. If the thing was...

Well, I think your way is genius!

I've had steering rods do that too! I don't remember how I got them to free up, but it was nothing like that. Knowing how I do things, I'm pretty sure heat and chemicals were involved.

There is nothing wrong with 3 cylinders as they have been used very successfully for years and years on boat outboards. And 60 hp from the 53 cubic inch displacement the Tohatsu isn't pushing the limits as far as reliability goes either. If you look, the specs say the max rpm is 6k, so they are...

While I have no personal experience with the particular 140 hp outboard on the back of a 22, in looking at all the specs and the fuel burn data, it looks like a better choice than the 115 to me. And I suspect, if the prop size is dialed in correctly to utilize all of the power available up to...

I think they weigh a tad over 400 pounds. That isn't too much.

I'd buy the one with dealer support nearby. But I honestly have had such good luck with both Yamaha and Honda, that I'd probably buy those no matter what if the deal was even close to competitive. Curious, why no Tohatsu? I have had a couple small ones and they were fine. A friend has a 20hp one...

I can't imagine taking trim tabs off a CD 19. Like another poster said, there are much lighter kickers if there is concern with that.

Do the RV monitors ever work correctly on a black water tank? I have had little luck with any of the ones I have had to get them to consistently work correctly. It's really good you can see the level. I wish I could on my Winnebago.

It's pretty common for the joint at the bottom of the cabin and the floor of the boat to leak water into the cabin.

No argument it is possible. Some fuel systems do have a one way valve and yes they do fail.

They do it because of the sharp radial like bend in the fill hose going to the tank. There is nothing wrong with the hoses, but the fuel slows down at the bend (a lot) and then fuel overflows as you noted. All the advice you have been given is fine, and if any of those things are found, it will...

That is not something I'd worry about at all. And as far as overheating the case from welding? It's possible, but a welder that knows which end of the TIG torch to weld with would not do something like that.

Not really. I've seen countless of them with missing "teeth" or veins and still somehow worked. This is usually because somebody started the thing without water and thought they'd get away with it. Or, they're just flipping old. I'd start anew as it's sitting right there in front of you and...