Yamaha 2 Stroke Outboards, 1997-03 (Marine Manuals) [Paperback]

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Book Description

Publication Date: January 20, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0893300659 | ISBN-13: 978-0893300654 | Edition: 1st

SELOC Marine tune-up and repair manuals provide the most comprehensive, authoritative information available for outboard, inboard and stern-drive engines, as well as personal watercraft. SELOC has been the leading source of how-to information for the marine industry since 1974. Designed and written to serve the needs of the professional mechanic, do-it-yourself boat enthusiast, instructor and student, these manuals are based on actual teardowns done by Seloc’s editors/authors in our on-site facility. Every manual features: • Easy-to-follow, step-by-step, illustrated procedures • Hundreds of exploded drawings, photographs and tables • Troubleshooting sections • Accurate specifications and wiring diagrams Covers all 2 stroke engines 2-250 Hp, 1-4 cylinder, V4 and V6 models, Including Jet Drives. Only Seloc manuals include Skill level Ratings (1 - 4 wrenches) based upon the degree of difficulty along with Special Tool icons where a OEM or electronic testing tool is required to perform the specified procedure. Over 1,000 illustrations

Product Details

• Paperback: 420 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 1st edition (January 20, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0893300659
• ISBN-13: 978-0893300654
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 10.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #625,466 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Yamaha outboard rebuild, October 31, 2008

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S. LaRoy (Tacoma, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yamaha 2 Stroke Outboards, 1997-03 (Marine Manuals) (Paperback)

Manual had all the information I needed for rebuilding a 6hp outboard. There is a lot of information for all Yamaha outboards in this manual, so picking out the 6hp information was a challenge at first. The manual identifies chapters well. Information in each chapter starts from the smallest horse power motor first and progresses in horse power toward the end of the chapter.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Yamaha Outboards 1997 2003 2 Stroke (Marine Manuals), July 11, 2009

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Ian Anderson (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yamaha 2 Stroke Outboards, 1997-03 (Marine Manuals) (Paperback)

A good book. it explains things in simple terms, with lots of pictures. Definitely a must have for the non professional/do it yourselfer.
My biggest gripe(and the reason for 4 stars)is that while explaining the steps of a procedure, the book will reference details in another section without adding a page number. This leads to stopping what your doing and looking through the table of contents. This can be a real pain,especially when the section you are referenced to, refers you to another section again with no page number. My other complaint is that all of the pictures are black and white. This is not a big deal for 99% of the pictures, but it comes up short on the spark plug diagnosis chart. The bottom line is that this is a great book with loads of information. It should come as factory equipment with your motor.

4.0 out of 5 stars good broad referance book, June 8, 2011

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This review is from: Yamaha 2 Stroke Outboards, 1997-03 (Marine Manuals) (Paperback)

I'm not a mechanic so anything I write is done by a shade tree boat mechanic.

This book is pretty well written and explains now only how to do something but it also explains why.

I wouldn't mind seeing the print being a bit larger but that's just because my eyes aren't as good as they once were. Also, there are so many engines and models covered in this book that it can get confusing which engine they are talking about. Care must be taken to ensure that you're on the correct engine.

Overall, I like this book and actually use it.