"Capt. Matt" wrote in message
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First, find a 300 lb Gorilla...

That would be me... 250 lbs. actually, but I have always been able to pull
start our OMC V-4's with the emergency rope and manual choke. Use maximum
warm-up advance, and START IN NEUTRAL, with the key "on". Feather the
manual choke while reducing the warm-up setting after it starts... this is
easier of course with two people. The newer V-4's have the enrichment
circuit with a release valve instead of the choke - I don't know how the
Yamaha is set up. Also, if it's cold out, it just wont be easy...

Rob
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