Hello All, new to the board for posting but have been reading up on all your post for a while.

I have a 1998 Evinrude Vindicator 200HP, I don't have a manual and this might seem like silly questions but any help would be appreciated.

1) What grade octane should I use?

2) I had some Penzoil 2 Stroke Oil that I used in my previous Merc, it was about a half gallon, I added to the oil tank for the Evinrude, is that okay, I know oil is not oil for some applications, just wondering if I can really damage something by this one time event.

3) I asked this question on another board, but perhaps Evinrude pro's can offer additional help. What would be the correct procedure for starting this O/B, it has a hot foot installed. I always have a hard time starting first time in the AM, then it starts all day on the first crank.

Thanks for any help or info.

CJL