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    wakeboard tower install

    How do towers affect how the boat planes out? I have a 91 bayliner that I blew the 90 hp outboard on it and replaced it with a heavier 120. The boat planes out fine when wakeboarding, but im worried that a tower will pull the front of the boat up and with the heavier 120 weighing down the back...
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    cdm ignition question

    One of the cd modules and the wire harness for my 1996 force 120 outboard melted. I replaced the cd module and the wire harness and it now starts, but it back fires consistently. It appears as if the spark plug cables are not on correctly, but they are right. The motor ran great before the cd...
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    cdm ignition wire harness

    Im looking for a cdm ignition wire harness, the part that plugs into the cdm modules. I cant seem to find one for sale anywhere. Does anyone konw a place to get one, or if its called something else?
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    manuals

    Does anyone know a good place to get force service manuals? Im looking for a manual specific to a 1996 120hp with cdm ignition. I have a general shop manual, but I dont think its going to be enough with all the crap I have going on.
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    outboard wont stop cranking

    So i went to start up my 96 force 120 and when I turned the key to the off position to choke the motor it did not stop trying to start. Then I tried the emergency shut off and the didnt do anything. Finally I just took off the battery connections. Also, when I pulled off the cover to the...
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    outboard leaking water

    My outboard leaks water in from the bottom part of the powerhead enclosure. There is a rubber seal around it that seals to the lower unit, but it is not tight. When I take the top cover off I can wiggle the bottom part a little bit. There are four bolts that hold it tight, but that are all as...
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    force electric trouble

    I have a force 120 on a 18ft bayliner capri. I took it out for the first time this year and after about a half an hour it went dead. The motor doesnt turn over when turning the key. Everything else works, horn, bilge. When it first happened the trim didnt work, but after a little while and...
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    replacing boat windows

    I broke a window in my 1991 bayliner. My plan is to make a template and have one cut, but it hasnt been the easiest thing to do. The frame is not completely stiff. The top part of the frame is only atached on one side by a screw, so it has some play with the size of the window. Also, I...
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    cable connections

    The shift and throttle cable connections on my boat and outboard are different. The outboard connections look like vertical bolts and the boat cable connection looks like horizental bolts. The pictures are of the throttle connections, shift cable connection and then the connections on the boat...
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    force 120 wiring - main fuse

    Im not sure where the main fuse gets wired to. I used the old broken wire harness from the 90 just to set up for testing before soldering. All the wires from the boat were used, and the only red wire was coming from the top of the block. So from process of elimination and color matching I...
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    outboard wiring - no signal from boat

    I was working on wiring a 120 force to my 1991 bayliner capri 1800 and cant seem to get a signal from the boat. I was originally working to get the hydraulics working. When I have the key in the accessory position and push the hydraulic up button I get no signal on what I thought was the...
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    wiring 120 hp

    Im in the process of replacing a '91 90hp outboard with a '96 120hp. The wiring harness on the 120hp is different from the 90hp. Is there a place to get a wire harness adapter or should I just cut off the adapter on the 120hp?
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    outboard replacement

    Im replacing my 90hp outboard with a 120. The mount is like an upside down U. The horizontal part of the 90 did not sit on the hull. It was about 1/4 above the fiberglass so its supported vertically solely by the mounting bolts. Is this normal? Its seems like it would be better for support...
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    filling holes

    So it turns out Force 96 outboard mounts are different than 91 outboard mounts. What is used to fill the old holes? Any tips for drilling new holes?
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    outboard engine mounts

    Im replacing my 90 force outboard with a 120 force outboard. I wanted to know if there were any gaskets or something to go around the screw between the motor mount and the boat. It looks like there was a caulk there before, but nothing to keep the metal from touching the boat. Also, Is the...
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