I've owned my boat with a '97 75 hp Force for over two years now. The past 2 years I have kept it wintered in my garage (above freezing). I used it at least once monthly during the winter so I didn't actually "winterize" it other than changing the gear lube and using a fuel stabilizer. This...
I run my 97 Force 75 HP out on the lake at least once a month during the winter months. It seems to run faster at WOT in the cold and doesn't idle as well in warm weather. I'm sure there's a logical reason for this. What would be the fix to make it idle better now that it's warm?
I find myself reading the stupid human tricks to make me aware of all the things I shouldn't do as a newby. The craziest thing I've seen to date actually happened at a fast food restaurant before I ever got into boating. I was setting inside and noticed a pick-up truck pull on the lot with a...
On my 75 HP Force/Mercury I have a 10 3/8" Dia, 14 Pitch aluminum and am keeping an eye out for a deal on a spare prop. I'm a newbie so I don't have anything to compare performance to but the boat gets up on plane and will do 36 mph (GPS) at 5100 RPM (within spec range).
On EBay I see a...
Last fall my '97 75 HP Force/Mercury would not idle properly and I rebuilt fuel pump as suggested in this forum. It ran great the next few times out but the same problem came back the last couple of times out. So I figured I messed something up and recently rebuilt it again. Attached are a...
Last fall my '97 75 HP Force would not idle properly and I rebuilt fuel pump. It ran great the next few times out but the same problem came back the last couple of times out. So I figured I messed something up and recently rebuilt it again. Attached are a couple of pictures of a gasket that...
Should the fuel filter between the fuel pump and carburetor be full when the engine is running? I would think it should be but mine on my '97 75 HP is not. Is that normal?
I purchased this boat last fall and had problems with it not idling properly. It runs well at other times but sputtered and died with regularity when running at low throttle, less than 2000 rpm. After reading this forum I found out that a rebuild of the fuel pump was probably in order and did...
I bought a quart of Mercury gear oil at my local boat dealer for $12. I then saw a quart of Pennzoil marine gear lube at the auto parts store for around $4. Is there a big difference in the oil or is it basically the same stuff in different color containers at a different price?
I just changed the impeller on my '97 Force 75 HP. After starting the motor in a large tub of water I noticed some water escaping around the shift linkage rod. I ran the engine for several minutes with no sign of overheating and a steady stream of water came out of the telltale after warming...
New to boating and looking to change the impeller on the '97 75 HP Force I purchased last summer in the name of maintenance. Iboats lists an impeller for this motor but no impeller kit that includes gaskets. How likely am I to trash the gaskets when I take this pump apart? The impeller is on...
