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    Mariner tilt question

    When I try to raise my outboard with the rocker "up" switch on my control unit, it comes up about 1/4 of the way steady but slowly, seems to stall and stick for about 4 seconds, and then rises rapidly. It was, according to the prior owner, always this way. I can see a reason for this, as it...
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    Mariner shop manual

    Anybody want to suggest the best shop manual for a 1992 3 cyl. 90hp mariner outboard? and where to get it? I did the search on the iboat mall page and get 3 or 4 "correct" hits. Is there a difference between a shop manual and and a tuneup and repair manual??
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    how does this work

    I inherited a bayliner and put my own motor (with its own controls) on it. Everything on the boat works, except at the steering console where the speedometer and the fuel guage are. The speedometer feed is a flexible 1/4" tube from the back of the boat that seems to convey a water pressure...
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    moral: never leave your boat

    After having owned a 1996 90hp Mariner outboard with a Quicksilver control set for a few months with NO problems, I thought I would finally relent on a hot calm day and go ski a bit, leaving my wife and daughter to run the boat (first time) and spot. I crash, they come about and go off to pick...
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    calling all prop experts.

    So I have a 20" motor I want to mount on a 25" transom. I could perform some relatively minor surgery ( as transom work goes) and trim down the transom to bring the cavitation plate level with the bottom of the boat. I've checked the air intakes, backwash, etc.. and don't think I have problems...
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    Want to keep my Johnson

    I just ripped the transom out of an old family boat, and rather than repair it (its real old) I got a nice deal on a 18' bayliner hull, no motor. The bayliner takes a 25" motor. I really liked the old 85 Johnson on my old boat, runs great, but its a 20" motor. Can I use a 20" motor on the...
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