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    Water leak, options/opinions?

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    Water leak, options/opinions?

    So unfortunately I’ve got a bit of a leak in my transom. Here are some pics and a quick vid.
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    Engine hesitations when shifting into reverse?

    Hello all, I have a 91 OMC 4.3 cobra that has a bit of a stutter/ hesitistion when you try to shift it into reverse. Also now I can't seem to start it with the button pushed in and the control moved slightly forward to rev it up as soon as it fires. you have to pull back to straight up to...
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    Water in lower unit?!

    hey guys, just one thing after another with this dreaded outboard of mine. I went to remove the drain plug to change the gear oil in the LU only to find out that it's contaminated with water. I'd say it's a good amount of it too. I noticed that the drain plug did not have an o-ring on it (if...
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    HELP just bought outboard

    Hello, I have recently purchased a 70-78 mercury 200 20hp 2-stroke outboard. Not too sure of the year, the previous owner claims it was a 78, but I don't know if its correct or not. There are 2 serial numbers on the plate. 1 is barely visible, the other is 7044868. Nothing seems to come up...
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