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    Evinrude 90 starter not turning motor fast enough

    Hello my Iboats forum friends! I have an issue with a boat I just bought. It's a mid 80's Evinrude v4 90 hp with a rebuilt power-head. All good mechanically and compression. I was trying to start it and cranked the starter ALOT! Apparently it wouldnt start because a bee made a mud nest inside...
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    Boat with numbers and bill of sale but registration says non transferable

    I just bought a boat about a month ago from (boat/motor/trailer) with a reg, that states on it " non transferable" yet, on the back it says registration transferred to". It is a 1978 so I believe that was non title year for boats? I think boat title started in early "80's. Anyway, cant get a...
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    3.0 mercruiser stalling starving for gas

    Hello Iboat forum gurus! What do you make of this?,,, I have a 3.0 Mercruiser in a mid 80's Glassmaster. Was running great , only had it out a couple of times this season. It starting sputtering and losing power - then- staled. Was hard to start ,,kept stalling and barely made it in without...
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    Mercruiser IO tilt/trim switch not working

    I have A 1986 glass master with a four cylinder Mercruiser. Tilt and trim was working fine after I changed 1 silenoid then it wouldn't work. I checked the fuse and everything was in order. When I jump the solenoid directly to the pump it works fine. I don't know if it's the connection in the...
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    1980(?) Evinrude 70 HP hard time restarting after running

    Hello fellow IBoaters! Question: After running my 70 hp Evinrude for a while on the water, it has a very hard time restarting. The fuel ball doesn't firm up and keeps pushing fuel completely through the carbs and leaks down through the bottom off the carb breather cover.I believe the float bowl...
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    need higher rpm prop for lower HP motor

    Hello IBOATS forum. I have a prop question. I just bought a 1993 Proline 192 that had a 115 Merc on it (threw a rod). I have a 90 HP Merc that was on a much lighter 18 ft boat . I put the 90HP on the Proline and it can't even get up on plane , and tach only reads about 4500 WOT. The Proline is...
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    2 telltales on Mercury 90 HP ?

    got it the other one is to the temp guage.
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    1996 mercury 150 blackmax

    Hi IBOATS ~ I just bought a used Merc 150 HP Blackmax (2 stroke) from a local guy on CL. He said it was running when taken off and that he just had alot of $$ put into it. Selling it because he got a deal on a 200 hp. When I got it home i found that it was seized. I tried Marvel down all...
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    3.0 engine seized

    Re: 3.0 engine seized Well, i started taking the of the hoses and some of the water inlets elbow etc-inside is full of rust and the elbow has a huge crack. I'm guessing that the boat was running when it cracked and there was a ton of smoke. Doesn't matter now the motor needs to come out and a...
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    3.0 engine seized

    Hi all- I just got a 1988 Sunbird cuddy (18 ft) very reasonable. A relatively inexpensive ,entry level family boat with a nice all around layout. The hull,full canvas and trailer are in close to perfect condition. The outdrive seems to work okay (tilt/trim) works. i bought the boat from a...
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    Bogging down at WOT

    Hi to all - i have a 1968 Winner (16 ft) with a 60HP Evinrude- as of last year it's started bogging down at WOT and finally had to limp in at about 8 mph to get her back to the dock. I changed the gas and the fuel line and made sure the vent cap was open. It was very hard to start also-had to...
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    1988 cobra outdrive installation hangup

    Hi again to all ! I have a 1988 bayliner Trophy with the Cobra outdrive off for the last 3 years. The boat was professionally winterized and started right up and ran perfect, I shut it right back down. A buddy and I attempted putting back the outdrive (shift in fwd position) and following...
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    Boat weight/trailer size?

    Greetings to all my fellow boaters ! Once the mountains of snow melts around my boat I would like to purchase a trailer to tow it with. It is a (1983?) 22" Bayliner Trophy hard top with Mercruiser V8 IO. I believe the weight to be about 4500 lbs ( plus?) I just got the boat for free from a...
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    rookie mistake!

    I think I inadvertently deleted my post but here is the short version. Hooked up battery terminals wrong ( - to + ) and the engine electronics sizzled and popped. After I put the terminals on the right way the motor started right up as usual.Do you think I did any permanent damage or did the...
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    New PTT switch

    Hi, I just bought a CMC Power tilt/trim unit for my non PTT 90HP Evinrude. I then went and bought a 3 way rocker switch to operate it. I am now looking into how the electrical wiring is hooked up as to reverse polarities for "up" and "down", It all seems like it should be a very simple...
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