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    1977 johnson 140 power tilt and trim problems

    Installed new tilt and trim motor and can't seem to get the trim unit to go down. Seems to be building pressure or something. If I losses the release valve it will lower fine. Tighten it back up and it goes up great. As soon as I start going down again it looks like it tries but won't unless I...
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    1992 johnson 150 fast strike overheating

    I recently got a new outboard and went to test it out yesterday starts and ran great ran it for about 20 minutes between all speeds head back to the trailer and the temp alarm went off while idling waiting to load. Today I got the infrared thermometer out hook it up to muffs to temp check the...
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    1992 Skeeter S-1850 buy or run?

    Looking at buying a 1992 skeeter s-1850. It needs hual work on the bottom. Pictures arent the best but I'm headed to look at it tomorrow in person. Just looking for some advice on whether or not it worth trying to fix or if it's just trashed. He is selling it for what the 150 johnson fast strike...
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    Help with speed 90hp mariner 16ft boat

    I have an 80's 90 hp mariner straight 6. Its mounted on a 16ft starcraft obo (deep vee) with a jack plate and tilt and trim. It has a laser 22pitch prop. I'm only getting 37-38 mph. I feel like I should be getting more. The boat is pretty light. I built it from scratch and it's all aluminum...
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