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    Hole Shot????

    I have a late model 70's ,18 foot Hydrosport (graphite) bass boat with a 77 Johnson 115, that will not plane. The prop that was on the motor when I purchased it was a 23 pitch, steel. Purchased a 19 pitch, steel, yesterday and off to the lake for the test run. Guess what....same problem...
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    Bent Shaft????

    Purchased a new (used) motor recently and noticed that when I spin the prop there is a very small yet noticeable whobble. I orginally thought that maybe the prop was out of balance so I purchased a new one. Still has some movement with the new prop. If there is no vibration when running...
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    Problems adjusting shift cable on old Merc.

    Just recently changed out the shift and throttle cables on my 1963 100hp Merc. Followed the manual as good as I could. When I move the shifter from neutral to forward / forward to neutral, I must go past the true neutral position (reverse) to set back in neutral. I have no problem going from...
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    Merc Troubles HELP!

    Hello everyone, I posted this problem about 4 weeks ago and I'm still stuck on dry land. I purchased an old early 70's 100hp Mercury outboard and had recently changed out the throttle cable and water pump. When put back together I tested to make sure that it would go into reverse and...
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    Old Merc

    I have recently changed out the throttle and shift cable on my 100hp outboard merc. After testing the cables I found out that the true nuetral on the control box does not match up with the prop. The control box is in neutral but the prop is still locked in forward or reverse. Any ideas???
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