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    new motor for evinrude trolling motor

    My 24v Evinrude trolling motor died a couple of weeks ago and I am determined to revive it. To that effect I picked up a used motor that I thought may work. It was billed as a 24v trolling motor but when I received it it has 4 wires coming from the motor (red, black, green, green/white) where...
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    x-long shaft V6 Merc on long shaft transom

    I have a quandry. I have a line on a nice '99 135 HP Optimax in which I can upgrade the ride on my 18' fish/ski boat and the price is right. The problem is the Optimax is an X-long shaft and my boat is not. I saw several posts on this site relating to this subject and the best I can determine...
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    Mercury inline 6 idle problem

    I have a 1983 115 hp inline 6 Mercury outboard that was rebuilt last year and I haven't been able to get it to idle smoothly since. Runs great on top end and sometimes it will idle normal but often it wants to die when you bring it back to idle - especially after it has been run awhile and you...
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