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    mercury 125hp outboard trim tilt stuck

    just bought a boat 2001 trophy 1802/125hp saltwater mercury outboard about 40days ago, been out 6-7 times now and no issues, went out yesterday and the trim stopped moving the motor. The trim motor is making noise (i think its working) but the motor don't move, neither up nor down. I had to...
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    mercruiser alpha one

    i have a 1986 or 1987?? mercriuser s/n: A540701 (3.0Liter 140hp, 4cyl), the starter bolts have been shearing, i read in another thread that the torque has to be correct and also the support bracket should be installed (if it came with one). And yes, half the bolt was stuck in the block about...
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    1986 sea sprite continental 195 cuddy cabin

    looking for the keyword/name of the cover from the window to the back of the boat, think its called a tonneau cover, but can't find one for this boat, but the buttons are there, need to know if they came OEM or aftermarket and where i might be able to find one. btw, 140hp merc for whatever...
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    suzuki spirit 5hp

    hello all, i was hoping someone could point me to where i could purchase a new starter recoil for this engine...the pull start doesn't work and i have a parts catalog but not sure where to get the parts, any suggestions? not sure of the year but i can find out if needed.
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    1985 30hp evinrude overheating - thank you

    my previous post was removed or whatever and i thought this might help others when after frying the water pump, replacing and testing it, and removing the exhaust covers and heads on the engine and removing all the plastic, little did i know that water deflectors make a big difference, and after...
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    1985 evinrude 30hp overheating

    ok, lets start with the classic and timeless tell tale background, i was fishing too close to the weed bed, something got stuck in the impeller, overheated and smoke poured from engine, this was last year. i started to try and fix it about a month ago, replaced water pump with kit, no problems...
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