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    Mercury fuel pump kit

    I have a 2001, Mercury 90 ELPTO. I'm wanting to put a fuel pump kit in it. Here on iboats they sell a Sierra brand. Is the Sierra brand of good quality? Also the best I can tell I would need a # 18-7818, can someone confirm that?
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    Are smart tabs for my boat?

    I have a Crestliner 1860 aluminum modified V with a Mercury 90 2 cycle on the back. I also have a hydraulic jack plate. I have changed motor heights and done a lot of running/testing different combinations of jack plate height and trim to get the boat to plane good. I have found the sweet spot...
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    Fuel bulb

    We took our boat out on the river Sunday. 90 H.P. Mercury 2 cycle. We hooked up with some other folks that had 15, 25 and 40 H.P.'s on theirs. So much of the time we were just putting up river. After a while our boat sputtered like it was out of gas. I started it and it died. I felt the fuel...
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    Dixie Craft Trailer

    A friend of mine has a 1987 single axle Dixie Craft Trailer. He's replacing the bearings, races and seals. The brgs are L44643, the races are L44610, and can't make out any numbers on the seals. Any idea what seal this takes. Also has 1 bad hub that needs replaced if anyone knows what hub to...
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    Help with prop selection

    I have a Crestliner 1860 with a Mercury 90 ELPTO with a 21 pitch prop on it. I can only get 4800 rpm's out of it. The motor is rated for 5500 rpm's. Does that prop have to much pitch for that boat/motor combo? Thoughts please.
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