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    Engine Won't Start

    I'm fairly new to the boating world. Since I'm newer and have an older boat with a likewise older engine, this is my first season bringing it out of winterization. Everything is set to go, and I can't get the engine to turn over. Battery? Check. Charged and enough cranking power. Fluids? Topped...
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    Bilge Pump...

    I'm new to boating, but I own a 1987 Regal Sebring, with a Mercruiser Alpha I (although I don't think thats important for this thread) but I'll turn my bilge pump on because I see some water right beneath the engine (not an extreme amount by any means...but enough I want to get rid of) and I...
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    Throttle Button?

    Ok, so this may be a dumb question, but on my 1987 Regal Sebring XL 150 with a Mercury Mercruiser I/O 165, my throttle lever has a "Throttle Only" button towards the bottom of the lever. It's below the Bow Up/Down switch, and literally is a square push button, but I can't figure out what it...
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    Need Help!!!!

    I have an I/O Mercruiser 165 Alpha I. Whenever I have the boat idiling in the water, and then go to put it in Forward or Reverse, it stalls out. I know these units have the momentary shift assist switch, which is designed to momentarily kill the engine perse' while switching gears, and then...
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