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    What are my seat options?

    I have a 1989 Renken 1600 bow rider. The previous owner(s) redid all the stringers and floors but slapped together a really ghetto pair of cockpit seats. They are slowly falling apart and I would like to replace them with two bucket seat styled seats. The only versions I have seen are the wise...
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    What the happened?

    1989 Mercury 115 2 stroke. Hey everyone My wife and I are driving back to the rental cabin tonight and as we are motoring, I remember “forgot to bring up the swim ladder”. Put it in neutral, as I bring up the ladder, engine stalls. Go back to start it... cranks, and cranks... no fire. Check...
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    New Trim gauge and my 89' 115

    Thank you for all your help so far... I am trying to search as much as I can before asking questions. I recently rewired the boat we acquired and put all new sierra marine gauges. The trim gauge has the purple 12v line coming off of the tachometer. At the moment, the purple line from my tach...
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    Do I want a water pressure gauge or oil temp gauge?

    Hey guys, Still learning the ropes on my outboard and boating in general. I have a 89' Mercury 115 4 cylinder 2 stroke... I would like to have a gauge that can either read engine temperature or whatever the boating equivalent is, in making sure I am not overheating. Am I looking for a water...
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    tell-tale sign of no tell-tale

    Hey guys, Just fired up my 89 Mercury 115 2 stroke. Had the muffs on it with medium pressure as per the directions and fired it up. I had just finished putting a new water pump and impeller in the engine so I checked to see if I could get it in gear. Moves forward and reverse no problem...
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    First start of the year... what should I fill my empty tank with?

    Hi everyone, New to the boating world. I have a Renken 1600 with a 1989 Mercury 115 2 stroke. One gerry can is full, the other empty. I was thinking of filling it up, dumping some sea foam in the tank and off I go... anything I should add? Can anyone confirm that 87 octane is ok for this...
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    1989 115 2 stroke speedo and Pitot question

    Hi everyone, I am having a hard time figuring out the pitot tube and speedo hose routing. At the moment, my pitot tube is "clear" and it travels inside the lower unit, exits through a plastic square-ish elbow with a hose connected to it... essentially in front of the gear shift rod... just like...
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    Mechanical Steering question

    Hi there, Still plugging along, trying to fill my head with the unkown. I have a mechanical helm with one cable going to a mercury 115 2 stroke. Should anything be sandwiched between my steering wheel and bezel? When I purchased the boat, the helm was quite wobbly... snugging down the nylon...
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    Neutral/Warm up Throttle loose... Regular throttle stiff...

    Hey guys, I have a Morse Incom Throttle box linked to a 1990 Mercury 115 two stroke. When I pull the throttle out for neutral/warm up, the throttle is easy to operate and smooth. When I use the throttle (per its usual function) it is quite stiff... Would one stand to reason that one cable of...
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    Starting procedure makes sense...

    Hi everyone, Thanks for all your help so far, I try to search as much as I can before posting as a newbie. my boat came equipped with a choke ignition on the console and a Morse Incom single lever throttle with trim buttons. Am I correct in thinking the “warm up throttle” (usually shown as a...
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    Steering and throttle cable placement question

    Hi everyone, very new to the boat world and wanted to check something with you. Both my throttle cables and steering are very stiff. I can attribute some to the massive outboard but my logic says the cables should be as straight as possible in its path with the least amount of kinks or curves...
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    Total newbie with a mercury 115 2 stroke... lay it on me!

    Hey everyone, Purchased a 1989 Renken 1600 Bow Rider from a friends Dad that came equipped with a 1989 Mercury 115 2 stroke. Before the season ended and we took possession, we went for a rip and everything seemed to check out. Admittedly, he was not much of a shade tree mechanic and had his...
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