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    Where to shop for used outboards

    I am currently shopping for a used outboard. Something 1990 or newer and 40-90HP Craigslist is hard to search for outboards, as it doesn't have just an outboard section, and using an key word I can think of brings up the boat ad's, since moat boat ads include those words (outboard, 40hp...
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    test prop

    Wanting to do some work on my 1973 mercury 850. Really need to be able to run it at home in a tank under load. I have seen one video on youtube where the guy took an old prop and cut the fins shorter (left a taper to them). Is this a feasible way of making a prop that won't splash water out of...
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    Fixxing Dent in Aluminum boat

    Just bought a Polar kraft xt 175 aluminum bass boat. Previous owner hit a stump, and dented bottom of boat right at the transom. I have not tested the boat. Previous owner said the boat is usable but pulls to the right. Dent is in the center of the boat, but just to the right side of center...
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    1968 55hp johnson. trl 10r. electric shift questions

    First things first. I just bought this motor sight unseen, unknown condition, unknown history. No electric cables or ignition came with it. So I want to see if I can get the motor running before buying anything for it. From what I understand is the motor is in forward gear unless you supply...
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    1976 75 HP Evinrude runs good but won't run full throttle.

    1976 75 hp starts pretty good. idles good, drives half throttle good. once you push the throttle to full the engine continues at its half speed and seems bogged. it does run, just won't open up. when I bought it, I noticed the main fuel line came in the bottom carb. and the gas hose bib was so...
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    wont run at high speed after bad gas

    Re: wont run at high speed after bad gas hopefully that picture helps. also i checked the plugs again, and for the third time the top two plugs have been dirty, as in a slight grime sitting on them. and the bottom two have been perfectly clean. i cut a few inches off my fuel line from the...
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    wont run at high speed after bad gas

    1973 mercury 850, thunderbolt ignition motor has ran fine, ever since i rebuilt the carbs. ran it several hours since the carb rebuild, no problems whatsoever. a couple days ago i ran a tank of gas that had sat over the winter and until now. i did add stabil to it before storage. as soon as...
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    1967 evinrude 80 horse electric shift

    trying to help my buddy fix up a 67 80 horse electric shift. we had it running, but then it just starting turning over, with what seems to be no spark. so we are pretty sure it is the ignition coil being fried. the first time we hooked up the new ignition we for some reason put the coil on the...
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    repairing hole in bottom of boat

    I just got done painting my fiberglass boat, while painting i had it sitting on 4 4x4 posts. one of the posts broke the hull some. if you could picture the outline of a 4x4 post on a boat, half of that broke through. my plan is to cut out the damage so it doesnt crack further, then sand the...
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    stator question, 1973 merc 850

    I took my cabrs out to rebuild and while doing so i noticed the wires going to the stator (right under the flywheel) are completely rotted, as is the plastic covering is gone or crumbling, and the copper is green and crumbling. the engine has been running fine aside from a little problem at...
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    1973/74 850 thunderbolt

    First let me tell you a little bit about my engine. it is a 73 or 74 mercury 850 85 hp i have had and used it steadily for the past 3-4 years, before that it was sitting in a barn for 10+ years. when i got it, if i remember correctly i changed the spark plugs, and thats about it engine wise. it...
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