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    fuel vent

    '89 Sea Nymph Great Lakes Special (tin) with same vintage 100hp Mercury, and 20 gallon gas tank below the rear middle floor. Problem: Fuel primer bulb will not suck gas most of the time. Details: Until 2 months ago, the bulb filled quickly. Slowly, it was harder and harder to fill. Now...
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    Oil

    I have 4 questions because the manuals I have don't specify: 1) Correct gear oil for bottom units on my 1988 100hp Merc (less than 1 pint) and 2010 9.9hp Merc (about 1 pint), and 2) Correct oil for 9.9 Merc 4-stroke. It is used 100 hrs/summer in Lake Michigan (45-70 degrees temp) at trolling...
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    aftermarket rack n pinion

    My steering is progressively getting stiffer and stiffer. My boat came with an aftermarket rack n pinion system. It doesn't seem to have grease fittings or lube points at the wheel, or in the rack/pinion unit behind the wheel, or in the helm end of the steering cable. Only a grease fitting at...
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    click, click, click

    My Humminbird sonar interferes with my radio...click...click....click. I am certain it is the Humminbird as the clicking stops if I turn off the sonar. They are installed close to one another. Their wires are close for about 6 inches, and that is unavoidable. Will wrapping either the radio...
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    Mercury 100 throttle cable adjust

    I searched for applicable prior posts and found none. As you can see from the photos, I have a late 1980's (1989?) Mercury 100hp oil injection 4 cylinder. It starts and runs great. At speeds below 2,000 rpm, it runs on 2 cylinders (presumably to save gas?). At speeds above 2,000 rpm, it...
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    Winterize

    Two more winterizing questions..... First Question: I live in NW Michigan and it gets cold, sometimes for a few weeks. The boat is stored unheated and covered outside or maybe inside. The boat has 2 outboards: 1989 Mercury 100 with oil injection and 2010 Mercury 9.9 4-stroke. I've read...
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    check charging

    My 1989 100hp inline 4 Mercury may or may not be charging the batteries. How can I tell? I use an external charger to assure the batteries are topped off, but I've recently experienced signs of low battery power. The batteries checked out fine. I would like to do a quick-n-dirty check to see if...
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    Charging dual batteries

    I have 2 batteries with a Perko switch between them. I can switch to #1 or #2 or ALL. I use #1 (starting battery) for starting, #2 for electronics while trolling and the big motor is off, and switch to ALL when running on large motor in order to charge both batteries from the Mercury's...
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    VHF marine radio parts

    I have a Uniden Solara radio that needs a microphone gasket. The transmit button is integrated into the gasket. The gasket has cracked causing intermittent transmission, I sealed it with silicone, it worked for a while, then became intermittent again. I need a new gasket. I don't want to buy...
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    4-blade vs 3-blade

    Help me understand the difference in low speed performance, maneuverability, and torque between 4-blade and 3-blade props. I have a 9.9hp 4-stroke kicker with a 3-blade and am considering switching to a 4-blade for low speed maneuverability and torque. Before spending $$ for a 4-blade, I would...
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    Prop problem or something else????

    Using my recently purchased nearly new 9.9 4-stroke Mercury kicker that is mounted on the port side, next to my 100hp Mercury, I cannot turn into the wind that is coming from starboard to port when the wind is above 8mph. I troll on Lake Michigan at 2.5mph (which is at about 500-700 rpm), and...
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    Prop problem or something else????

    Using my recently purchased nearly new 9.9 4-stroke Mercury kicker that is mounted on the port side, next to my 100hp Mercury, I cannot turn into the wind from starboard to port when the wind is above 8mph. I troll on Lake Michigan at 2.5mph (which is at about 500-700 rpm), and the only way I...
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    preserve mooring cover

    My mooring cover works great and fits well. It has some age. How to preserve it? New custom mooring cover is north of $500. My boat sits in the hoist in northern Michigan all summer. What can I brush or spray onto the fabric to preserve it? The fabric seems to be a cotton-poly mix, not...
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    2 motors, 1 tank

    I want my 4-stroke kicker to pull gas from the 30 gallon tank for the 4-stroke big motor. What is the simplest plumbing approach to do that? I want to keep life simple.
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    used VHF marine radio parts

    I asked this in another iBoats Forum, but received no answers. Where can I find used VHF radio parts? My Uniden Solara works great. I just need the blue rubber gasket that seals the clamshell mic and also serves as a trx button. Where oh where are VHF radio parts sold? Uniden was...
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    uniden solara microphone

    I have a Uniden Solara VHF radio that works great. The only problem is the microphone gasket. Where can I get parts for a Uniden radio? Uniden was no help. They said to send them the entire radio and they'll rebuild it for $85. I can buy a new radio for $120. The microphone is build like a...
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    Mercury or Yamaha or Honda 9hp kicker?

    OK. Thanks to some iBoats responses about 2-stroke vs 4-stroke kickers. I am narrowing my replacement kicker search (mounts on stern, no bracket) with the focus on weight, same fuel as main which is 2-stroke with oil resevoir and internal pump, and long shaft. Since I live in a somewhat...
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    kicker: 2 or 4 stoke?

    First, is it me or is the iBoats.com site slowing way down? It seems to take forever to navigate through the Forum. Now, to my question. I plan to replace my too small 2-stroke kicker with a newer, used 9hp model on my 19.5' very deep V GLS. To maintain 2.5+ trolling speed in Lake Michigan...
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    standard or long shaft?

    I have an Evinrude 4hp Deluxe that I've used for a trolling motor, Model E4RDHCUD772021, SN: B1382643021888. I'm looking to replace it with a larger motor, and think I need a standard length shaft, not a long shaft. How do I tell if my current motor is standard or long shaft?
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    rubber strip on hull

    What is the name of the rubber strip (about 1" wide) that goes down each side of my aluminum boat's hull? Where can I buy some? Mine is shredded in places.
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