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    3.0, engine oil, breather tube questions

    Just checking to make sure this is normal operation of my 1999 3.0 Merc. Noticed two things, both circled in red.....first is a pooling of oil at the base of the breather tube that leads to and holds the flame arrestor onto the carb. The second is air/exhaust moving through the opening on the...
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    Cracked up ski locker repair

    99 Regal 1800. Boat is in great shape, floors rock solid (as far as I can tell). Removed the snap carpet in the ski locker and found this. Is this as bad as it looks or is this a semi normal repair? Im guessing grinding the gel coat and glass smooth and re-fiber glassing before new gel coat...
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    Shoot thru hull transducer questions

    Transducer readings havnt worked since I obtained this boat last year. Was last on my long list of fixes. Finally got to it this year. Main problem from the pic is the state of the gel coat in the ski locker (Regals are known for this, Im finding out). Im going to post separately to find out...
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    Hull cleaning advice

    Keeping my 99 Regal 1800 at a marina this year on the trailer. Probably stays in the water 5 hours at a time a couple days a week this time of year. The white hull yellows real fast. Comes off easily with hull cleaner and looks like new after but one day in the water its back to yellow. Am I...
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    How much should the fuel pump be putting out?

    1999 Merc 3.0. Original mech fuel pump. In diagnosing a slight low power problem, i want to make sure the fuel pump is sending the correct amount to the carb. I’m going to take the fuel line from the carb, place it in a container and crank the motor over for 10, 20 secs or so. Is this the right...
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    Tachometer not reading correct...?

    Thinking my tachometer is not reading correctly. I have a 99 Regal 1800 LSR, same year Merc 3.0. With four adult on board, I’ve gotten it to 35mph. (Speedometer is dialed in correctly). Meter shows idle at 700, which is what is should be. But with WOT, it only shows 2000, won’t go above. My...
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    Slight out trimming at WOT slammed outdrive into Trailer mode

    New boater here. Recently got a 1999 Regal 1800 with a 3.0 Merc stern drive. I haven’t posted here yet because every question or issue I’ve run into has been asked and answer here...this forum is excellent. Ran into something yesterday on the water that I can’t find an answer to though, so...
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