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    1991 Mercury 115 hp

    My boss is about to purchase a boat with this motor for an awesome price. Anything to look out for with this particular year model? Is it supposed to pee or no? I saw a possible place for it to pee (at the very bottom of the motor cover) but nothing was coming out. However, warmer water was...
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    OMC Control Help

    I had to replace my fast idle lever today, and when I finally got everything put back together, it was really hard to shift. The roller that goes into that plastic track won't go in unless I raise the lever up a bit. What's wrong with it?
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    Broken Fast Idle Lever 1975 50hp Evinrude

    This would only happen to me. Where can I get another one, and how hard is it to replace?
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    1971 50hp Hydroelectric- How much is she worth?

    I bought this motor thinking maybe it would come in handy if I needed some spare parts for my 1975 50hp but nothing I needed was interchangeable. I was told by the previous owner that it ran last time he used it and was only getting rid of it to repower his pontoon boat. It has no controls.
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    1975 Evinrude 50hp- Reverse please!

    So, the last couple of times I've gone out on the lake my motor doesn't want to engage into reverse. It does that awful clicking sound, so I just drift until I can go in forward which is ok until the wind changes directions. It's done that before but only because I think it was idled too high...
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    Angled to flat bunk conversion

    Hey guys! I was wondering if there is a bracket to adjust from an angled bunk board to flat. I bought a trailer for a V-hull bass boat that I'm going to use for a tri-hull boat. I'll get pics soon!
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    Truck Bedliner instead of carpet?

    This may be a dumb question, but is it possible to use that roll on bedliner stuff for truck beds in a boat? I figure it will probably work in an aluminum boat, but mine is fiberglass. I ripped up all the carpet and the floor looks like the bathtub that your grandma uses. You know the one with...
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    1975 Evinrude 50hp Evinrude with video

    I took a little bit of video of my boat and motor last time I went to the lake. I'm wondering if this is all the speed I should be getting out of my rig. Right now I think it's topping out around 20mph according to my GPS. It's a 15'4" fiberglass boat. It's rated for a 60hp max. I'm obviously...
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    1975 Evinrude 50

    #50573B I'm having problems with my motor idling. I always have to keep the throttle lever about half up to keep her going. We tried idling it up a bit, but then gears clanked when trying to put it in reverse. :eek: So we put it back where it was. Any ideas? The idle speed adjustment screw is...
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    Alarm broken. How bad is opening up controls?

    1975 Evinrude 50hp. Alarm stopped working suddenly (no more chirp when the key is turned on). I tried grounding the temp wire to the block and still nothing. I don't want to run the boat without the alarm, but how hard is it going to be to open up the control box and get everything back...
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    Just Bought a 1971 50hp Johnson for $20 Now What

    My dad just happened to be in the junkyard when a guy drove in with two 50hp Johnsons on a trailer to throw away. My dad offered him 20 bucks for the better looking one. The guy said that it ran, but he had taken it off of a party barge because he was just using the barge in his pond. I have...
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    1975 Evinrude 50hp no more chirp when turned on

    Yesterday the starter solenoid failed while at the boat ramp of the local lake. So after troubleshooting trying to solve that problem, I realized that the chirp at the remote doesn't work anymore when I turn the key. Actually... I don't even know why it chirps to begin with, but I figure it...
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    1975 Evinrude 50hp idle problems

    I just got done getting this motor running pretty well. I just recently got done putting in the spring in the throttle cam that someone apparently forgot to put back in there the last time it was taken apart(wow!). This fixed the main problem I was having because the timer base wasn't advancing...
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    Deep Creep Spill

    Does anyone know what Deep Creep will do to metal flake gelcoat? I spilled a little bit on my boat...well maybe it was a lot. The gelcoat had heavy oxidation as it is a 1985 model, but i noticed that the spot where the deep creep was spilled looks new again! It has stayed really shiny for a few...
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    1975 Evinrude 50hp won't idle in gear

    I've done a good bit of work on this motor to get it going. Brand new coils, fuel pump, tank, and fuel lines. The coils solved the first problem I had with it which was that it wouldn't go over about seven mph. It will now run fast all day long, but when you bring it down from WOT and try to...
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    1975 Evinrude 50hp Jumping Spark

    Just put two brand new coils on because it wouldn't go fast at WOT. Now it will. The spark is jumping from the boot to the opposite end of the plug. Also it dies when it's brought down from WOT. Usually drops a cylinder first. Here's a video of the spark jumping...
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    1975 Evinrude 50hp Dies when brought from WOT

    At first this motor wouldn't get any speed, none! Now we've finally gotten it to go fast at WOT. The problem is when you bring it down from WOT is dies. Sometimes it will just drop one cylinder, but most of the time it just grinds to a halt and is extremely hard to start. We've put two new coils...
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    Overweight?

    I have a 1985 Gator Bass Boat. The previous owner had a hole for a seat in the floor that went all the way down to the foam. We just bought the boat a couple of weeks ago. Everything is ok with the 50 hp evinrude thats on it, and the prop is right. We're thinking that maybe the foam got...
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    1975 Evinrude 50hp not top end speed

    I've been asking around everywhere and still can't figure out what wrong with this motor. It starts fine and idles GREAT! When I give it wide open throttle, it runs at about 10 mph. It never planes out the boat. I just bought the boat so this is the only way its ever run for me, but i know it...
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