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    Difference in Saltwater Boating

    We have been boating on a freshwater lake for many years. Recently we bought a Florida home. It's on a small canal, off a creek, which runs a couple miles into Lemon Bay, on the Gulf, in Englewood, FL. We plan on getting a small pontoon boat. It will likely stay in the water (not on a lift)...
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    Oil Warning Siren

    '98 Merc 150 outboard. My oil warning siren is sounding. It did once before and I vaguely recall it had something to do with the engine mounted reservoir being too low. I recall that I did something, like loosen the cap on it, and everything was OK. The main reservoir was not empty empty...
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    Hull Full of Rainwater

    I have noticed others have done this same, sorta-dumb, thing. We have a 20-foot fiberglass deckboat with a 150 Merc OB. It has always (14 years) been on a lift in a covered dock, but over this past winter I stored it on a trailer. I had both a water-proof plastic and cloth fiber cover...
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    Identify OMC Serial Number

    Can someone identify the following OMC serial number. It is on a small, rope-start, tiller outboard. 4156-01878 Thanks. & my Mom (Bless Her Soul) who gave it to me when I was 10, more than fifty years ago, thanks you too.
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    '97 150 Trim Question Plus Other

    How does a '97 Mercury 150 trim system work? My meter has stopped working, so I'm wondering why. - - - - - - Also, can you still access the manual online? It was some time ago, but when I had a question about the oil injection, I found it online and printed the pdf file from the Fuel Systems...
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    Troubleshooting Trolling Motor Blown fuse

    Here's the deal, after some experimenting.<br /><br />Up until two days ago our trolling motor was working fine--every-day use since the weather turned nice.<br /><br />Yesterday morning it would not run at all.<br /><br />I found a blown fuse, which had melted the fuse holder, near one of the...
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    Oil Warning Siren

    Hi:<br /><br />My first time here.<br /><br />We have a '98 Merc 150 offshore carbureted.<br /><br />Last fall the oil warning siren went off. We know what that means so we trolled back in. We loosened the cap on the engine mounted oil reservoir and cranked the engine until it overflowed. It...
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