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    Bought spare prop, but hub looks different

    Hi guys, Just bought a spare prop for my boat. I was able to get a Merc BlackMax 14.5 x 19p prop that was nearly brand new for $75 off of craigslist. It's not ideal, as my boat has a 23P prop that's performing great, but I figured that this would be a great backup prop should something happen...
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    Spare prop questions

    Hey guys, I just purchased a 14.5 x 19 Merc aluminum prop off of Craigslist. My stock prop is a 23 pitch, but for $70 I figure this will work great as a spare. I'm planning on purchasing a spare prop nut and washer just in case I drop one in the lake, as well as a floating prop wrench. I'm...
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    Will this prop fit?

    Hey guys, I think I have a deal on a spare prop. The prop that came with my boat is a Merc 13.5 x 23, and I'm looking for a nice, cheap spare. I find this one online: http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/wsh/boa/2699601014.html He'll sell it to me for $65, and it's a 13 x 19. Obviously it's...
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    Craigslist find: Outboard to I/O Conversion...WHY?

    Hey guys, Just found this on craigslist. http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/dak/boa/2698777499.html What would possibly motivate someone to do a conversion like this? Hard to tell from the pics, but does this even look safe?
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    Piranha Propellers

    Has anyone tried one? http://www.piranhapropellers.com/ I don't have a spare prop yet and was thinking of getting another Merc BlackMax at some point. On my latest issue of Boating magazine there is an ad for Piranha propellers. Modular, composite design allows replacing blades instead of...
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    So what's wrong with the Merc TKS carbs?

    Hey everyone, I've heard some negative things about Merc's TKS carbs, and I was wondering why that is? They advertise it as a system that eliminates the need for a choke. How do the previous generation carbs handle that? Choke on the dash? Thanks!
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    High Performance Gear Lube?

    Hey everyone, I just finished winterizing my boat for the first time. Overall the experience went pretty well: Warmed it up, changed the oil, fogged the cylinders through carb and each plug hole, pulled all 5 drain plugs out and drained the block, and changed the outdrive gear lube. All...
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    Powerloading damage

    Hey guys, First of all, last thread I had concerning this matter got locked. I have no intentions of this turning into a powerloading battle; I just want to share a story. I am a relatively new boat owner. I bought my 2011 Larson LX850 back in the beginning of July. I don't consider...
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    Bilge Heaters

    Hello everyone, I was reading my new BoatUS magazine today and saw an advertisement for a bilge heater. Never heard of such a thing, and it looks like they are intended to keep an engine compartment warm over the winter to eliminate the risk of freeze damage to the engine. The good part is...
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    Quick oil change question

    Hey everyone, I'll be doing an end of season oil change in the next few weeks, and I'm looking for some tips on how to make this as fast and easy as possible. I've read about the quick oil drain hose that's sometimes attached to the drain plug of the boat. No such hose is attached to my plug...
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    Winterizing!

    Hey everyone, I'm a new boat owner, just bought my first boat in July. It's a new 2011 Larson LX850 with a 4.3L TKS Merc with Alpha-1 outdrive. I've read the owner's guide pretty thoroughly and am constantly online learning about it! It's near the end of our boating season and I need to...
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    Boat Ramp Darwinism at Work

    So tonight I saw a real winner put his boat on the trailer. He had a nice looking Ranger bass boat with a 300 Opti on the back. He lined it up, eased it on the trailer with his wife in the car. Then he applied a nice helping of throttle to push the boat all the way up to the roller on the...
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    O/B vs. I/O experience

    Hi everyone, I recently purchased my first boat last month after months of looking. I grew up with boats, my parents had a 1989 18' Starcraft SS180 with a 115 HP Merc O/B for most of my childhood, and a 16' Whaler with 50 HP Merc before that. I spent lots of time operating the Starcraft...
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    Something to worry about?

    Hey everyone, I have a 1-month-old Larson LX850 with the 4.3L TKS Merc with Alpha1 outdrive. Last night I was running around 4,000 RPMs for about 2 minutes before coming to a stop, and I left the engine running to allow things to cool down a bit. I noticed a noticeable amount of white steam...
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    Boat wandering at slow speeds, videos attached

    Hey everyone, Just bought a new 2011 Larson LX 850 18' bowrider about a month ago. I grew up with boats, but they had outboard engines and this is my first experience with a Merc sterndrive. One of the first things I noticed is that this thing does NOT want to go in a straight line when going...
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    New Larson build quality

    Hey everyone, I've been seriously thinking about buying a 2011 LX 850 with the 4.3L MerCruiser V6 engine. Seems like a great deal, as I can get the boat for just under $20,000 which beats nearly every other new boat in the same class for value. Now I realize the LX series aren't Larson's...
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    2000 Force 90 HP, same as Mercury?

    Hi everyone I've been looking for a nice outboard bowrider for awhile and have found a few mid '90s Bayliners with Force outboards. I don't know much about them other than that they were owned by Brunswick at that point. Now I'm looking at a 2000 bayliner 1600 with the 90 HP Force engine...
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