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    1988 L6 115hp idles and runs well at half throttle and WOT, but falls flat when put in gear at idle if I don't goose the throttle immediately

    You rebuilt the engine but skipped the carbs because some previous yahoo did them!? I would open them up, make sure everything's clean, floats adjusted right, needle and seat not leaking and new gaskets. Then do a proper link and sync as per the service manual.
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    1981 7.5 merc surging idle

    Could be so many different things. Two strokes are basically one big semi-controlled air leak. If you have any extra air leaks like worn our crank seals, leaking crankcase halves, leaking fuel pump diaphragm, leaky seals at carb, etc you will have problems. Then add to that any fuel delivery...
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    Mercury75hp not starting

    That wiring is a mess. I would be redoing all of it. Those insulated connectors with the yellow and blue sleeves belong in the trash. But first things first, if you apply power directly to the starter does it turn the engine over? That's the big wire near the bottom of the starter.
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    Is it worth fixing up?

    If your 15 year old wants to go boating, buy a clean, well cared for garaged boat that's ready for the water. If your 15 year old wants to wait until he's a 20 year old to go boating, start your resto now.
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    Ease of towing larger boat

    It's not that big of a deal. I helped a friend tow a 25' cabin cruiser on a roller trailer and that thing was a cake walk to launch/retrieve from a normal ramp. Another friend had a 27' cabin cruiser with a bunk trailer and that one was no big deal either. Many half tons have a high enough tow...
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    How much kicker hp do I need?

    Pretty much there's a small amount of room on the transom where I might be able to mount something very small. I may even have to make a small stand-off mount for that to work. I have a spare 15hp Evinrude but it's a big 67 pound pig I have no way of mounting it.
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    Bearing Buddies

    Basically when someone put on those bearing buddies they should have removed that spindle grease zerk.
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    Mercury 175hp timing issues

    Until you do a proper link and sync you are wasting your time. I learned this the hard way dragged my boat to the lake twice and it wouldn't go over 1500rpm when under load. Link and sync later I was off to the races.
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    How much kicker hp do I need?

    I've been thinking about getting a small kicker as a backup motor in case I ever get stranded in the middle of the lake with nobody around and a boat full of children. As you can see I don't have a whole lot of room on the transom. Would something like a little 3 horse 2-stroke have enough jam...
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    Why do people like fishing on the dock at the boat launch?

    Anyone else ever wonder why people seem to like (trying) to go fishing at the dock for the boat launch? How good can the fishing there possibly be when you have guys dumping and retrieving their boats? I think one group finally got the hint when one time I dumped/loaded my boat 3 times in one...
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    Starter drive solenoid replaceable?

    I've got a 1982 mercury 175hp v6. Seems like the solenoid inside the starter that causes the starter gear to pop up and mesh with the flywheel is not working properly. Sometimes when I hit the key the starter will just spin and the drive gear won't pop up. If I trim the motor a little up or down...
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    Suggest prop, merc 175hp v6 maxing out at 4500rpm.

    I've got a 1978 glastron cvx-20 sprint with a mercury 175hp black max v6. I bought it without a prop. The previous owner ran some super fancy $500 24p stainless prop. He said he got a hair over 60mph out of the boat. I have no real reason to doubt him, but I never got a chance to be in it with...
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    Dies when giving throttle?

    Finally got my 82 175hp V6 running right, then took it to the lake this weekend. At first it ran great, but then after a while, if I'd shut the engine off for 5 minutes while out on the water, it wouldn't want to restart without giving it a little throttle in neutral and giving it any throttle...
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    Won't rev past 1500 rpm in gear!?

    Have an 82 175hp v6. Runs and revs fine in neutral but with a load on it won't do more than 1500 rpm. Tried putting on a spare prop (that I discovered has a slipping hub) and it will rev up fine in gear with that (slipping hub) prop but put on my good prop and once I give it a little throttle to...
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    Not getting good water flow out pee hole! V6 175hp

    Have an 82 175hp v6 and when I start it up on the muffs I don't get good water flow through the pee hole. I did a new water pump kit on it with no help there. At idle I won't get anything out the pee hole, at higher rpms like 3000 it will spritz and spray but not your normal healthy stream of...
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    What length of drive shaft do I need? 1981 175hp

    Have a 1981 175hp v6 without a lower unit. I've been looking at lower units for sale but need to know how to tell what length of shaft I need. Where do I measure from?
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    Is this the hub kit for my factory mercury prop?

    I've got a factory mercury prop on my 84 90hp inline 6. Prop's part # is 48-77346a-4 19 pitch. I think the prop hub has spun and I want to replace it. I pressed out the old one, and the old one looks totally different than the replacement spec'd online. All I could find for a replacement hub was...
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    Sealing outboard - transom bolt holes..?

    I have to take my outboard off, at least partially, to get my new steering cables in and get the old ones out. No other way to do this and I do have an engine hoist so it's not a big deal. But I'm wondering, what's the best way to seal up the bolt holes in the transom when I go to reinstall the...
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    Does anybody sell a truly waterproof boat cover?

    Was looking for a boat cover for my 20' glastron cvx-20 sprint. I'm having a hard time finding something like a basic, nylon boat cover. I DO NOT want or need a breathable boat cover. When I'm not at the lake my boat is stored indoors so the only time I will ever have the cover on it is while...
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    Suggest a prop, 79 glastron cvx-20 w/ merc 175hp black max

    Need a prop for my boat. It's a 79 glastron cvx-20 sprint with an 81 mercury black max 175hp. Dry hull weight excluding motor is rated at 1050lbs. Dry motor weight is rated at 370lbs according to that nadaguides website. I will mainly be using the boat for skiing and tubing and some lake...
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