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    Correct prop

    Hey all. I have a 1985 228 wellcraft sportsman. She is old and I am sure heavier than when she was built. She was repowered in 2000 with a merc 5.0 and a bravo one. This was before I owned it. Spun prop last week and have 2 others that came with it. Does anyone know what size I should run. Old...
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    Engine alarm help

    Hey all, I have a 2000 merc efi. Last season the alarm stopped working. My gauges all work fine. How can I test to see if it is the alarm or a bad connection at the engine side. Any help is appreciated
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    Bottom paint

    I have a 1985 wellcraft and have always painted two coats of anti fouling bottom paint on her each year. This year I was thinking of just sanding and painting the spots that have gotten to bare fiberglass. Thought?
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    No water out of outdrive

    So I found this. Inside of the plastic housing gauged as well. Ordered new housing and impeller. Plus new therm housing.
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    No water out of outdrive

    I have a Mercruiser 5.0 with a bravo on it. At beginning of the season, I started as usual and noticed that it took almost 20-20 seconds for water to begin being pulled up the out drive from the ear muffs. This seemed odd but once it got a prime all was good. I had to replace the Manifolds and...
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    Merc 5.0 NO start

    Ok guys here we go. I have a Merc 5.0 EFI that is giving me a hard time. Everything was running fine last weekend. Last night we got a huge rain storm and I went to the boat to make sure all was well and tried to start the boat. Usually she starts in 3-4 seconds with out fail. Today it took a...
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    outboard vs i/o

    It is finally time to get a new boat. My old boat had a merc 4.3 io in it. I am trying to decide if I get a 23 foot maxium with a 5.7 v 8 io or a 19 ft hjrricane with a 150 mercury saltwater ob. Looking for fuel eco as well as performance. Any ideas
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