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  1. Texasmark

    Mercury inline primary pick up 4-6, which is better, 4 or 6?

    600-700 is the right range idling and in the water boat moving in F gear per the manual....slow enough to shift without a "klunk" yet fast enough to keep the engine running. I agree with Racer on what he said. On later engines of that size idle speed is set by engine timing so changing the...
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    Best way to mount a 20” Evinrude 110 on a 25” transom?

    I gave you the numbers I did for the reasons stated and iterating that was for each 6" of setback...aka adding a jack plate or having your bottom (pad) stop 6" from the transom (like is done on popular bass boats), the AV plate moves up 1" from where it would have been if mounted on the transom...
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    Need help identifying the worth of a 1948 aluminum fully restored John boat with a 1993 Johnson 9.9 outboard & boat trailer

    I agree on Lone Star not making Johns: Defined as a flat bottom, flat nosed usually aluminum boat normally used in protected waters like rivers and small lakes. Lone Star built Aluminum up to 20', some with a cabin, and later maybe fiberglass when that craze hit the market but they were...
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    2005 Mercury 90hp 4 Stroke

    So 4 strokers don't have more parts to break than 2 strokers........really???????
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    Aluminum 12’

    That was the time line of my stuff mentioned, give or take 10 year window.
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    2005 Mercury 90hp 4 Stroke

    Amen brother. I have a 2002 115 2 stroker and my neighbor just bought a 2017 115 four stroker. Doesn't take but a heartbeat for you to realize you are getting in way over your head with all the gadgets that can break and cost you money on that 4. Don't rely on gas savings to push you in that...
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    1986 lowe 160 16ft -motor weight problems

    No doubt that will probably double your MPG but at what price. Buy the new engine because you want it and economy is a plus......not a mandate. You'll never get your money back.
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    Aluminum 12’

    I had a 12' Alumacraft that my 7.5 pushed out nicely. Ran that engine on a 10' Lowes Lake John too....Lake Johns are high sided and wider than ragular Johns. I thought many times of seeing what 9.9 would do to either. Were it not for having to buy one I would know the answer. If you can...
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    Merc 80hp 4stroke restarting itself???

    Interesting. On the car start button I assume its a momentary SPST switch, like a spring loaded toggle that is pushed and held till the operator sees the RPMs come up or hears it running. I can't imagine an electric circuit (requiring chips....sarcasm here) that automatically locks the...
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    Merc 80hp 4stroke restarting itself???

    Strange problem. First off the solenoid has to energize before any power is applied to the starter motor. On solenoids ready for replacement, due to high usage, the contacts pit and the surface area is reduced so when the starting current runs through there they actually weld together and...
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    Best way to mount a 20” Evinrude 110 on a 25” transom?

    They make manually adjustable and hydraulically operated, obviously more expensive but situation adaptive. I would think that you could get a manual type, run it, if not happy, undo the bolts, make an adjustment and test, etc. etc. and come up with your best performance. Obviously that...
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    Kind of a weird question on a/c for boat

    A 5-6k BTU AC is for an insulated bedroom in your house. For a cooling device to work it has to eliminate more BTUs from the area than are input...from weather, occupants, and heat sources.
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    Best way to mount a 20” Evinrude 110 on a 25” transom?

    Ouch!!!!! Little details (I missed....the hp part) make a difference. Sorry about the screwup folks. With that said, I'd agree with Chris. A jackplate could result in some performance besides being a bullet proof way to solve the problem. Cutting down a transom is surely risky business. I...
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    Best way to mount a 20” Evinrude 110 on a 25” transom?

    What are you doing with it? Gonna bet the 25" transom is on a big water fishing boat of significant size and the 110 is a kicker for trolling. Before you get to concerned about it, go out and run it. You may be presently surprised that at trolling speeds, fresh water into the prop is...
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    TCW-2, use it?

    Well her V8, Fordomatic, 2 door custom, 1951 vintage was about 4 years old when I got my driver's license. She didn't have all that many in town miles on it but being a small town where 2 miles was about as far as you had to go to get anywhere she probably had a sludge problem. I remember it...
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    400-650 Mercury Thunderbolt information needed

    " His dad liked to also race the old 4 cylinder opposed cyiinder Mercs too." This is wrong. I should have said OMC 4 cylinder opposed engines too. Since we are talking about memory back to the late 1950's......The friend as I recall had a 1950 vintage, light blue, round cowl 25 hp...
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    TCW-2, use it?

    Not in my neighborhood, Houston, Tx. There was a Texaco station at the end of our street that sold Havoline oil. For years they had oil displays adjacent to the gas pumps with HD (detergent) 20W in the winter and 30W in the summer. I don't remember when I became aware of HD becoming...
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    TCW-2, use it?

    TC-W2 or W3 is listed as suitable for engines listed in the service manual for 2002 (manual covers engines from 1996 till 2005 I think) 60 Jet through 125 HP engines. Only shelf life I can think of is additives settling out of it if it has a secured lid to keep environmental effects from...
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    Need help deciding!! Wakeboard boat vs bow rider!?!

    Well if Barney (the deputy on the Andy Griffith show years ago) catches you, or a land owner reports you or you sink a kayak or small fishing boat who is deliberately fishing protected waters due to boat size and reports you........... In Texas YOU are responsible for your wake!
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    400-650 Mercury Thunderbolt information needed

    I certainly agree with racerone on what not to get. On Faztbullets comment, I grew up in Pasadena and we used to water ski and have boat races in the river across from the San Jacinto Monument back in the late 50's. The hottest engines in the race circuit were 4 cylinder Mercs, only 40 hp (OEM...
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