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    3.0 Litre Mercruiser Power

    Hello, I have an 18 foot bowrider with a 3.0l Mercruiser. The boat has really slow take offs. I can throttle slowly and accelerate up to plane. But if I throttle all the way down, nothing happens, the rpm does not increase. The only way to get to plane is to slowly increase the throttle. Is...
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    Buying a boat that the prop / leg hit rocks

    Hello, I'm buying a 2009 Maxum 1800 SR3 3.0L Mercruiser with Alpha 1. I'm buying it from a dealer who has agreed to make it mechanically sound before I take ownership. The leg has clearly hit rocks or something. The prop is badly damaged and the fin is broken off, the bottom of the leg is...
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    70 HP Evinrude Shifting

    Hello, I used to have an 80 hp Mercury Outboard. When it shifted into gear, it was a hard shift, noisy, clunky, apparently the way it's supposed to be. I now have a 70 hp Evinrude. It shifts smooth. No clunks, no noise, just goes right into gear, forward and reverse. Is this normal...
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    Outboard Been Sitting Awhile - Preventative Maintenance

    Hello, I'm purchasing an 82 70 hp Evinrude that's been sitting for many years. What sort of preventative maintenance should be done? Thanks.
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    1982 70 HP Evinrude Metal in Gear Oil

    Hello, I'm looking to purchase a 1982 70 HP Evinrude. The owner passed away and the nephew is selling it. The grandpa claims there are 20 hours. Unlikely, but definitely low. I checked the compression, 150 all three cylinders. Starts, runs, shifts excellent. Pees well. Two issues: 1. Oil...
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    1979 80hp Mercury - Engine noise causing engine to stall, runs for about 5 seconds

    In a previous post my motor was difficult to start. The crankshaft seemed really tight. The crankshaft spins freely now but makes a tinging, scratchy god awful noise when running. The motor sounds nice, it's firing and wants to run but is being held back by some resistance it seams, from...
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    1979 Mercury 80 HP Hard to Crank

    I was cruising fine when suddenly my motor began to struggle as if there was resistance internally. Then it died. I tried to restart it and the flywheel had a lot of resistance and it struggled to turn over, as though the battery was low or the starter was weak. Charged up the battery and let it...
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