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    1978 Mercury 800 timing question

    Hello all, I have a 78 Mercury 800 4 cylinder with coil per plug ignition. I've been trying to set the timing in neutral and I'm not sure I fully understand the process. If I make adjustments that move my spark arm away from the hull, my Rpms increase. I then adjust my idle stop screw to bring...
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    Prop Pitch Question

    I have a 17 foot aluminum bass tracker with a 78 mercury 80 hp motor. The boat normally has 2 200 lbs passengers with about 100 lbs of fishing gear. I have had this boat for a full season now (first boat). When I bought the boat it came with a very beat up 3 blade prop. The boat can get up to at...
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