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  1. jimmbo

    Is anyone else seeing odd behavior of the site?

    I get a lot of White Blank screens. Logging out then back in, and clearing Cookies didn't change anything
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    1987 mercury 115 bogs after full throttle

    Is it bogging as it is accelerating, or after it hits top Rpm?
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    Ez loader trailer

    That is the Brand I was referring to having the poor choice of Aluminium in its construction
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    Ez loader trailer

    What make and model is it? I would like to know so I can avoid it when shopping for a new vehicle. The car I mentioned earlier, has an Aluminium Trunk Lid. Very flimsy, you can put a permanent Dent in it, just by pressing your Thumb against it. Not a very good metal except for cookware
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    Ez loader trailer

    I know, I cringe every time I see one of my cars on the Hoist, how flimsy the Front End looks compared with the other Two, which have Normal looking Front Ends
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    daily music fix

    To each his/her own, but to me, Walsh is a source of Earitation
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    Ez loader trailer

    Myself, I would never trust Aluminium to be strong enough to carry a load. To me, it is a brittle metal that snaps apart, my only choice is Steel.
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    Ez loader trailer

    Welcome to iboats Depends on where the trailer was dunked(Salt or Brackish water will hasten Corrosion), and how the Owner(s) maintained it. You didn't say if it was painted or galvanized. While the outside of the Tubes are painted/powder coated, the inside isn't. EZLoader does sell...
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    Mercury 25XD won't go full throttle.

    That the Spark can jump a 3/8" Gap
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    $250 Boat in my possession!!

    No, that is not the Prop that was shipped with the Engine. Personally, I think no Prop should shipped with any engine over 8 hp. All Props should be selected upon Motor installation. I can't say how many times the Engine was swapped, but the Evidence is there, that it at one time, had a Mercury...
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    Why Oil Injection?

    A full tank cannot slosh much, and sloshing doesn't really do much mixing. The gas at the top moves a bit, but the Oil at the bottom just slides back and forth a bit. Some people think that tipping the tank over once or twice mixes the contents. In reality the Tank rotates around the contents...
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    $250 Boat in my possession!!

    Whoever removed the Merc that was on there before the Evinrude, didn't do a very good job of Sealing the old Bolt Holes. That Evinrude is a 1966, at least the Cowl is That Prop is the 11 X 9 part# 376738. It was a for use on Tugs/Barges. @5000 rpm it might get a boat up to 20mph, anything...
  13. jimmbo

    No longer made in USA

    Pretty much the only thing remaining are the Over Compensated Do-nothing Executives. If anything should have been sent Overseas, it would have been their Jobs
  14. jimmbo

    Outboard engine on odd shaped transom

    What's the Boat made of, Wood, Steel, Glass, Concrete?
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    Someone added this purple wire .

    Wired like it is, that wire will only have power when the Key is turned to 'Start/Crank', and no power at 'Run'.
  16. jimmbo

    Outboard engine on odd shaped transom

    I will assume you meant 'a good prop shop'
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    Someone added this purple wire .

    That purple wire is not connected at the other end? How long is it? Are you saying it runs all the way to the Helm?
  18. jimmbo

    too much outboard for the boat?

    Looking at the pic, I can see many cracks in the paint/resin, indicating flexing. I agree with Scott's conclusion as well
  19. jimmbo

    too much outboard for the boat?

    How did you come to the conclusion that there is only a small bit of Rot in the Transom?
  20. jimmbo

    Any tricks for wire corrosion

    Fresh Water, Contaminated Water, or Salt Water?
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