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    Caught another boats anchor, whos fault?

    If you were at anchor then in Ohio it is illegal to come within 100 ft, so he would have been at fault. But this is why I stay away from party/ and overly popular boating areas!
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    1992 Mercury 40 hp 4 cylinder information

    Thought about having it tested, had some issues in past years with OMC vro injection systems. Talked to a couple local mechanics that swear in the Merc oil injection system so I have some comfort there. Previous owner had reciepts showing the motor was gone thru, tuned up, all fluids changed...
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    1992 Mercury 40 hp 4 cylinder information

    I have tried every site with a Mercury name on it over the past 4 days. No repair manuals or just operators manual even. All the sites say not availiable. Thought there might be soneone that owns one that would be willing to pass along what ever is important in the owners manual.
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    1992 Mercury 40 hp 4 cylinder information

    Recently bought a used 16' boat with a 92 40hp 4 cylinder Mercury motor with oil injection. Looking for an operation manual but cant locate one, everyone says " not availiable"....looking fot information on priper filling ofvthe oil tank under the cowl, how full, how long of run time on the...
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    Questions on recent purchase of Mercury OB

    Recently purchased a 16' Sylvan with a 40hp Mercury 2stroke 4 cylinder motor. Been trying to find an owners manual for this motor but getting dead ends. Supposed to be a 1992 model, both boat and motor are in near mint condition and I woukd like to keep them that way.. This motir has the oil...
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    Outboard wont start after running for a while

    Submersion can cause all kinds of electrical problems, especially down the road. You can govthru and replace all the electronics orvtradevit in for a new motor. Not gonna be fun either way, costly lesson learned...
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    Bad Experience with Mercury and Bass Pro.....

    See if you have any other Mercury dealers in your area, or talk to the store mgr, even go to the head honcho of BassPro...no excuse for this kind of treatment. This iscthe reason I use my credit card for all big purchases, if there is an issue, just call the cc company and have a hold put on...
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    trailer manufacturer picks?

    Get the best trailer you can afford !!
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    Rapid trailer jerk at higher speeds

    Jerking or swaying?? Many folks get these mixed up when their trailer goes haywire. From your description it sounds more like a sway issue. Many times additional weight must be used on the tongue to cure this issue. Many folks never check there alignment of their trailer wheels as well as...
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    Are Boston Whalers as prone to waterlogging as other boats?

    Usually the water comes from some hull damage that went on without repair. Unfortunately hulls can be repaired long after the damage so you will never know. Ask the owner if he will subject the boat to a marine survey, they sometimes go in thru the drain plug hoke and take a core sample for...
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    Trying to decide between 3 older boats!

    No glass boats for me, especially old ones...problems for sure!!! Go aluminum, wait and shop, but cant beat a tin with an outboard unless tou want a bigger tinny with an I/O. Just sold my Islander (22') with 140hp merc, great boat!!! Just cant handle the load, and unload at age 73. Just...
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    Tin Rig Tow Vehicle

    I have a 16' Sylvan side console, with 40hp Merc OB around 2500# fully loaded. Pull it with my Jeep Cherokee V-6, 4400 rated tow capacity, no trailer brakes, no problem pulling or stopping!!! Also pull my enclosed trailer and SxS at 2800 lbs with no issues. Yes my Cherokee has a trailer...
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    Going from surge brakes to no brakes

    If your total towing weight is 3k or kess you will be fine without trailer brakes !! Here in Ohio they recomend brakes with towing weights of 2500 lbs unless the towing vehicle is equiped with a trailer towing pkg, then the trailer weight can go up to 3k lbs. Over 3k lbs does require trailer...
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    moisture inside distributor cap

    My search did not show anything usefull so if this topic has been used please let me know. I have been helping my neighbor trouble shoot his hard starting and failure to run problem with his 350 4 bbl engine. He has a constant problem with moisture inside his distributor cap. We have removed it...
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    Help choose new but used.

    There are some on this forum somewhere but I will try this again, hope it works, 1983 Islander with 140hp 3.0
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    Mounting a rod/reel holder

    When I bought my boat it was used and the side looked like swiss cheese from all the previous ownwers mounting rod holders in various positions. I decided to create my own, each rail is 8' long and the rod holders slide along its length to what ever position is needed. Not necessarily an answer...
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    best head gasket for 3.0

    I posted earlier in the year about replacing a head gasket on my1983 3.0 140 hp engine. With the nice weather in our area I decided today was the day to "git er done" Have the head pulled and sure enough the metal head gasket was burned thru between 2-3 cyl. Just a slight little burn thru...
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    3.0 head gasket replace tricks

    I am going to replace the head gasket on my 1983 3.0 mercruiser 140 hp. I do have the merc shop manual and have worked on cars many times. Have also done all my own maintenance on this boat since I have owned it. I have a lower compression on 2-3 by about 30/40 lbs and am beginng to hear a...
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    12v power inverter problem

    I have a 12v plug in the cigarette lighter inverter that I use to power a small boom box radio on my boat. In fact I have two, one is used for my aerator on my minnow bucket. Tye problem is they stopped working on my boat. When I plug them into the car they work fine but not the boat, the...
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    getting fuel flow started on long hose

    I have a 1987 9.9 kicker with a 15hp conversion as a kicker motor on my 22' starcraft. Every thing works great once I get it going. The problem is it can take 15-20 minutes to suck the fuel from the tank to the motor, now I do have a long fuel line approx. 12' mabey a little more. Anyone have...
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