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  1. Texasmark

    This isn't a boat post but it can effect every boat with a squeeze bulb fuel primer, regardless of the brand of the engine.

    I'll check them out. Thanks for the tip.
  2. Texasmark

    This isn't a boat post but it can effect every boat with a squeeze bulb fuel primer, regardless of the brand of the engine.

    The old Merc./Quicksilver diamond shape was bulletproof but couldn't be sold anymore due to new restrictions that it couldn't meet. I had purchased another boat and no longer had that one. The first of my purchases for the newer boat was an OEM 3' bulb-hose package for about $35.....yeah, no...
  3. Texasmark

    This isn't a boat post but it can effect every boat with a squeeze bulb fuel primer, regardless of the brand of the engine.

    Not going into all what I went through but today's EPA approved squeeze bulbs are plague ridden nuisances. After several days of scratching my head because my engine wouldn't start for this season, I determined that it didn't have enough fuel in the combustion chamber to combust. Problem...
  4. Texasmark

    What torque for my prop?

    My service manual for 90-125 HP Mercs specifies 55 foot-lbs. I think they don't want any slipping...........
  5. Texasmark

    Anyone tried one of these boats?

    Well now I know of the reason for the unique design. Thanks.
  6. Texasmark

    Lake depth and how shallow can you run?

    As others have said, if putting along you can tilt/trim up and essentially run in the depth that the hull doesn't hit bottom. The problem lies in your wanting to get some speed and attempt to get on plane.....the stern will sink before it rises to a higher level. On some boats running...
  7. Texasmark

    Boating with small children ( Toddlers ) Best Life Vest.

    Whatever you do get one with a crotch strap and use it. When my daughter was about 10 as I recall, she fell off her skis and when she did, her rigid foam life jacket (without the strap) came up over her head and forced it under the water. I slammed the throttle to the firewall, made a fast U...
  8. Texasmark

    Scratched brand new boat

    I bought a brand new boat in 1971 and as I was leaving the dealership, I stopped in their lot and checked several things ensuring that they were roadworthy. Some old man in a campered pickup backed into the boat and smashed a hole in the side of it. It took a couple of months for a local boat...
  9. Texasmark

    Phil Dill Sunbeam Cruiser Craft

    I bought a couple of boats from Phil back in the 1970's. He had a good selection, customer oriented sales force, and priced right. He was one of the two large dealers in Lewisville, Tx. and may have been the one with a hole he made and filled with water and service attributes on I-35 N. of...
  10. Texasmark

    Anyone tried one of these boats?

    Somebody from the US North West probably could explain the rocking chair design of the boats used on those rivers. That's the only place I have seen them.
  11. Texasmark

    No power to ignition switch

    So is it the solenoid or the power to it? Get across the small terminals on the solenoid and flip the switch. If you get no 12v you have a supply problem. If you get 12v time for a new solenoid. Some times I have bypassed the solenoid to ensure that its the problem, being internal or supply...
  12. Texasmark

    No power to ignition switch

    If I am picking up correctly on this, its not your lack of power to the ign switch, its the fact that when you roll it over to the start position nothing happens but you hear a "click"??????? The click is probably the solenoid switch which is located close to the starter and usually contains...
  13. Texasmark

    Sacrificial Aluminum Prop

    Quick "lugging" test is when you hit the throttle and not much happens. Proper gear ratio (prop is a big part of that) delivers quick response to throttle changes. Now, back to the what's your WOT RPM and your max engine rated RPM under your most frequent load (what's in the boat) conditions.
  14. Texasmark

    Transducer on aluminum v-hull

    PIRANHA MAX 4 from Hummingbird is what I use that works fine for me and at around a hundred bucks, no big drain on the wallet.
  15. Texasmark

    Props?

    A 4 blade of the same pitch and design would drop your RPMs slightly and give you a better hole shot...you could drop an inch in pitch too and you should still be in the upper part of the recommended RPM range. Changing prop styles and doing the above usually changes more things than you...
  16. Texasmark

    Transducer on aluminum v-hull

    I mount mine inside near the centerline, just in front of the transom. Have done this for many years on aluminum boats. The transducer operates on sound waves and the aluminum conducts them very well, maybe better than mounting outside. I use a rigid epoxy and eliminate as many bubbles as...
  17. Texasmark

    New Fuel Line Size

    I used the Quicksilver diamond shaped bulb for many years and its performance was stellar. Several years ago I bought another boat and had quite a bit of rework to do and part of that was the OEM bulb and about 3' of hose in a package for a sizzling $35.00. I couldn't believe it. After trying...
  18. Texasmark

    1991 90HP Mercury not starting

    Since it is a 2 stroker, lubricated by the fuel mixture, the general recommendation on here is to use a spray containing some lubricating oil.....like Sea Foam, or Starting Fluid that contains a light lube....indicated in the printing on the can. Over the years I have seen SF used quite often...
  19. Texasmark

    Airboats (swamp boats)

    Maybe the Dept. of the Interior would cover the rules for the intranational waterway since it runs from our Southern border to well up in the North.....one set of rules for the entire system due to what it is....don't remember the extent of the upper end as I only worked the Southern portions...
  20. Texasmark

    01 Merc 75hp ELPTO

    level with the upper casting is what I always used with the carb upside down.
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