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  1. Texasmark

    What is involved in removing center live well from 2017 tracker panfish 16?

    Is the live well a structural member? What if you seal off the inputs and use it for storage? I have 2 on my current boat, did that and wound up with them full of needed boating accessories. That will give you some additional room.
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    Where to get a manual?

    I work the 3-4 cyl 2 stroke Merc arena. My last 2 engines were 2002 models. OEM manual I had with the 3 cyl was for engines in this category and the manual starts with the 1994 engines and goes on out to the end of production in 2005 I assume...since I am interested in 2002 year models. So I...
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    1999 Doral 270 - Dash Switches not working

    Obviously a supply problem. If something works that is fed from the breaker panel, then one would assume the panel is getting power, and therefore all breakers on the buss are being fed. A wiring diagram would help to isolate the breaker (my guess) feeding what doesn't work. Sometimes...
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    Evinrude motor Purchase?

    Your comment: "Ok thanks. I guess I could always use the evinrude for 5 years and then switch the motor to a merc or yamaha when the time comes correct?" If that's the way you really feel, why risk it. Buy what you want in the first place and be done with it, rather than have the guilt...
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    Lost water pressure

    Main problems you hear about are: Before you start, a manual would help in addition to what I am posting....iboats sells them as does ebay. 1. Separation of the lower unit could be 4 obvious bolts between the LU and mid section. You may have a 5th bolt so mark the position of your zinc trim...
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    Lost water pressure

    I went after a clog because of what you said. What could have happened, with you not indicating that your impeller is 4 years old and is of unknown operational/storage history, is that a piece of an impeller blade could have broken off and is clogging a water passage. Or you could have gotten...
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    Mercury XR 6 question

    Totally agree and that applies to motors that are seldom used. I use my boat a few times a year and both first start and length of time between outings applies. Once running for that outing, the rest of the starts are immediate.
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    Lost water pressure

    Put the engine on muffs and turn on the water pressure. Disconnect the water pressure/tell tale hose at the hose barb on the engine block that feeds engine block water (pressure) to the dash gauge and tell tale. Take a piece of wire and clean out the hose barb...determining that it's not...
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    replace or fabricate internal fuel lines 74 mercury 650?

    Not necessarily marine related, but when replacement time comes, I use what makes sense and is available. If that is substitute, hose barbs and auto fuel line works for me...inland lake, not over 40k acres, no salt water usage. Every time I see an old Mercury Mark XYZ I marvel at the aircraft...
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    Water in gear oil

    Yepper.
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    Water in gear oil

    SWAG: When filling, one inserts oil from below the gearbox and continues to fill till clear, solid, non-bubbly oil exits the vent just above the antiventilation plate. The upper drive shaft seals are beneath the water pump so there is some room for LU oil to expand at the top of that chamber...
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    Prop slip and cavitation.

    Cavitation is minute air pockets formed when the oxygen is pulled out of the H2O mixture called water. Reduced air pressure, aka vacuum is what does this and in your case I'd say the rough character of your surface is the smoking gun. I have no idea as to how it looked when originally...
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    Mercury 90hp 2 cycle

    Faztbullet, Racerone, Flying Scott to name 3 could answer that question. Ping one of them. The 3 and 4 cylinder engines of that time period are very, very similar in fact the manual from 1994to 2007 more or less is the same book with separate sections only for the 3 vs 4 cyl powerhead. Like...
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    lower seals help needed

    The screw is a great idea too. Glad you were successful. "You gave me the motivation to give it another go." I find that my motivation is challenges that I have accepted and overcome over my life. Like seeking an answer to something: If you don't ask the question, how can you expect an...
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    Hours? How?!

    And yet another is that you go out and float or anchor and have lunch and visit, enjoying being out on the water, then enjoy water sports, or vise versa. 2 hours of water sports is a lot of tubing, or skiing. Or you cruise around on a Sunday afternoon and run up the hour meter. I think...
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    1997 Mercury 90hp fuel line

    Walmart in Greenville, Tx. is where I bought my OEM for the listed price last year for my recently purchased 2002 rig.
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    lower seals help needed

    You can leave the LU intact. Just remove the prop and thrust washer on the prop shaft and get to it. Drill a hole in the metal and take a pick, like a SSdental pick, stick it in the hole, or holes if you choose, and pry the outer seal out. Then you can grasp the metal of the inner seal and...
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    Ports Working

    Was out a couple of days ago and running my usual 3000-3500 sweet spot at 20-25 MPH, nice comfortable cruise, no problem maintaining trim/boat attitude, soft ride. Decided to punch on out and get some WOT data also. Running the Mercury Laser II original square ported prop. Slip at the...
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    115, 4 cyl, 2 stroke, 2+2 performance update

    Short history. Bought this used rig last summer and didn't like the performance. Problems to me were transitioning from 2 to 4 was rough and after getting on 4 it took awhile to clean the plugs out so that I could get WOT RPMs. Once they cleaned out, with the prop I selected I was sitting...
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    Picture pixel limit exceeded

    Tried to post a picture this am and got this instead of the pic. being posted. Where do I go from here? Thanks.
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