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    Re-power advice...

    Hey folks, I've got a 25'9" Bennington pontoon (no strakes) with a 90hp 4-stroke merc on the back. With the wife and I alone, it will run 21/22, and tends to run close to max rpm. When we put 6 of our friends in it (isnt this what the big toons are for? :joyous: ) we run about 15 mph. Also...
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    Motor oil leaking 90HP ELPT 4-stroke 4-cyl

    Hi experts, I have a 2000 Merc OB 90HP ELPT Serial on the sticker says 0T067768. Recently purchased the boat (pontoon) and motor from a marine shop (consignment) and have taken it out a few times. This last two times I trimmed down in the parking lot, I noticed motor oil drip from the prop...
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    Idle issues 87 50hp

    Hi experts, after two weeks on this I am finally asking for advice. First off, the motor is a 50hp Johnson 1987 Model J50LCUD and the current symptom is it wont stay idling. There is more detail below, but basically, on the muffs I can start it, it will run for about 60 seconds and if I dont...
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    Strange pulley noise...

    Hi, experts, I have an 89 Galaxie 18.5' open bow with a 4.3L OMC V6 I/O (Model 432APRMED) motor. It has had no real problems, rebuilt the carb this year, great power, and she is running across the water like a scalded cat. But this past week when idling I noticed it started making a sound...
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    Broken Petcock - Block thread pattern?

    Hi, I have an 18.5' 89 Galaxie open bow with an OMC 4.3L V6 (432APRMED). Previous owner really neglected this thing and I was trying to remove the corroded petcocks to replace them. All the inserts came out fine, and 3 of the 4 came out of the block and exhaust manifolds fine, but managed to...
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    89 johnson 25hp tracker power loss

    Hi, I have a question about a boat I just bought. Would appreciate suggestions. The 89 Johnson 25HP 2-cycle motor ran great the first day. Took it out for a couple of hours. Very responsive, touch the key and it starts. around 30ish mph. Put in gas (supplied with the boat) and took it out...
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