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    2000 175 HPDI trim issue

    Motor has started rubbing on starboard side when trimming up and down on two pieces in pic. Worse going up. I greased the area and that didn’t fix it. Looks to be about 1/16” of clearance on the port side. Maybe the motor hinge is wearing on port side and causing bottom of motor to tilt...
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    Tow rope to Talon bracket?

    Warming up and kids want to tube. My tie down eye on the starboard side is located so that the tow harness rope is going to rub against the sharp parts under the Talon bracket. Wondering if I could just attach the harness to the Talon bracket arm (see picture). Would probably tow 2-3 kids at...
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    New owner questions - trimming/trolling and fuel stabilizer

    Hello, I recently acquired a 2000 Triton 189 with a 2000 175 horse 2 stroke Honda V-max. The boat has a bow mounted trolling motor. The guy I bought it from said I should always have the motor trimmed all the way down while trolling. This seems like a recipe for getting fishing line tangled...
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    Can I use a Johnson/Evinrude tank on Merc outboard?

    Tried to search to see if this question has already been answered but no luck. I have a 1967 or ‘68 six HP Mercury. I have a newer fuel tank that was used with an Evinrude. If I swap out the connector can I use the tank with my Merc? Or does the Merc outboard require a Merc connector where...
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    Lower unit oil or something else?

    1968 Mercury 60 (6 hp). Hadn’t been started since last August and after starting I noticed the tell-tale was plugged so spent some time with getting that cleared. Started it in a tote filled with water and ran it for about 5 minutes after I got the tell tale working (had run for a minute or...
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    Suzuki DT6 cylinder head repair or replace (?)

    1987 two stroke DT6. Purchased it used recently--owner said it hadn't been used for years and he wasn't sure of the condition. It looked like it was only lightly used after I cleaned it up. Started on second pull. Water shooting out the bottom of the tube on the face of the cylinder head and...
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    Help with Suzuki outboard serial number -- foreign model (?)

    I've done some research on how to decode Suzuki outboard serial numbers and I can't find any information about the number on my DT6 so I'm thinking it may be a code for another country (?) Serial number is 00601-715713-- I can't find any info on the 71 at the start of the last six. The service...
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    Full Bilge-- where to start?

    1995 Blue Water "Monte Carlo" bowrider. Merc 4.3 XL Alpha One. Have only had minimal water in the bilge in the past. Bilge was dry Saturday when I started-- drove for about 20 minutes and then dropped anchor in about 3 feet of water with bow tied off into the wind (very choppy seas, boat was...
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    Trim problems - manual override process?

    Mercruiser 4.3L XL with Alpha I. Question-- if you are out on the water, and the trim stops working, and you can't override with a screwdriver on the solenoids, is there a way to manually get the leg down to get home? And then manually lift it to get the boat out of the water? Thanks.
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    Trim problem - Mercruiser 4.3 XL Alpha I

    Trim works fine every time going up. Going down, sometimes push the button and nothing--no click, no whine, no nothing. With the engine off, I rock the handle back and forth from fwd to reverse and back a few times. Return to Neutral and trim works both up and down. 1. Assume because...
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    Which kneeboard?

    Looking for a good all around knee board for beginners. Would like to get one with a hook. Read some negative reviews on some O'Brien boards. Don't want to spend a ton but don't want to buy junk either. Thanks.
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    Mercruiser throttle problem

    I have a 1995 4.3L Mercruiser I/O. Was out on the bay yesterday and it was running fine. At the end of the day, it wouldn't throttle down to normal idle speed. Can't remember the RPMs but I would say it was running two or three times as fast as it should at idle. I could throttle up, but it...
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