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    Salmon fishing

    My grandson (16)Casey and I went out on the Sound to get us some salmon. I got his pole set up, started trolling slow, and told him to take the wheel while I got mine rigged. Had to add a dodger, hoochie, etc, so it took me some time. Next thing I know, some guy is shouting at us. I turn around...
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    50Merc remoteThrottle

    This boat had sat for a while, and the remote throttle really works hard. Seems to be binding inside the control pack. Oiled the carb linkages and they seem to move smoothly. Any ideas on how to loosen up/grease the cables will be appreciated<br /><br />Jerry
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    Trout season

    Season opens this weekend in Wa.. Fish and Wildlife stock all the lakes with keeper rainbows.<br />In the lake I go to they relased 10,000. My grandson and I ought to be able to catch a few. I really go to catch any holdovers from last year. They reach a repectable size.<br /><br />Jerry
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    Aftermarket parts

    Anyone have a good source for aftermarket parts for outboards? Ive had to replace a few parts and Merc prices are outrageous. I know it's not dealer markup cause I've seen the dealer prices for some parts I've bought.<br /><br />Jerry
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    Dumb trick

    Just happened yesterday. On the way home from fishing, I discovered my right tail light/turn signal on the trailer didn't work. Checked the bulb-ok, unscrewed the terminals on the light to check for rust-ok, unwrapped the tape on the splice I had made to extend the plug-ok. Must be the car, but...
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    1992 Merc 50 stator

    Couple weeks ago the rectifier went out, so I replaced it. After about 20 hours running over several weeks, the new one went out today. Could it be the stator is outputing too many amps? The stator was replaced last year by the previuos owner. I talked to the repair shop who did it before I...
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    50 Merc Charging question

    Out one day and the dash voltmeter started to swing from 0 to 16. The Tach jumped around as well. Then the tach went dead and the VM showed steady 12v. Figured from the manual that the tach is connected to the one side of the rectifier, thus the jumping in concert with VM. Since the prior owner...
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    Tough Rainbow

    Last year I caught a Rainbow at one of our local lakes. It was a fair sized fish but was unusual because he had a hook and and about 4 inches of leader coming out his butt. At first I thought he had somehow got tangled on my line and it was my hook. Nope, this dude had taken someones hook, broke...
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    Plugs

    New to boating. First time I took the boat out, it wouldn't start. Found out I had water in the gas tank. Took care of that. Second time out, it started, and was tooling around close the ramp to make sure the motor was ok...good thing because I noticed water lapping at my feet. Not over the...
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