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    G3 Boat

    G3 boats are by Yamaha. I have a 2005, 18' model I bought. Great boat, but I have questions. Yamaha hasn't been very helpful. Does anyone have a G3 boat of that vintage? It has 3 live wells/aereators, and I can't figure them out. Maybe it's just me. I have other questions if anyone knows...
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    Gauges don't work

    Just bought the 2005 G3 boat (19') with 150hp Yamaha. Motor and boat come from Yamaha as a package. Neither the tilt gauge nor the volt gauge seem to work. Where to start with diagnosing? My first step will be to take the screws out of the instrument panel and lift out the entire panel for...
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    connecting 2 batteries

    I have a 2-battery system with a PERKO switch. Using very heavy gauge battery cables, it is difficult to jam everything inside the little PERKO. How to connect 3 positive (RED) battery cables that will go to the same PERKO bolt connector so I'm just putting one cable onto the PERKO instead of...
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    Lowrance GPS wiring manual

    Replacement boat came with an older Lowrance GPS that doesn't work. It won't run on. Discovered two wires were cut with no match plugged into the board. They're both black. Anyone (Lowrance isn't very helpful) have an older Lowrance GPS manual that identifies the wires coming out the back...
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    kicker location

    Prior 19' had the kicker on port. Replacement boat best location is starboard. Does starboard vs port side kicker location present a particular problem? Or, like port pushing to starboard, does starboard push to port? So it's just a steering compensation issue?
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    Electric fuel pump on oil injection Mercury

    I searched other posts and found no hits. My 1988 100hp Mercury oil injection motor is a gem. I rebuilt the mechanical fuel pump (twice, following the directions to the T), and don't trust the rebuild. A new or reconditioned (China?) one is $$$. To solve what seems to be a fuel supply...
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    Leak Repair: GluVit, 3M5200, G/Flex650

    I apologize for posting this here and Tinboats.net. My TinBoats post didn't show up, so I'm hoping to get answers here. I need replies from those with experience sealing leaks in riveted aluminum 20' boat. My 20' SeaNymph Great Lakes Special sits on a hoist behind our house until I motor out...
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    100hp falters

    This will take some explaining. '88, Mercury 100hp, 4 cyl, oil injection. Motor starts, warms up in the hoist at 1000rpm, move out to big water through the channel (4 minutes) at 1200rpm, open to 3000rpm in open water. Within 30-40 seconds rpms drop, motor falters, acts like it's running on...
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    Fuel Pump check valve

    I rebuilt the fuel pump on my 1988 100hp 4cyl, oil injection. When I tried to blow through the small tube marked "in", it would click every time I blew into it. I probed into the opening and the probe stopped halfway to the inlet into the pump mechanism. Is there a check valve on the "in"...
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    9.9hp water in crankcase oil

    Besides a leaking head gasket, what could be the source of water getting into the crankcase oil? Drained the crankcase this fall, and milky oil came out. 😵‍💫 Besides a bad head gasket, what else could be the cause?
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    '89 100hp Merc 4cyl oil injection-runs on 2 cylinders

    This motor is a wonderful, wonderful motor that has given me years and years of superb service. Now, she sputters and refuses to run on 4 cylinders. She starts and will keep running but at 2000rpm, but at 2000rpm+, cylinders #3 and #4 don't kick in as they should. She runs very rough. She...
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    Power Tilt

    1989 Merc100hp, oil injection 2-stroke. How to check the hydraulic fluid level for the power tilt? What kind of fluid to use?
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    '89 100hp Merc quits

    1989 100hp Merc 4cyl. Wonderful motor, historically trouble free. Now, it falters and frequently stalls when moving throttle from idle to forward or reverse, or creeping forward at idle speed. It starts fine, runs at 2000rpm and above very well. Below 2000rpm, 2 cylinders stop as is normal, so...
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    Automatic bilge pump

    I have 2 bilge pumps: one manual and one automatic for which I no longer have the directions or even know the brand (probably a Rule). The automatic bilge pump cycles every 3 minutes to check for water. I have very limited space in the bilge, and cannot screw the automatic pump to the hull...
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    9.9 Merc 4-stroke won't start

    For many years, I've use my trusty 9.9 (2009) Mercury on Lake Michigan for a trolling motor. I only use non-ethanol gas. The 9.9 used to always start on the 2nd or 3rd pull, and runs well most of the time. I ran it out of gas in November to put away at storage. When preparing the boat the...
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    riveted aluminum boat leaks

    I'm hoping to get good advice. For 10 years, I’ve had a 19', 1989 SeaNymph Great Lakes Special, riveted heavy gauge aluminum hull, and plywood floors I replaced in 2015. The boat is an extremely durable, and excellent for big lake fishing: high gunwales, very deep V, heavy gauge aluminum. This...
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    Spark plug quiz

    OK, here's the quiz, and I don't know the answer. My 2009 Mercury 9.9, 2 cylinder, 4-stroke, single carb engine is used exclusively for trolling at 900-1,200 rpm. Before I had the prop pitch changed to allow the engine to run faster for 1.8-2.5mph, it would foul plugs. Now, it does not foul...
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    Hotter spark plug?

    My 2009 Merc 9.9 4-stroke is used only as a trolling motor, mostly at very low rpm, 800-1100 rpm. I motor out onto Lake Michigan using the 100hp, turn off the 100hp, then fire up the 9.9 to troll at 800-1100 rpm for 2-3 hours. Fouling spark plugs is a common occurrence. Would a hotter spark plug...
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    9.9 4-stroke falters after an hour

    Someone out there must know how to solve this problem. My 9.9 (presumably 2009) Mercury 4-stroke kicker motor runs good for an hour at 1200-1400rpm, then it begins to cough and sputter and run on one cylinder. I put it in neutral, rev up the engine (3000rpm) to clear it out, put it back in...
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    idle speed adj 100hp 4cyl

    1989 Merc 100hp, 4cyl, oil injection. How to adjust idle speed to a bit lower? Idles at 1000rpm, going into gear makes a noticeable "clunk". How to adjust idle speed?
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