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    Lower unit swap

    A guy at work recently had trouble with the lower unit on his 1985 mercury 20 hp. He said oil was just running out of it. He's now looking to get rid of it. I have a 1988 or 1989 9.9 mercury. I was wondering if the lower unit on mine would fit the 20 horse? I haven't seen his motor. He said it...
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    Carpet replacement

    I'm planning on replacing the carpet on the front deck of my boat. The deck is aluminum. I've read some mixed reviews on the Cabelas adhesive and was looking for some recommendations. Best adhesive, best carpet, and any prep advice. Thanks in advance.
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    Catfish bait?

    I was out bass fishing this morning on the Susquehanna river. We were using a Cotton Cordell Big O silver crankbaits with some KVD fish stick smeared on them. We caught a number of nice smallies but I was very surprised when we started catching catfish also. Has anyone had any similar experiences?
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    Prop saver

    I currently have a Mac's prop saver on my 9.9 Mercury. I am going to order a new propeller and was wondering if I would need to change the pitch of the prop. It calls for a 9" pitch for the factory prop.
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    Kicker motor

    A guy at work would like to put a kicker motor on his boat. He currently has a 60/40 Jet Mercury but one of the lakes he likes to fish has a 20 horse limit. He found a 6 horse Mercury but unfortunately it's a short shaft. Is there anyway that he could mount a short shaft motor on his boat so...
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    Lost rod

    Yesterday while fishing my 9 year old daughter got snagged on something. I was fishing out of the back of the boat so I started reeling my line in. Even though the drag was slipping it was tight enough she was having trouble holding the rod. I reached over to loosen the drag and she thought I...
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    9.9 mercury prop slipping

    Today I got a rock stuck between the prop and the prop guard. After I removed the rock the prop seemed to be slipping at higher rpm's. I thought it was probably a shear pin but was u able to locate one when I removed the prop. What might be going on?
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