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    How long is the skeg on a mariner 30/40

    I have bought a boat with a 1996 mariner 30 that has a damaged skeg. I straightened it out and plan to weld on a replacement cast aluminum skeg with 5356 but I have one problem... How long is this supposed to be? I'm assuming maybe 1/2" or so below the prop? Any help would be great, thanks!
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    Need to reduce ventilation

    I have a 14ft side console Lund with a 40hp mariner/merc with electric trim and have ventilation issues. I have copied the questions from the sticky but the one thing not mentioned here is a/v height above the bottom of the boat. I currently have the engine on its middle mounting hole putting...
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    Johnson 35 with intermittent stream before thermostat opens

    I have a 1981 johnson 35 with a weird problem. Here is some history: The thermostat broke in half causing the engine to overheat a bit (i heard it pinging and shut it down before it seized or anything bad). I changed the thermostat, cleaned the bore so it can spring open and bypass at high RPM...
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    At my wits' end with a 30hp mariner

    I bought a 14ft lund with a 1996 30hp mariner 30 that has oil injection and I cannot get it to run well. It was accelerating very slowly. It would eventually reach a plane, but it took a long time to get there, this engine should have snappy throttle response, but when I put the throttle down it...
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