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    Fuel selector switch gone bad?

    Hello all...here is the gremlin I am chasing: The boat overall runs great. I have occasional to frequent issues of it bogging and acting like it is running out of gas, mostly on one of my two tank. I have done my best to trace down the problem: Details 2003 50hp ELPTO Two 6gal Mercury fuel...
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    10 or 15 psi water pressure gauge

    I have done some initial google-ing most of the water pressure gauges I am seeing are 0-30psi. Does anyone know of one that is 0-10 or 0-15psi? If you know of one, please let me know! KRS
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    Really, really bad discovery today

    I took my cover off today to fill the motor with oil and discovered this. It appears as if there was a small fire under the cowl. (It's a 2003 Merc 50hp 2 stroke.) I have no idea if this was a random problem and happened the last time I went out or caused by the on-board charger. It looks...
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    carb work didnt help - video of 50hp bogging

    Well, I am still having an issue with my motor running right when it's tilted all the way down (getting up on plane.) I took it in to the shop a month ago and they replaced a few carb parts and fuel filter. It definitely helped it run better in some areas, but didn?t address the main problem...
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    Percent chance of oil injection failure?

    Most of my boating experience was with an older Mercury that I needed to premix oil. I now own a 2003 50hp with the oil injection (or pump...whatever it is) and hear a lot of people not trusting it. I certainly understand that it would be a big deal to run w/o out oil in the event of a pump...
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    Cost of carb rebuild?

    I have a 2003 50hp ELPTO that I am guessing could use a carb adjustment, cleaning and/rebuild kit. Due to a new baby (and my usual tendency to screw "detail" jobs up) I figure I would take it in a let a pro do it. Assuming worst case scenario....full clean and rebuild, what is the typical cost...
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    Motor hesitates when trimmed in down position

    I have a 2003 50hp ELPTO 2 stroke. I have owned this boat/motor for about 3 months now. When getting up on a plane, it seems to not like to be fully trimmed down. It will get up on a plane, but with slight to mild hesitation. If I trim it up, to a point that is ALMOST too high to plane....it...
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    Do it yourself transom.....worth it???

    I have an '84 Mailbu Sling Shot 550 bassboat that was given to me by my Dad. It looks and runs great, but the areas in the transom around 3 of the 4 motor bolts have cracked on the inside. (One of the bolts pulled through the inside skin.) I consider it unsafe at this point to use. Seems...
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