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    98 Mercury 150 XR6

    You think the new one testing below spec should be fine? Ever seen that before?
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    98 Mercury 150 XR6

    I actually bought a new trigger. Ohm tested it. Whats funny is it ohms tests about about 950 on all of them. Which is below what the service manual says they should be. Weird deal. Maybe its the meter i'm using.
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    98 Mercury 150 XR6

    I have a new to me 98' Mercury 150 XR6. I bought it knowing it had good compression (125-130), but was not running right. This came on a 98' Nitro Savage 884. When I went to check out the boat/motor I could tell right away that the carbs were flooding the engine. Took it out on the lake and it...
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    Should I trade my new aluminum for older fiberglass??

    I have a 2005 Fisher Pro Hawk 180. Its an 18'3 hull with a 88" beam and a 90 horse mercury on it. Its got new carpet/wood, water pump, tune up, rebuilt carbs, gear oil all done in the past 3 months. I have an opportunity to sell it for $5750 and buy a 1994 Ranger 392v with a 200 horse XRI for...
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    Boat HP rating certification

    I have a 2005 Fisher Pro Hawk 180 (essentially a bass tracker TV-18.) That does not have a hp rating placard on it. I have read online of a rating up to 125 horse, but I also found a guy with that same boat that has a placard rating of 150. Definitely don't want to short myself on hp potential...
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    Am I trimming up too much?

    I have a 2005 Fisher Pro Hawk 180 (essentially a Tracker 175txw) with a 90 horse Merc on it. Under full power if I trim up just one or to "clicks" too much the boat tries to turn left on its own? Anyone experience that before? I just trim back down and it'll bite and correct itself, but i'm...
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    2005 90 hp idle adjustment

    Just rebuilt the carbs on my 90 hp 2 stroke mercury. Wouldn't idle before and now it idles great but a little high. My question is about the sequence of adjustments as the factory service manual is a little vague. I have the carb adjustment needles all 1-1/2 turns out from slightly seated. This...
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    2005 Mercury 90 hp weird oily leak gear case/Grunge In Fuel Filter

    I noticed a real thick oily type fluid coming out of the lower unit "weep" hole. Started to come out when i was running it on muffs. I'm having a problem with it not wanting to idle at all. Runs pretty good off idle, good power. Anyone know what it is? Gear oil? Anyone know why it's coming out...
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    2005 Mercury 90 hp 2 stroke

    Just recently boat an 18' aluminum bass boat with a 2005 mercury 2 stroke 90 horse. The boat has been sitting for a whole and has some old gasoline in it. It completely plugged up the inline fuel filter. I installed a new clear fuel filter and after priming the pump debris from the fuel tank...
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    Erratic tachometer 89 60 horse Evinrude

    1989 Evinrude 60 hp. Just installed it and replaced the old 50 hp evinrude. The tachometer is brand new and was working with the old 50 hp. Once I hooked up the 60 the tach will work at idle just fine, and also seems to work on partial throttle, but on full throttle is where it seems to mess up...
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    Fisher Pro Hawk 170??

    Looking into buying a Bass Tracker Pro 175 txw. I also found a 2005 Fisher Pro Hawk 170 with a 90 horse for a pretty good price. The Bass Tracker is a 2004 model with a 50 horse. Both are the same price. As I understand it, they are made by the same company. Anyone have experience with Fisher...
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    1989 Evinrude 60 HP

    I recently rebuilt the carbs on the 60 hp Evinrude. Reading the adjustment procedure it seems like I would go out 1 1/2 turns on the middle carb first and adjust according to the instructions. Most people that I have found that have this motor are usually about 1 to 1 1/2 turns out. Mine runs...
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    1982 Ranger 17 foot

    Quick question on a 1982 Ranger 17 foot I found for sale. Looks to be in decent shape but the guy that has it, bought it as a project and never laid a hand on it. Definitely needs some work but nothing I cant handle. He has titles for everything and only wants $300 bucks. Question I have is...
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    Newish Bass Tracker opinions. Lengthy opinionated question

    I'm at a cross roads here with my next boat purchase. I'm selling my 1989 tracker tx-17 and getting something newer. I'm mostly doing this for two reasons. One, the boat is narrow and i'd like something a little wider. Two, its a very flat hull design and not a bad ride in calm conditions but a...
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    1989 Bass Tracker porpoising

    Firstly thanks for any help y'all may have. I have a 1989 Bass Tracker Tx-17 with a 60 horse evinrude. Plenty of power for the boat, planes out in a second but I can no trim up at all without it porposing. I get about 33 mph with just me, normal fishing gear, 12 gallons of fuel and two...
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    Driveshaft hard to turn?

    Just replaced the water pump/impeller and shift shaft seal on my 1989 evinrude 60. Once I tighten down the impeller housing bolts the driveshaft is really hard to turn? When the bolts are loosened the shaft turns much easier. Is that normal? Another question. Anyone know the shift shaft height...
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    1989 60 hp evinrude. Simulate water

    Is running a motor in a trash can the best I can do to Simulate water condition? I have a 60 horse with the common problem if running fine on muffs but dies in the water. Won't hardly idle or anything. Will run all day on muffs though. Got 120 psi compression, good spark with new plugs. I know...
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    1989 60 hp evinrude hole (picture)

    This motor was laying on its side for about 2 days in the back of my truck, it's leaking gear oil after getting it mounted right side up from the hole in the picture? Guy I got the motor from said it probably leaked passed the upper shafts seal because of how it was laying. Seemed to have slower...
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    Plug and play?

    Just picked up a 1989 Evinrude 60 hp 3 cylinder to upgrade from my current 1989 50 hp 2 cylinder johnson. I don't want to have to hassle with switch controls if I don't need to. Both motors have titles and trim. Does anyone know if the electrical cables and throttle/shift cables are compatible...
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    Pull the carbs off again?

    Just cleaned the carbs on my 89 50 horse johnson. Ran great the first couple times I took it out after. Now it bogs down at w.o.t Before I pull the carbs back off and rear clean them, is there anything else I should check first? Little back story. Motor/boat is new to me. Rebuild the carbs...
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