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    1995 Mercury Black Max XRI (EFI) shuts off suddenly and randomly

    Hey guys I am fairly new to this forum and I wanted to see if you guys could possibly help me out. I am a newlywed and have a mortgage now, so taking my boat to the repair shop is not really an option right now. I will break down below what issues I have noticed on my Basscat. Problems 1...
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    Question about Steering with 150 Black Max

    Hey Guys I took off my old steering cables today in my cajun maverick and it has a dual rack and pinion system. I noticed that one of the cables said 11.5' and the other (one that goes back the farthest) was about a foot 1/2 or 2 longer the numbers may have had a 13. My question is do I need...
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    1988 Black Max issue

    Hello to all I am new to the forum. I just recently purchase a 1988 Cajun Maverick Maxima and run the boat about 4 times when the famous beeping occurred. I did my research and found that the reservoir float was low and making the alarm go off. SO...after troubleshooting and cleaning the...
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    Is my boat suppose to have pee hole?? Force 40 1999

    I was on the lake one day and noticed that there was not much water coming out of the exhaust on the motor. I changed the impeller and hooked up a hose system and water flows through the prop like butter but the other is just a drip drip. Should I test it on the water just to make sure. I...
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    1999 Force 40 not streaming water

    I am fairly new to boat maintenance but know a little. I noticed last weekend that my motor was not shooting a stream of water out of the exhaust. Im assuming that its the water pump and impeller. Any suggestions of what it is? Easy fix? Thanks again for the replies.
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