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    Floor plan for a 1993 Grumman GV1666SP

    Hi everyone, well we were out in the boat this past weekend and a bit heavy for sure, I have a Grumman GV1666SP with an Evinrude 30 2/s and having four passengers made it pretty hard to plane out. With 3 onboard, I don't have a problem. So I was looking at newer layouts and it seems that the...
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    Electrical Problems

    Hi everyone, I'm trying to change my fuse panel but somehow it does not seem to work. I wonder if someone could explain to me how this is suppose to be wired up. On the old panel, I only have Bilge, Aerator, Nav. Lights. The new panel has more options to offer but I need to get the three going...
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    1996 Evinrude 30 HP tillt mechanism

    Hi all, I just purchased a new boat package and the tilt on this 30 Evinrude (1196) does not work. I have a lever on the left side of the motor (looking from inside the boat) and I can see a hard rod with a v type end which i assume goes to lift the lock bar as it moves with the lever, but...
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    had water pump problems now motor won't go into reverse

    Hi everyone, I had was pump problems and that has been taken care of. However now when I try to accelerate I only get one speed (slow) in forward and I have no reverse on my 1984(?) Merc 50HP outboard with the red band. Any suggestions??
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    the water tube from the impeler

    I removed the lower end of my Merc 50 HP from the '80s and went to get help from a shop to put it back in as I could not get it to go in all the way. The mechanic gave it "a couple of love taps" using a heavy hammer and a 2x4. Problem being now, the water pump was not shooting through the...
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