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    Evinrude 135 impeller and housing R&D question

    I am looking to replace my impeller and housing on my old 135 and got to thinking about the rubber impeller design that is used on pretty much all outboards. There must be a reason companies are still using the rubber impellers but has anyone heard of a water pump that does not fail so easily? I...
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    Downrigger cable hum affects fish finder

    I just installed a gas trolling motor, and downriggers on my boat and took 'em out for the first time yesterday. For some reason the cable hum screws with my fish finder. It won't update depth and is locked on 2.1 feet even though I am in 120 feet of water. The transducer frequency is 200KHz. In...
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    1983 Merc L6 cyl 2 and 3 no spark

    I started up my motor last week and noticed it running rough so I did a spark check and confirmed that cylinder 2 and 3 are not getting spark. I have a service manual but there isn't a lot of information about my particular engine since it covers many sizes and models. Its more of a general...
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