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    Possibly about to buy, transom has aluminum brace..

    I was looking at this boat and wondering if the aluminum is just a cheap reinforcement and that maybe this transom is bad? heres the link to the boat... http://spacecoast.craigslist.org/boa/1351757675.html
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    Merc 175, I messed somethin up.

    Yesterday I took the boat out. Stopped at a fishing hole, dropped the trolling motor, when I went to restart the merc, it kept stalling. Got it home, fuel was spraying out of the bottom carb. One of the needles on the floats was stuck. Took care of that, ran great, just has a high idle. Idles...
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    Livewell pumps dont work(brand new)

    I bought some seachoice livewell pumps, which are suppose to be thru-hull, but I already had thru-hull fittings and figured I could set it up inline. Well they will not pump water. Figured it was because I set it up inline. Well I took them off and put the pump directly into a bucket of water...
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    Too good to be true?

    I an looking at a 23' trophy on craigslist.. http://jacksonville.craigslist.org/boa/1065994437.html The guy said everything is in great shape and the boat is solid as a rock. He is only asking $2000. The motor needs to be replaced, but other than that, the rest of the boat is good. I havent...
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    White smoke out of exhaust ports

    Since Ive had the motor everytime I cut the motor out, a little steam would come out of the two ports below the powerhead, but lately I would get a lot of white smoke out of them after running and then comming to idle on the water.. What could this be? Motor is 1988 175 merc.
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    Is this mechanics price too high??

    I took my lower unit to a mechanic that does side work for $45 an hour. Friend gave me his number.. My unit was grinding going into gear, thought it was clutch dog. I was gonna have him take the carrier nut off and pull the parts so I could fix it. He said bad idea and that he should do it...
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    175 Merc pics and questions

    I have a 175 merc that I got not too long ago and started to fix the gearcase which needs a clutch dog replaced.. I am also going over everything else while it is not being used. If you could, look at some of these pics and tell me what exactly they are, because I have no clue. The first two...
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    Merc 175 Lower unit trouble

    When I bought the motor, and we tested it, it did not have a prop on it and it shifted fine. I put a prop on it and took the boat out and it would grind shifting into forward only. Reverse is ok. I could get it in gear everytime, but it would grind a lot, so I would have to give it gas and...
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    Wire cut 175 merc

    The wire on the starboard side comming off the thermostat cover is cut. It is tan and blue. The same color wire on the port side of the motor pn the other thermostat cover is not cut, and its hooked up. I believe this is for the overheat warning horn? I have not run the motor in the river yet...
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    What HP is my motor..?

    I am about to buy a prop and do not want to get this wrong.. I do not know what hp my motor is. Its either a 150 or 175. Guy listed it as a 150, went to pick it up, tells me its actually a 175. Serial number on it says its either a 1986 150 or 175. He said it was an 89. Really mixxed up here..Is...
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    Almost done. Stratos Bass boat

    Well just want to show it off. This forum has really helped me out in my quest to rebuild this thing. I am kicking my self in the butt for not taking before and after pics of what I have done. This is my 1986 Stratos 179v. Its got new everything, stringers, floor, transom, I took the top cap off...
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    86 175 Merc wont fire unless kill disconnected

    I have a 175 merc that will not fire unless kill wires are disconnected from the packs. Once I put the wire on one pack, one side of engine cuts, same for other. All grounds and wires look good on the motor. It ran when I bought it. Got it home tryed to fire it up and this is what Ive got now...
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    Top cap troubles

    5 guys spent a couple hours trying to get the top cap lined up perfect, and it still isnt on right. Keeps popping out in spots, and one spot up front will not even go on. The hull was sitting on bricks upside while I painted it, and I guess in that on spot up front the boat has gotten warped...
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    Flipping my boat BACK over..

    I have a bass boat I just painted.. The problem is I did not read enough on this forum before I flipped it over. I flipped it with the top cap off, and knew right off the bat that it was a bad idea, but we proceeded to flip it since it was already half way over. Cracked the wood strip that runs...
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    86 merc 175 issues

    I bought a motor yesterday and the guy I bought it from fired it up no problem, runs great, 130lb comp in all cylinders. I got it home and tried to start it on the stand, didnt have the right fuel connector, it fired up and sputtered and cleared all the fuel out of the lines. Today I went and...
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    Dont know what motor I have

    The guy had it listed as an 89 150 black max. I goto pick it up and he says its actually a 175. I asked if he had the 175 powerhead put on, he said no and he didnt know anything about it.. A little confused, although the motor runs great, I am not sure if its even a black max. It does not have...
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    Johnson parts same as Evinrude parts?

    Just want to get this straight before I go and order a bunch of stuff.. I have a 76 115 Johnson, and it doesnt come up on the iboats parts list for their store. The 115 Evinrude shows up for 1976 though. Are these the same exact motors? I like how iboats store is set up, easy to navigate...
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    115 Johnson on 1200LB bass boat?

    I have a stratos 179v rated for a max hp of 150. It weighs about 1200LBS. I was going to put a black max on it, but recently received a free johnson 115 in pretty good shape. I had an old 70hp johnson looper on a 650lb boat and it didnt really perform as nice as I would have liked it to. Took...
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    Got me a free Johnson 115

    A guy gave me a 17' center console, trailer, and a 76 johnson 115 for free.. Well everything looks good, the boat needs a lot of work, but I am not too concerned about the boat. The guy said the power head on the 115 is good, all that was wrong that he knew about was a leak in the lower unit. I...
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    What prop on bass boat to start with?

    I have a 1986 Stratos bass/flats boat, and I just got a Force 150 to put on it. It does not have a prop on it, and I do not know what to start out for all around performance. Its 17'6" long if that helps.. Its the Stratos 179v.
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