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    Reading data from various outboards?

    Is there a diagnostic tool available to the public that would allow someone to read the hours (and fault codes) of various brands of outboards? I'm always in the market for fishing boats. Most of the ones I look at (say 1995-2005ish) don't have an hour meter. I'd love to have a diagnostic...
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    Minnkota Powerdrive V2 Problem

    I have a Minnkota Powerdrive V2, 55 lbs thrust. Vintage is 2007, low hours. The auto pilot on it has stopped working. Everything else on the motor works fine. Tried it with two different batteries, same problem. You turn it on, and the motor consistently turns, and will not hold a straight...
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    Small 4-stroke - Merc vs Tohatsu

    I know the older Merc 4-Stroke small engines (a 9.9 in particular) were just rebranded Tohatsu. Is that still the case? If not, when did Merc begin selling their own engines? I ask because I had a particularly troublesome 6 HP Nissan and am now looking at a brand new 2009 9.9 Merc. Selling...
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    Kicker Questions

    I have a 15' Smoker Craft with a 50 HP Force/Merc. I like the boat, but without the trolling plate it idles too fast to troll, and with the plate I have to run higher RPMs, the engine is loud, and the boat is more difficult to steer. So, I'm considering adding a kicker, but wanted to get some...
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    GPH While Trolling

    I took my new to me boat out to the lake yesterday. Spent the majority of the day trolling. Boat is a 15' Smoker Craft with a 50 HP Force by Mercury (1998). The wind was fairly stiff, and the motor has a trolling plate. Most of the time we were running 1300 - 1800 RPM to fight the wind and...
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