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  1. zurk

    Changed the oil - are my RPMS ok ?

    Heres what i get : idle (cold) 840rpm idle (hot) 960rpm plane 1/2 throttle - 16.6mph - 4500rpm plane 3/4 throttle - 18.8mph - 5450rpm plane full throttle (WOT) with headwind - 21.6mph - 6180rpm - 6240rpm plane WOT with tailwind - 22.6mph - 6300pm Does that seem normal ? All speeds by GPS, RPMs...
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    Mercury FourStroke annual service - long procedure ?

    Found a for dummies style (although long - goes on for about an hour) video guide for the annual service on merc outboards. The playlist is here : Mercury Outboard Annual Service Step by Step Guide - YouTube Just wondering if any of it is wrong or any better/faster methods to do some of the...
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    buoy to shore ??

    i often see tons of boats parked out on floating buoys in the middle of the harbor. how do people normally get to the boat from shore after they tie up to the floating buoy ?? is there something im missing or do they go for a swim in the cold water ? :confused:
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    heavy seas ~4ft waves -- how to navigate safely with speed ??

    i have a 10.5ft soft inflatable with alum floor and 15HP. goes ~30kph with two on board + fuel + gear. caught in relatively bad seas (4ft waves). it planes well in 2 ft waves but with 4 ft it was hitting the water pretty hard so i went at 1/4 throttle and 8kph. took nearly 2 hours to return...
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    inflatable boat -- fixing steering to mercury outboard.

    I have a mercury 15HP outboard part # 1-F15201H K and im trying to fix a teleflex kit NFB Safe-T II to it. I am getting a link control arm for the mercury outboard part number 89638A1 ( Mercury Outboard Motor Stainless Steel Steering Link Rod Attaching Kit ). Is the kit compatible with the...
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    Mercury 15HP manual start -- want to run a car cigarette lighter socket off it.

    Can i connect up a car cig lighter socket to the alternator for my Merc 15HP outboard ? Its a 2012 model and comes standard with an alternator according to the brochure. I basically want to charge my phone/GPS off it while its running. IS that possible ? Do i need to have a battery connected to...
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