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    Up-dating warning system?

    I have a 1996 johnson 150 fast strike that has the newer style wiring harness but did not have the indicator l.e.d.s., it had a horn driver. I bought a new tach off ebay that had the lights in it, and it was plug and play (works great). My question is what do I need to do to make the horn a part...
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    Yet another battery charger question.

    Hi and thanks for looking at my post. I have just got home with a new battery charger from walmart.<br />It is a schumacher speed charge, computer smart. I must say I am pretty impressed with it so far. It tests as well as charges, has a digital volt meter built in that read volts,or percentage...
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    Foot throttle question.

    I posted this topic in the boating section then thought it was more appropriate here so if you read it there sorry. I have recently aquired a boat with a foot throttle and no instructions. what I need to know is where do you position the hand throttle to engage the gear case? All the way foward...
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    Foot throttle question

    Hi and thanks for looking at my post. I have a boat with a hotfoot installed that I got no instructions for. My question is when engaging the gears where do you set the hand throttle? All the way foward like wot on hand throttle? or is just far enough to get it in gear far enough? I added foot...
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    Need some champion advice from dhadley

    Hi and thanks for lookig at my post. I was reading an old post on plug reccomendations and saw where you mentioned that you use a 77 range plug is your V-6's. I have read many of your post regaurding drag racing so what I was wondering was would you run these in a bone stock motor. I am going to...
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    foot trim, or steering wheel trim

    I am looking for opinons on any one that has tried the foot trim controls, or steering wheel controls or both and which is preferred. I have a hotfoot gas pedal which I like but I still have one hand on the wheel a lot of the time due to having to adjust the trim on the shifter. I am leaning...
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    Seperating the halves?

    My old charger is needing floors and in order to get all the old out it looks like I need to pull the rub rail and seperate the hull from the top. It looks to be screwed into the floor around the edges of the console, rod locker ect. Looks like they put the floor in the hull and then attached...
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    V-4 vs V-6 Fuel consumption.

    Hi and thanks for looking at my post. I have 2 bass boats currently and one of them has to go. both are 1996 both have 1996 Johnsons. One is a 130 V-4 the other 150 fast strike V-6 which ironicly looks much smaller than the 130. both are 17 ft boats and both are fast. The 130 goes an honest 55...
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    High speed skip, 1996 150 Fast Strike

    Hey folks and thanks for looking at my post. Being a sucker for a good deal I have ended up with another boat. This one has a 1996 150 Fast Strike Johnson. I took it out today for the first time and was impressed by the power, but at wide open it feels like the prop slips for about a 1/2 second...
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    Putting a 1996 130hp V4 back in service

    Hey folks and thanks for looking at my post. Some of you may have seen another post about a 200XP I was considering. To make a long story short I stopped by another marine dealer on the way to pick it up and bought a 130 HP boat there. I have heard many good things about OMC V-4's through the...
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    opinions on 1996 XP 200

    I thought i would try something different this time. Usually I buy something then find out its shortcomings, this time I am trying to find them before I buy. I am looking at a 1996 XP 200, I have heard of some problems with OMC that lead to their demise. Were any of these gremlins plaguing this...
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    opinions on 1996 XP 200

    I thought i would try something different this time. Usually I buy something then find out its shortcomings, this time I am trying to find them before I buy. I am looking at a 1996 XP 200, I have heard of some problems with OMC that lead to their demise. Were any of these gremlins plaguing this...
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    King Cobra, King hub vs.King Cobra, Cone clutch

    I am needing to know it these 2 outdrives interchange. More specifically can a king cobra, king hub be bolted in in place of a king cobra, cone cluth unit. I would have the transom set (gimble, steering, and inside mounting bracket).
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    Warning buzzer

    in checking out why my buzzer was not self testing on start up I found one of the wires had been cut, and it was pretty rusty so I cut the other and brought it in the garage for cleaning/testing. After some amount of work(I finally had to bang it on the carpeted side of the bench) I got it...
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    Going to premix??

    Hi folks, thanks for looking at my post. I have a 1986 150 mariner that I want to premix the fuel and oil, instead of taking chances with injection. I have spoken to my freindly wrench and he said "that while failures in this system are somewhat rare the outcome is usually catastopic". He...
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    Fiberglass Repair

    Hello everyone: the time has come for fiberglass work on my 2 boats, first the easy one, My bass boat has what looks to be about a 1 foot square soft spot around the drain hole in the floor, all the material around this spot still looks orange but that spot is blackish. I thought I would cut...
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    Moisture removal

    Anyone know any tricks or proven methods to get moisture out of gauges and depth finders?
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    Disconnecting Oil Injection

    What is involved in disconecting oil injection on a 1986 Mariner 150 Magnum? I have ran into too many people who have lost their motors without warning because of failures in this system. I would have more peace of mind on premix. I have searched through old posts and heard of a block off plate...
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    Aftermarket Trim Opinions Needed

    I am currently experiencing trim problems with my latest project (150 mariner on an 18 ft Charger bass boat)and I am considering going to the aftermarket considering the high prices of factory trim system. I have seen a unit that looks to be a combination jack plate and Hydraulic power trim in...
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    Lower unit engagment and trim question.

    I have just purchased a boat that has been sitting for 4 years. The story is he hit a stump while traveling on plane, the boat continued to the ramp making a clicking sound from lower unit, then when he put it in neutral at the dock it would not pull either way. I read several posts here and...
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