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    mixture screw setting - mariner 30hp 1999

    what is the setting for a 1999 mariner 30hp. what is the proper way to set that carb.is it supposed to be in the water and in idle?
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    proper way to set carb.?

    WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO SET A CARB TO PERFECTION. I HAVE A 30HP 1999 MARINER. THE AIR SCREW IS IT 1 1/2 TURNS? ANY ADVICE .
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    1999 MARINER 30 HP. GOT ME FRUSTRATED

    I HAVE A 30HP MARINER. IT SEEMED TO HAVE PROBLEM WHEN IN IDLE. IT SOUND LIKE A 1060 JEEP I HAD THAT WHEN THE SPARK PLUGS WHERE BAD IT SOUNDED BAD TILL I CHANGED THEM. IT RUNS PERFECT ON WOT BUT IN NEUTRAL THE MOTOR WANTS TO FALL OFF SHAKING. CHANGES THE SPARKS ,CABLE,AND THE PART THE CABLE GOES...
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    GOT THE RPMS AND INFO.. NEED THE RIGHT PROP. HELP!

    HI<br />i have a 17ft aluminum boat fully rigged. It has a 30 hp mercury 1999 marathon. <br />i want a propellar that best applies for this rig. i have a 10 3/4 x 13 prop.the wot is 4900 and it should be 5500 recomended.<br /> i would like more speed. what do you recommend <br />thanks.
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    SenDEC Tach and Tach/Hour Meters . have you instaled one?

    I have to install a tach so i can find out the rpms on my mariner 30 hp marathon. i bought this digital tach that cabelas sell and it is supoosed to be wrapped around the spark plug wire 4 times and that's it. So i installed it and got 3,500 rpms on idle and when i full throttled the motor it...
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    What does 30-40 mean on my 30 hp mariner 1999

    I HAVE a mariner that on the motor it says 30-40 . IS IT A 30 OR A 40 HP?
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    HONEY , I DON'T HAVE TO MANY RODS. I BET THEY HAVE MORE THAN ME !

    Guy's, she say's i have too many rods. "Why so much, all you have is two hands"?. I try to explain that esch one has a purpose. I ask her why she has so many bottles of BEAUTY creams and 2 blowers and 15 hair brushes and 10 perfumes and 9 pair of shoes , blah, blah , blah. I bet her that most...
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    MANUAL START 30 HP, RPM'S, PROP???? HELP ME!!

    I have a manual start mercury 30 hp 1999. I need to buy the right prop and everybody that sells them ask's me what are the rpm's full throttle with the current prop. How do i find out what are the rpm if it does not have a tach. i have a 1-x15 prop.I want more speed and my boat is a lowe 17...
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    WHY AND HOW DO YOU BALANCE YOUR RODS?

    Just wondering what is the proper way to balance a rod. And, does it really mean so much to an angler if he does or doesn't balance them.
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    ARE WE REALLY LIARS LIKE THEY SAY????

    The only time fishermen tell the truth is when they call other fishermaen liars. I confess that i always have to exagerate when i come home after fishing. The big one got away, there was full moon, it rained, i caught about 10 but i let them go, blah, blah, blah.The look in my wife'S face is...
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    Bass Angler rookie. What size rod ????

    I love to fish TARPON AND SNOOK.But recently i tried BASS fishing in a lake here in puerto rico that was just opened to anglers after 5 years of being closed. The bass there average 3 to 12 pounds. I used worms that the guys recomended but i don't think i had the proper rod size or action. i...
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    I NEED LUNKER CITY JIG HEADS!!

    I love to fish TARPON AND SNOOK. I use and # choice a 4/0 offsethook and superflukes.But i always use when they are very picky a 2 1/2" FIN-S<br />lure and almost always i'll get a few baby tarpons. But i can't get the jigheads here in puerto rico.went to florida last week and searched<br />...
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    FISHFINDERS????????????

    At last i convinced my boss(wife) that i need a new fishfinder. I have a old hummingbird 1993. I want new GOOD one but have no idea waht to buy. My budget is 200.00. not a penny more ( she say's). What do you guys recommend and why.What do i have to look for that is most important?
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    FISHFINDERS????????????

    At last i convinced my boss(wife) that i need a new fishfinder. I have a old hummingbird 1993. I want new GOOD one but have no idea waht to buy. My budget is 200.00. not a penny more ( she say's). What do you guys recommend and why.What do i have to look for that is most important?
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    What is the best leader line?WHAT KNOT IS THE BEST?

    I have tried many kinds of line for leader.I thought that using POWER PRO 65 LB would be the best and it does not resist abrasion the tarpon or the larges snook give it. I was recomended to use ANDE, STREN,ETC. I will leave it to you guy's to recomend what you use. The most recomendations of a...
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