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    Keeping aluminum cool

    I have a fiberglass boat with aluminum hatches that I bought recently. It has horrible carpet that needs to be replaced. I've noticed that in the sun, the hatches get hot enough to burn you on contact. This generates a lot of heat in my live well, as well as my cooler. When I re-carpet the...
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    1981 evinrude 75 questions.

    I recently purchased a MonArk Mcfast v80 that came with an evinrude 75. The boat was in great shape and the motor started and ran like a top. There were a few things I noticed right away that I would need to fix, but considering what I paid for it it was well worth buying. The model number is...
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    Mercury 135 Black Max outboard v6 cooling

    I have a 135 black max outboard v6. I ran up on a sand bar the other day (flooding changed the river up quite a bit) and then noticed that my tell tale spout wasn't shooting water out. I pulled the cowling off and cheked the tube and found a small pebble in the nipple blocking flow. I pulled it...
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    1978 Johnson 200 compression

    I'm looking into buying a used 1978 200hp V6 Johnson outboard. I haven't looked at it myself yet but the guy said he checked the compression last week and it read as follows: 105 105 95 118 120 120 The 95 worries me. Any thoughts?
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    135 Black Max low rpm

    I have a 1991 Regal Valanti 17 ft with a Mercury 135 Black Max. The motor runs great. The boat is rated for 1100 lbs. The motor has a 14 x 19 stainless prop on it. The problem I'm having is when the boat is loaded down(about 800 lbs) it is having trouble getting on plane. The tac is showing...
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