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    14.5 x 17 Stainless vs 14.5 x 17 aluminum (3 blade)

    I f I replaced my 14.5 x 17 aluminum with a stainless to improve hole shot to get skiers up quicker can I keep the same pitch or do I need to drop to 16 or 15? The aluminum will do it but it struggles. 19ft. 2500 lbs. bowrider with OMC 5.7 Usually 3-4 people in the boat when towing.
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    Thinking of trying a 4 blade for towing skiers.

    First of all I know my boat is not an ideal skier boat. It's an all rounded boat that does many things good but not great. It's a vintage 87 Starcraft Select 191s in very good shape for it's age. Powered by an OMC Cobra 5.7 (260hp.) motor. Because of the age of the boat it is hard to get proper...
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    bilge pump quit

    About 2 weeks ago my bilge pump just stopped working in my 87 Starcraft Select 191S. It's a bilge pump wired to a float switch. When I flick the 2 way switch (manual & auto) nothing happens except that the circuit breaker clicks off after about 10 seconds which indicates either a short somewhere...
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    87 Starcraft Select 191s bowrider prop question.

    This is a 19ft. bowrider with a 92" beam. Has a 5.7L OMC Cobra for power. When I bought it 3 years ago it came with a 15x17 aluminum prop. It was great for tubing & waterskiing. For holeshot the boat just pops out of the water. I always wanted a stainless prop so my friend let me try his OMC 15...
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    OMC trim sender

    My trim gauge has not worked on my 87 Starcraft Select 191s since I bought it last year. Gauge is pegged to up position. Replacing all my gauges anyway as they are old & weathered. My trim sender seems intact so I removed it from the outdrive & noticed the spring does not return the arm when you...
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    Prop for 1987 Starcraft Select 191s

    I just bought this bowrider & it runs very nice. It has a OMC Cobra 5.7litre 260 hp. motor. It came with a 15x17 pitch prop & a spare of the same. Holeshot is great & gets up on plane very fast. However it over revs if I try to go WOT. To get to 40mph I was briefly at 5000 rpm but quickly backed...
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    90% Evinrude 150 needs a setback plate

    Didn't see this one coming. Either did the guy installing a 1989 Evinrude 150 on my 1989 20ft. Arriva bowrider.I bought this motor late last year with plans of swapping it. I just had a Force 125 inline 4 taken off it. It has swim platforms on either side of the transom area. So when we tried a...
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    89 Evinrude 150 VRO question

    I bought this motor this spring & am getting it installed on my 20ft. bowrider. The previous owner said the VRO was disconnected & ran premix.I noticed the VRO pigtail was not disconnected. If the VRO pigtail is disconnected does this mean there is no running fuel pump?
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    1989 US Marine Faria Tach for Force 125

    Im swapping out my 89 Force 125 for an 89 Evinrude 150 V6 The mechanic said the tach may not be compatible for the Evinrude. I believe that Force used a 20 pole tach.The boat is an Arriva so it used the large 5 in. bayliner dial tach with square bezel. I havent looked at it yet as the boat is at...
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    Old Faria tach on a 89 Evinrude 150

    My boat an 89 Arriva 200 is having it's Force 125 inline 4 replaced with an Evinrude 150 V6 The Faria Tach in the boat has 1234 settings on the back for pole selection. I have tried to read up if the Evinrude is compatible but no clear answers so far. One post I read said that settings 123...
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    89 Force125 butterflies not fully open at WOT

    Been trying to solve this for awhile now. I have the throttle arm scribe mark lined up with the cam so that it intersects. Throttle stop screw just touches engine block. Nice 700 rpm idle in gear & even acceleration without bogging. Problem is with throttle fully open the carb butterflies are...
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    When did Force motors adopt the Standardized mounting pattern?

    Does my 1989 Force 125 use the standardized mounting pattern created in the 1980's? I heard that Force was the last of the bunch to fall in line with the other manufacturers.
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    Swapping out Force for Evinrude. New control box?

    Will be removing my 89 Force 125 from my Arriva 20ft. bowrider & replacing with an 89 Evinrude XP 150. I have the Evinrude cable & wiring harness. The control box that came with the Evinrude is a top mounted box from a Boston Whaler boat & not compatible with my Arriva side mount location. I...
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    Turning point Hustler 3 or 4 prop?

    Have an old 89 Arriva bowrider but in good shape. Switching out my 89 Force 125 for an 89 Evinrude 150 in great shape. The prop that came with it is 23 pitch which is over propped for my boat. Looking at a Turning Point Hustler 3 or 4 blade 14.5 x17 The 4 blade uses dual blade geometry which...
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    1989 Force 125 serial # unreadable

    My 1989 Arriva 200 with 89 Force 125 is in the cottage garage for the winter. Am about to drain the lower end oil & replace but noticed when the trim was lowered so the skeg was on the floor some water came out of the propeller anode area. Poured some gear oil into the fill & vent plug at the...
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    Force 125 vs Merc 115

    I have a 1989 Force 125 single exhaust with the 1.73:1 lower end. Just curious how this motor would compare to one of the later Merc 115 6 cylinder "tower of power" motors assuming that both are running well.Which would have the better top end ? Which would be thirstier on fuel? And lastly...
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    89 Force valve body replaced but no lift

    I had the dreaded leak down on my Force 125 where the motor was slowly dropping so I replaced the valve body. Refilled with non detergent 30 oil. motor runs but no lift. I manually tried to move the engine up and down to burp the lines. I noticed the trim cylinder is completely retracted. When...
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    1989 Force 125 on 89 Arriva 19.7 ft. bowrider

    Just picked this up last week. Tried it out for first time & noticed engine rpm would barely get to 4000 WOT & top speed was 30mph trimmed out. (two people in boat) Motor seemed to run good but a little rich. Noticed the prop was a 19 pitch. It was really slow out of the hole & towing a tube was...
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