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    1981 50 HP 3 cylinder Mercury

    YES! It was the choke plunger! Thank you so much.
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    1981 50 HP 3 cylinder Mercury

    Ran fine. The part was inside the cowling on the bottom laying under the carbs.
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    1981 50 HP 3 cylinder Mercury

    On the water Sunday my boat won’t go over 5 mph. Upon inspection this piece was laying under the motor. What is this? What happened? Help.
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    Starter Drops Out - 1981 50 HP Mercury

    The starter engages for a second or two then drops down way from the flywheel. Starter or starter solenoid? Thanks for help.
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    1981 50 HP Mercury 2-Stroke Surges

    Motor runs and idles fine...but at max throttle the motor surges up and down begging for fuel. Would I hurt anything to install an in-line fuel pump? I noticed the glass fuel filter gets really low. I've already had it to the Mercury service center and they found nothing. There's no way they...
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    Battery Charger - Can I Spit Charging Wires

    I have a single bank 10 amp deep cell charger. Can I split the wires and charge 2 trolling batteries at once? 5 amps each? Just slower to charge? Issues? Thanks all.
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    2005 50 HP 2-stroke vs 1981 50 HP 2 stroke

    2 questions here: 1) Would both of these motors drive the same boat to the same speed? 2) My friends 2005 50HP 2-stroke has a 22 pitch and my 1981 uses a 10 pitch. Why such a huge difference?
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    Garmin Echomap - In Parallel?

    Can I run 2 depth finders to one transducer? I want a screen in the front of the boat but use the rear transducer.
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    9.8 Mercury Water Flow Issue

    My1980's 9.8 Mercury 2 stroke only pumps water when in gear, not in neutral...how is that possible?
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    Boat Ramp Fails - How?!

    As I see all the YouTube fails with the vehicles in the water...HOW does that happen? Do people jump out while still in reverse??!! I'm just trying to understand what these people do so I don't ever have that problem. Thanks for any info.
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    Repairing My Own Prop

    Before I buy a new prop I would like to attempt to heat and bend the blades out myself. It's only a $70 prop for my old Mercury 9.8. What tricks do I need to know so I don't snap off the blades? 2 of the 3 blades are slightly curled in. I just need to bend them out. Thanks to all that can...
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    Floating Worms and Craws - Help

    Does any other mfg make a truly floating worm or craw other than Z Man products?
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    Prop Pitch - Will I gain any Speed?

    I have an 18 foot fiberglass bass boat and a 1981 Mercury 50 HP 2-stroke with a 10 inch 12 pitch prop. I plane up and max out at 29 mph. Fine for my fishing needs. If I move up to a stainless 15 pitch...will I gain speed? Still plane up? Worth going to a better prop? I was hoping to get up...
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    Magnum Spoons - Have Your Tried It

    Throwing those 8 inch spoons for bass is a new technique for me. Anyone try it already? Any retrieve techniques or ideas I should pay attention to? Thanks to all.
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    Garmin- Chart Plotting Speed

    How fast can I go and still get a good map of the lake when recording? I have never used it yet. Marty
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