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I recently put a 2020 Mercury 175 Pro XS on my 2016 Bayliner 190 deck boat. I stopped by a local prop store and they gave me a prop that does not seem to be working out. I included the specs below. The boat will get on plane but there is a lot of cavitation during the hole shot. It will...
Yesterday I bought a 99 sea swirl with a 5.0 volvo penta. I bought it knowing it needed a new starter so i replaced that right away. Once i replaced that i found that the engine did not want to turn over, it was beginning to crank but it was going extremely slow. I pulled the plugs out and found...
I have an 88 Force 125 that bogs at wide oped throttle. It fluctuates between 4500 and 3000 RPM. At 3/4 throttle i notice a very slight bog and at 1/2 and anything below that it runs perfectly fine. I had some one pump the bulb while i stayed at WOT and it ran perfect staying at a steady RPM, so...
