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I purchased a boat this summer that has a 1998 mercury 50HP four stroke. The block is a Yamaha and all the rest is Mercury. The motor started up and ran fine when the owner ran it for me. I have been starting it every 3 weeks so that it doesn't sit long and the carburetors get fouled up. The...