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Greetings - my apologies that this thread is so long.
I recently bought a used boat that had a 1986 US Marine Force 50 outboard motor attached. I took the boat out to test it on the water. The boat had no power during take off and would rev like it was coming out of gear if I put the throttle...
Greetings - I just purchased a 1986 Bayliner with a US Marine Force 50 outboard motor and am concerned about the amount of fuel it is using. It runs fine but smokes excessively and used about a half gallon of fuel every 10 minutes just idling. I adjusted the idle screw and that helped things. I...
