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    Rewiring a Bow Rider

    I am re-wiring a boat I purchased and noticed that there are no fuses or buss on it. It is a older 17 ft bow rider with a outboard. The only auxiliaries on it are the front and back lights, bilge pump, and gauges. All of these are connected directly to the battery which doesn't seam right...
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    Water and Exhaust

    Should water be coming out of the exhaust on my Merc. outboard?
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    2 Cylinders are not firing

    I have a 75 hp mercury. The 2 bottom cylinders number 3 and 4 are not firing. I have just rebuilt the carbs, and put new plugs in. When i pulled out the new number 3 plug to check for spark, it still looked brand new and did not spark. It was not fauled at all. While i cranked the engine to...
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    What Battery to use

    I have a 75 hp merc. outboard. I want to know what the best series battery to use on it is. Besides engine cranking and running I have a radio that I will be using on it. Also what brand is best. The boat had a everstart when i bought it but it was totally dead and will not charge.
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    Batteries..... One or Two that is the question

    Hi, I have a 1984 17 foot bow rider with a merc 75 hp. It currently has one battery I believe a 24 series. This battery is for cranking an has deep cycle also. When I got the boat, it was pretty basic (Engine, Lights, Bilge Pump). I want to add a radio, a sterio, some more lights, and maybe...
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    Stupid Question

    Hi, I am new to boating and have a stupid question. I have a 75 hp outboard with manual tilt. When the engine is down it locks into the pin. When I raise the engine, l get out an have someone lift it up while I slide the pin out. On the engine it looks like their is a mechanical mechanism to...
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    Wire Question

    I have a 1984 75hp merc. outboard. I was changing the plugs in it yesterday and I noticed that their was a wire that was broken next to the top (#1) cylinder. The wire connects to a small piece of metal going into the block about 1 inch away from the spark plug. Does anyone know what this is...
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    Throttle cable replacement

    I have just replaced the throttle cable on a older merc. 75 hp outboard. I have never done this before and am wondering if any adjustments need to be made after doing this?
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    1984 Mercury Outboard Idling Problems

    I have a 1984 75 HP 4cly. Mercury outboard. The engine had sat for a few years before i got it. Since then I have rebuilt the carbs, drained and cleaned the fuel tank, replaced all of the gas lines outside of the engine, new primer bubble, fuel filter, and new plugs. When I went to start the...
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