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    Synthetic oil and Decarb

    Just this morning I performed a decarb on my 97 Mariner 125 and it sure cleaned up good. I had inspected the cyl's with a bore light and they had a pretty good coating of carbon on the piston tops. I used one can of Seafoam mixed with a gallon of gas and ran it all thru. After letting it sit I...
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    Just what we needed, another oil !

    I just saw a magazine ad for Pennzoil's new XLF(extended life formula)- "Give your older engine what it wants" "helps improve performance in older outboards". Don't finish your article just yet LubeDude!! :rolleyes:
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    Installing 2nd drain plug

    Here's a ? I have regarding the hull of my fish & ski. The last 12 to 18 inches of the stern portion of the bottom is stepped up about 2-3 inches from the rest of the hull. If any water gets in the boat, it pools in the forward part of the boat and doesn't reach the drain plug(because it is...
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    impeller change on '97 Mariner 125

    this will be the 3rd season I've had this motor and I haven't changed the impeller yet. The guy I bought it from said it had been done recently before he sold it (how long 'recently' is I don't know). I realize that it is probably overdue for this service, but if you have a great stream coming...
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    decarb on Mercury 2+2

    I have been reading alot of posts on using seafaom products to decarb your engine, and I was wondering on my 97 mariner 125 if trying to use deepcreep through the carbs would be not as effective due to the second set of carbs not kicking in until 1800 rpm's. would using a can in a separate...
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    finish

    what is the speckled-grey coating inside the bilge area and ski locker? Is this sprayed on over the fiberglass and where can a guy purchase this? I am doing some repair to the ski locker floor of my '97 fish & ski and want to retain the factory look when it is done. Thanks.
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    below deck coating

    Anyone have suggestions on the best brand of finish to use when replacing wood components below deck? I'm not referring to fiberglass encapuslated structural wood, just things like gas tank hold-downs, ski locker floor etc. thanx
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