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First time boat owner and I have spent a lot of time trying to diagnose the issues with my outboard. First thing I noticed is that the starboard bank is not getting any spark so with my limited knowledge I went out a replaced both switch boxes. This did not fix the issue so I went through and...
I am a new boat owner and I recently got a 1987 Skeeter SF 175-D. Unfortunately the gas gauge doesn't work and the tank is down under the seats with no access point. I was wondering if there is an easy way to see how much gas is in the tank, and if I can replace the fuel sending unit. I am...
I assumed the impeller would be good because they had rebuild the lower end and didn't really use it after that. I ran it for about 10 minutes with a good amount of throttle and it stopped missing after a while. It also didn't get very hot at all but I was planning on replacing the impeller any way.
Recently bought a old bass boat with a 1987 mercury 150 xr2 blackmax, was sitting for about a year, the lower end was rebuilt 2 years ago. Started right up once I learned how the key enricher works but misses a bit when idling. Fuel is good I put sea foam in it, fuel filter and hosing looks...
