FORUM RULES UPDATED - The forum rules have been updated to continue to provide a friendly and safe environment for our member community. Please take a moment to review the updated rules and our terms of use and privacy policy. Click here for Forum Rules which has links to the 'terms of use' and 'privacy policy'.
I have been fighting with a 1996 Mercury Force engine for 2 months now and cant seem to make it run and neither can anyone else including the Mercury dealer. An older gentlemen from Church mentioned he had an engine that may work for my boat. He is no longer using his boat and said if the engine...
I purchased a 1996 Bayliner 1600 with a 75 HP Mercury Force. The first time I took the boat out it would not even get on plane. We changed the spark plugs. Replaced plug wires and cleaned the carb and checked reeds. Also found the throttle cables were not allowing it to go WOT. Adjusted the...
I recenty purchased a very low hour 1996 Bayliner 1600 LS with a 1996 Force by Mercury 75 HP. To be honest I thought I was purchasing a Mercury. I thought Force was ther series of engine like a Optimax or Verado. Once I purchased a new prop and got home I figured out I had a major problem...