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    1996 Mercury 150HP

    I am not sure if this is the right place to post this question but will start here. I am looking into purchasing a 1996 19ft Maxum bow rider with a 150 HP 2 stroke Merc ob. I drove the boat yesterday it had plenty of power ran great and jumped out of the hole much quicker than my 18ft Stingray...
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    prop replacement recomedations

    I recently got my 93 Stingray 556zp(185Lx) Mercruiser 3.0L out for the first time. The boat ran awesome. We had 2 adults and 2 medium size children (up front) with minimal equipment and 3/4 tank fuel. According to Stingray the dry weight is about 1800lbs. It currently has what looks like the...
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    Replacing Manifold and Riser (use Anti Seize or not)

    After doing some dis assembly work on my 93 3.0L Alpha 1 gen 2 I discovered my high speed over heating issue is most likely being cause by a clogged water passages in the manifold 2 out 3 completely clogged (and corroded flange :mad:) and a clogged corroded riser. Both had merc part# on them...
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    Overheating trouble shooting question

    I Have been trouble shooting an over heating problem and I have a question regarding water/exhaust flow on a Mercruiser Alpha 1 Gen 2. While running the engine on the hose I notice there are what look like exhaust ports on the bottom of both sides of the gimble housing one side has water coming...
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    Overheating Stingray 556ZP

    Hi All my name is Mike, I have been enjoying reading these forums,I am not new to boating but I just bought my first boat in 20 years. It is a 1993 Stingray 556Zp with Stock 3.0L engine. Today a friend of mine and I put it in the water for it's maiden voyage. All went well until we could...
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