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    Trailer Tongue Jack

    Seems simple enough to replace and it is this is my second time doing it. So my question is "if tongue weight is lets just say 250 lbs what weight capacity should my tongue jack be"? Boat and trailer loaded are about 3500 pounds. When hooking trailer to hitch I am only lifting a few hundred...
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    Mercury 2002 15 HP 2 Stroke Water in L/U

    This motor pumps water well.When I went to replace the lower unit lubricant water was visible. I took the lower unit off and noticed that all around the water pump was what appeared to be lower unit grease kind of jellified with water into a creamy white mud. I was going to put in a new...
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    2004 Johnson 15 HP Ignition problems -wiring colors

    This motor has no spark at all. Is this motor a Suzuki? If so do I use the Suzuki wiring chart or the OMC chart on the CDI troubleshooting chart.(Engine wiring cross reference Chart for most outboards) Neither are a match Just received a DVA and would like to get started on this ignition issue I...
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    Tire aand Rim fit question

    13" rims . Blew out a tire on my trailer so I thought I would purchase two new tires One of the old tires will upgrade my spare. Looking online I noticed some tires call for a 5" rim. Not sure if mine are 4.5" or 5". Never knew it made a difference but if it does my purchase will be decided on...
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    Garmin 178c Fishfinder GPS combo.

    Is there an internal battery in this unit. Loses the date when not used for a while. This seems to make locating satellites take longer than it used to.
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    Backing down launch ramp with surge disc brakes

    I have a full size Bronco which I use to tow my 21' Striper with a 150 HP. I always back down the ramp in 4wd. If I do not the boat and trailer weight pull the tow vehicle backwards down the ramp. The nature of the disc system with a surge coupler means I have no trailer brakes ever when in...
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    4 HP 4 stroke Mercury Tohatsu Nissan 2001

    My newest Merc is built in Japan so I thought I would post here rather than the Mercury forum. I have acquired a 4 HP 4 stroke Merc 0R02206 . I recently finished off a Nissan 6 HP 4 stroke thanks to the help I received on this forum. With the 4 HP I am having the exact same issue as the 6 HP...
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    1987 Mariner 25 HP B187219 Remote Control question

    So I horse traded and ended up with a 25 Hp Mariner, electric start engine. It came with the Command Control remote box with the harness and key. No battery cables and not throttle or shift cable. I jumped the solonoid and a ground and turned the key and it started right up. Choke worked and...
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    Soaking carb with plastic parts

    I have been using Berrymans parts cleaner for a while now. It says to remove plastic parts. Some carbs do not allow for their removal. What is your thought on this.? Has anyone ruined their carb? I have not had any problems but it always worries me when I put them in for a soakiing.
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    Nissan 2005 6 HP 4 Stroke Surging and poor idle

    Can not get this thing to idle correctly . Starts well. Sometimes the idle is way to high other times it will stall at the same throttle setting.Have to keep playing with the throttle to keep it running.If I screw in the idle stop screw it will idle fine then next start it will rev way to fast...
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    Paint Instead of Gel Coat on Sears Gamefisher

    I just got hold of an old 70's fiberglass 14' tri hull Gamefisher. It has been painted over a bad old gel coat. Now both the old gel coat and paint are chipping and fading badly. The boat looks bad. The hull itself is in good shape no holes or leaks interior still original and intact. Another...
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    1973 18 HP Rubber Plugs

    1973 18 HP Evinrude Rubber Plugs Midsection There are several rubber plugs on this engine midsection / exhaust housing then two on the lower unit.Curious what they are there for.
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    Mariner year 25M 695 S 018344

    Just picked up a project motor. From what I can gather this is a Mariner 1982 or 83 built by Yamaha. Am I correct on the year? If I am incorrect can someone please correct me. Would parts be interchangeable with a Yamaha same year and HP? Need to order parts and need to know where to look.
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    1993 yammy 2 stroke 6 HP High Idle

    I recently rebuilt the carb on this motor. It now starts and runs but I can't get to idle slowly. I unhooked the carb linkage and the timing base in order to try to get it to slow up to no avail. In the parts diagram for this carb part # 7 Jet, this jet was really clogged up . If I inadvertantly...
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    1993 yammy 2 stroke 6 HP Need Opinions

    This engine will not run on two cylinders. Has great spark. Both cylinders fire blue spark which jumps 7/16 easily. Compression on dead cylinder is 85lbs . This seems to be plenty although I would appreciate your opinions on this. Cylinder is getting plenty of fuel. I can run the engine with the...
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    1993 6 hp yamaha Runs on 1 cylinder

    Good spark in both cylinders. Compression is about 85 in both holes. Can water be entering the exhaust cover? Only thing I can think of.
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    BF 75 Fuel Pump Question

    If my diaphram is bad on this fuel pump will this cause fuel to enter the chamber and create a no start flooded symptom.? Already cleaned the carb and all looks good including the condition of the needle and seats. I have run into this condition on my evinrudes but am unfamiliar with this...
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    DT 2 Telltale output

    My DT 2 runs great but almost no water comes out of the telltale holes. I can keep my hand on the head and it is not hot by any means.How much water should be coming out of the two holes which I guess to be the telltale.
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    What year BF 75

    I need to purchase parts for a friends BF 75 . Can anybody tell me what year it is ? Serial # is 1102386.
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    Frozen swivel bracket How to unfreeze

    Just picked up a 1955 7.5 Fleetwin with a tank. I don't know why but I hope to get it running again. Throttle arm and swivel bracket are frozen. Transom clamps loosened with heat then oils. The throttle arm seems easy enough to diassemble clean and grease but the swivel bracket seems to be the...
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