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    Sometimes it's the simple things

    I posted a while back about my Merc 150 overcharging. I saw the gauge go up immediately and cut the evening short so as to avoid ruining anything. I was miffed that no one had chimed in with any "specific" info but after being chided by several on here I apologized and went forward. 1993 Merc...
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    Merc 150 XRi overcharging issue

    Was out tonight and saw the volt gauge climb to nearly 16 volts. It usually sits dead on 14.2 when at any rpm above 2000. I was running around 4200 rpm and saw the needle up. Throttled back and it dropped to 14 or so and then seemed to normalize. I ran it back up to 5,000 to see and it went to...
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    Found my overheat problem-'93 Merc 150

    Some of you have read my posts and responded and I thank you but nothing was effective. I'd done everything short of tearing the heads off. However, I found the problem accidentally. My engine would overheat at 3,000 rpm but not at idle or at WOT. This made tubing impossible and mid-range...
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    Propping and overheating- your thoughts?

    I will post this here due to an issue I've been having that isn't making sense. I have a 1993 Merc 150 on a 19' ProLine center console. I run a 19 Tempest Plus for the best all around performance. I've been having a problem as of late and I wonder if I am cauing it by being overpropped. When...
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    Best towable for young/reserved riders?

    I've had two inflatables since we started tubing and hate the second one. The first was one we picked up cheap, under $100. It was a triangular shaped two-person unit that was fat in the front and tapered towards the rear. (The exact opposite of what I see now.) It was great because it didn't...
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    Overheat at midrange- verifying

    My 1993 Merc 150XRi idles fine and the gauge sits at 140. At above 4,000 up to WOT, she runs at 175 on the gauge. When pulling a tube at 3,000 rpm it shoots to 250 and the alarm goes off and all heck breaks loose. Shut her down to idle and within 30 seconds the temp drops and all is fine. I've...
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    Here's a new twist on panhandling

    OK, it's not exactly a boating activity but it was at the ramp and I was in my boat. Put the boat in the water in front of the stadium as they were having fireworks after the game. (Large city location, lots of people, etc.) Watched the fireworks and went to pull the boat out. The ramp at the...
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    Mercury 150XRi Temp system question

    The sender in the starboard head is a single tan/blue wire that runs to the warning horn. The sender in the port head is a three wire sended with two tan/blk and a solid tan wire. I am installing a water temo gauge in my boat and tapped the solid tan wire from the port sender for my gauge but am...
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    Thru-hulls- what's the deal?

    I'm replacing the factory nylon thru-hulls in my boat with stainless and was wondering about fit-up. The holes in the hull are 1 1/2" on the nose. Yet I find that there are no thru-hulls out there measuring 1 1/2" O.D? I have 1 1/8" hose running to these fittings and all the fittings I find for...
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    1993 150 XRi Oil Alarm issue- Long and detailed

    OK- This is long. 1993 Merc 150 XRi. Fuel-injected, oil-injected. I got the constant beep, beep, beep alarm last year on the second last outing of the year. I had been running on the river and had shut down to fish a hole. I fired up 1 hour later and went 50 yards and the alarm started beeping...
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    1993 Merc 150 XRi- Constant warning alarm- oil pump?

    Got the constant alarm over the weekend while on the river- oil tanks are not empty, caps aren't cracked, lines aren't leaking and the tanks had vacuum. From what I am reading in my manual, it won't alert to an overheat so Im deciding it's oil. Maybe a stripped oil pump gear or a bad pump? <br...
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    What do you clean your buff pads with?

    I've filled up my twisted wool pad with Meguirs #49 and I don't know what to clean it with. Regular degreasing soap did nothing and I don't want to try that much acetone or thinner. <br /><br />UFM82
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    Worn Gelcoat repair- not a chip or ding...

    I have several places on my boat where the gelcoat is actually worn thru- not chipped or damaged like that. The edge is smooth but the glass is visible. How do you guys repair the gelcoat and make it smooth? Obviously I can't just skim on gelcoat because it will stick up. If I sand it down...
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    List the classic "OOPS" while boating

    #1- Forget the plug<br />#2- Forget the kill switch<br />#3- Forget the ignition key at home/in truck/wrong pants<br />#4- Leave transom straps on<br />#5- Leave bow strap on<br />#6- Forget to hook up fuel line<br />#7- Forget to tie off anchor rope<br />#8- Try to start boat in gear<br />#9-...
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    Help me find this piece for my boat...

    I have a center console and in each gunwale there is an insert that holds 2 rods. Mine is an actual plastic piece that fits into a cut-out in the hull. These aren't the holders like a rocket launcher- these are plastic, about 5 feet long, 2 feet tall and go into the sides of the hull. Both of...
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    Re-upholstering seat cushions- I need some help

    I am re-doing my seat cushions as the threads have started to pop and the cushions are splitting. The vinyl itself is fine and I am simply resewing the seams with 65lb PowerPro. The foam inside is fine as well. However, to make them water-resistant I saw that the foam was in a plastic bag of...
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    Soft floor in my ProLine...

    I recently discovered much to my chagrin that the front deck of my boat is less than rock solid. I could feel it flexing under my weight in the past but never gave it much thought- the fish box is under the front deck and it's hollow under there and I weigh around 250, so some flex was ok...
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    Reed replacement in Merc 150 Xri... How to?

    I may be in need of new reeds in my engine and was wondering how tough they are to replace? I have not yet purchased a manual yet but plan to do so. I am also an accomplished mechanic and can do the job, but I have never done this. <br /><br />Anybody have any experience? Time wise? Cost? <br...
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    So, how fast is your boat?

    How fast can your boat go? Tell us the GPS verified speed or what the speedo reads. <br /><br /> I have found that my new Faria speedo reads pretty close up until about 45 mph, then it reads high. While making runs in my ProLine, I saw 52.4 on my GPS and the speedo was reading 56, so it's off a...
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    A biased Smart Tab installation review...

    Well, I joined the seemingly growing club of boat owners adding Smart Tabs to their boats. I undertook the very scary task of drilling holes in my hull to install them this very weekend. Here is my report of the procedure. <br /><br /> After laying out all the parts and determining that...
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