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    383 Rod knock?(video)

    I have a repowered 25ft cruiser with a Mercruiser 383 Mag MPI engine. It was installed about a year and half ago. Well i was running a 3 blade SS 19p prop on it and it performed great. however I was taking more and more people out on the boat and as you would guess the slower and slower it was...
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    Sewing a Zipper to a bimini top

    A while back we got a new bimini top for our boat. Well our old one was custom made and it had an inclosure around it with the plastic windows that you could zip on and run in the rain. I was wondering if i could do a do it yourslef job and put a zipper on the bimini top myself or do i have to...
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    35 HP carb.

    I have a 19b 84 35hp Chrysler and I need a carb for it as my old one is torn up. I was wondering if the carb on my engine was used on other engines. I'm having trouble finding a carb for my engine and and found one for a 70hp chrysler. would this work? Thanks Much, Dan
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    Transom Deadrise

    I have a 1986 Formula 25 PC. For the longest time I was always pretty sure that our boat had a deadrise at the transom of 24 degrees. But recently I was noticing that most modern cabin cruisers of similar size to mine usually have a deadrise no greater than 21 degrees. No I'm beginning to wonder...
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    Setting Idle Speed

    Motor: Mercury 200 (20hp) Year:1968 My Mercury runs fine but it seems to me the idle is way to low sometimes it will stall out. It really needs to be set higher. Well I can't seem to figure out how to do this and I don't want to start mucking around with stuff under the clam shell with no real...
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    35hp waterpump

    We have a 1988 35hp merc that we were trying to change the water pump in. Anyways we got all the LU bolts off but we couldn't get the unit off. what are we doing wrong here do we have to disconnect the shift cable or something like that. Thanks, Dan
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    ID MY Merc

    High I have freind of mine who recently purchased a boat with a 35hp Mercury. In order to buy parts we need to know the year in which the motor was made so here is the serial#. 3453932 Thanks Much, Dan
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    Storms in the intercoastal.

    Next friday me and a buddy are taking my 25ft Formula Cruiser down to St. Augustine from Jacksonville. We plan on leaving my boat house around 12:00pm we are taking the St. Johns river up to the ICW. In all the trip is + -75miles. Here is my concern here in Florida we get afternoon...
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    Saint Augistine, Fl

    Me and a buddy of mine are taking a trip down to Saint Augistine for the first threee days of August. We live just south of the Buckman bridge on the St. Johns River. We measured out the trip it's about 70 miles through the ICW. We were planning on renting a slip for the time were there(3 Days)...
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    Hobie 16 weather Helm

    Alright we have a hobie 16 it's mast is raked pretty far back due to short shrouds. The rudders are (I beleave) at full rake. Well when that brezze kicks up man It really tries to rip the tiller out of your hands. It kind of scares me. sometimes I have to use two hands for the tiller and I like...
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    Plug Gap 20hp Mercury

    I recently changed the plugs in my 1968 Mercury 200 (20hp). They are champion and I set the gap to .035 instead of .030 because I do trolling with this engine and I do high speed running to . Is this gonna hurt anything. I've already run the engine like this and it seems to run fine but I just...
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    Sea Ray Vs. Formula

    I just wanted to bring up the subject. We have a 1986 Formula F-25PC cruiser. I was looking at Sea-Rays from the same era as our Formula and they look very similar I also noticed that the hulls were similar. I was also wondering if Formula and Sea Ray had any ties in the 80's. If you had the...
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    Tiller handle issues

    I have a 1968 Merc 20hp. When I want to troll the throttle goes back down to idle and keeping my hand on the throttle is difficult when your trying to rig a pole. How can I stiffin up the throttle because on plane the throttle is sensitive and any bump in the water causes me to hit the gas by...
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    Sunk My Boat

    Me and my buddy richard were trying to pull my boat over our bulkhead using a winch and a ramp I made. Well we couldn't ge it up so we tryed pushing it back down the ramp. The transom went completely under and the boat filled up with water. We spent two hrs bailing in knee deep water. We...
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    Clattering from outdrive

    I have a cruiser powered with a 383 MPI with Bravo One outdrive. Heres the problem at idle I can here a clattering noise from the outdrive. I'm guessing this would come from the gimble bearing. If that were true wouldn't I hear a different noise than clattering. The clattering also appears when...
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    Mercury controls

    The throttle lever on my boat is really loose and has alot of play. The boat is an 86 the entire powertrain less than a year old but the throttle and shift box is original and is falling apart and the throttle handle wiggles all over the place. Is this a safety issue or can I adjust it or is it...
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    35hp Chrysler cuts off

    My chrysler will start up and run but once you get the boat going it runs full throttle and then all of a sudden it slows down and cuts off. I recently replaced the diaphram in the fuel pump. Dan
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    NGK plugs

    I have a 1968 20hp Mercury and I went to the auto parts store this morning to pick up some new plugs. I asked for the champion plugs which Mercury recomends. Well al they had were the NGK version of the champion plugs I needed. Heres my question can I use these plugs i'm pretty sure I can. What...
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    Electric Starting 20hp

    I Have a 1968 Merc 200. I was wondering what electric start kits would fit on this engine. Like what year engines shared the same starter kit. Thanks, Dan
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    Should I Sell My Mercury

    I have a 1968 20hp mercury a few of you are familiar with. I got it from my uncle the engine has 11 hrs on it and I just changed the impeller and it runs great. Heres why I want to sell it it's a little to much power for my boat. And I figure with the condition it's in I could buy a newer...
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