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    Patching a gash in the hull

    I have a 87 fiberglass bass boat that I recently acquired and the bottom of the hull looks like someone scraped it on the bottom of a rock, reef or something and has been patched at one time with a clear type of resin, however there is a area about 12 inches long where it's like the fiberglass...
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    Repairing a gash on the hull

    I've had nothing but boat problems lately on a boat I recently purchased. My 1987 15ft Starcraft fiberglass bass boat suddenly has somehow gotten scraped on the bottom of the hull (no clue how) and now has a gash about 6 inches long. The boat itself isn't taking in any water EXCEPT for the bilge...
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    1988 Mercury 90HP Oil Injected Engine repair manual

    Does anyone know where I can find a engine repair manual for a 1988 Mercury 90HP Oil Injected engine at the lowest price? You would think that these things would be available to just download from a website since you can pretty much download almost everything nowadays. I prefer a paper manual...
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    carburetor rebuild kits

    Does anyone have a way of giving me the part number for the carburetor rebuild kit for a 1988 Mercury 90 HP Oil Injected model and also pointing me in the right direction where I can get them for all (3) carbs the cheapest price? Serial # is 0B145612 Thanks, Chris
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    Bass boat or Jon Boat?

    Hi, I'm trying to get some opinions from everyone on this forum because I value all of everyone's input and advice. Anyways, I purchased a 1987 15ft Starcraft fiberglass bass boat with a Mercury 90HP oil injection engine about a month ago. It wasn't firing on all cylinders so I replaced the...
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    Transom leaking

    I wanted to start a new topic on this because I didn't know if anyone would read that far back when I posted this thread about a week ago. Anyways on my 1987 Starcraft fiberglass bass boat there is a leak somewhere in my transom. I initially had thought it was coming from around the drain plug...
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    Transom leaking

    I just recently bought a 1987 15ft Starcraft bass boat that has a 90HP Mercury. It had a bad switchbox AKA PowerPak so I changed that and got it up and running We put it in the water for the first time today and other than some carb issues the boat is running fairly ok and cruised around for...
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    Mercury Manual

    Where is my best source to get a manual for a 1988 Mercury 90HP Oil Injection? Serial # 0B145614? These aren't by chance online in some kind of format where I can download and print it out is it? Where is the best place to buy one? Thanks
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    Mercury Switchbox

    Hey guys. Does anyone know where I can locate a inexpensive Mercury Switchbox part # 332-7778A12 or CDI # 114-7778? So far ebay is looking like my least expensive source. I'm looking for either new or used depending on the price. Anywhere else I've overlooked?
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    Need advice please!

    I posted a thread the other day asking about this and my situation. Here is as brief as I can make it. The boat shop called me and said it's the switchbox that is not firing on the bottom cylinder. He says that it's $215 for that box. Then he says that it has old milky looking gas in the engine...
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    Need HELP PLEASE! Mercury 90hp-won't crank

    Hi, I am completely new to this forum and also just purchased my first boat. I bought a 1987 Starcraft bass boat the other day with a 90 HP Mercury Oil Injected and I believe the engine is either an 88 or 89 model. Ok so here is the story. When I bought the boat, the engine would not crank...
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