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    Confused: Electric brakes for marine use?

    Re: Confused: Electric brakes for marine use? The proper way to hook up the safety cable is to pull it from the activator, loop it through the spot for the safety chains and then through itself, and then plug it back into the activator.
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    Trading motors with another person, got some questions

    I've met a guy with a 1999 135 optimax that needs to get a smaller motor for his boat. I have a 2003 75hp Mercury four stroke. Both motors run good. Would you guys do it? I know the first optimaxes had some issues, but ran OK after they had updates done to them. Is there any way to check...
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    Replace uniservo wheel cylinder to double servo

    Just letting others know that this works. I needed a new wheel cylinder for my brakes because one of mine was leaking. No one around had them, but they could order them. I was planning on using the boat tomorrow so after some online research I decided to use the wheel cylinder from a Ford...
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    75hp Four Stroke to 90hp SUCCESS

    Just an FYI for people, because I see questions posted but ussually no answers, or people don't know. I have a 2003 75hp four stroke and wanted to upgrade to a 90. I reviewed all the parts in the engine and the only thing I found different were the carburators. I bought 90hp four stroke...
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    ANOTHER were to mount my smart tabs

    OK, I sent an e-mail to nauticus tonight as well. Were do you think I should mount my smart tabs, on the blue line, or on the red line. Normally I would just mount them where the blue lines are and call it good, but the transom leans forward in that spot. You can see it in the side view...
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    Lost my Trailer (kind of long)

    I know this has happened to people, but this is the first time its happened to me. I was driving the family to a small lake this evening just for a couple of hours of boating. Loaded up, hooked up the trailer (safety chains and all) and headed off. About 20 miles from home and less then 10...
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    Engine Height

    I needed to change my steering cable do to it breaking, and to do so I had to remove the engine to get clearance for the steering shaft. When I re-installed the engine it I decided to raise it up one hole, or about 1 inch. Where it was installed I was getting some porpoising when I started to...
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    First ride in my boat, interesting experiance

    I just picked up an older Four Winns Freedom 170 fish and ski and got the motor hooked up and everything ready to go. We went to a small local lake today and everything was going well. Next thing while making a left turn at about 25mph the steering cable broke, sending the boat into a hard...
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    How Much Epoxy?

    I'm replacing the wood transom and floors in my Tracker v17. How much coverage does a gallon of epoxy resin get on wood with no fiberglass. I haven't seen it listed on any of the resen manufacturers websites. I figure I need enough to cover 3 4x8 sheets of plywood. Thanks for the help
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    Water pressure gauge

    Can anyone tell me where to hook-up the hose for a water pressure gauge on a 1982 V150? Can I hook it up to the tell-tale line? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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    Serial Number Help

    Hello, I recently bought a boat and motor and I need help identifying the motor. The place I bought it from was not a boat dealer and they were unsure. I believe it is a 150 BlackMax, but it has a 200 cover on it. I couldn't find the serial number on the transome mount, but I did find a...
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