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    2000 175 HPDI trim issue

    That area is aluminum and not in proximity to any other metals. Also not used in saltwater. So I didn’t think I had too much to worry about. But let me know if you think otherwise.
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    2000 175 HPDI trim issue

    10 minutes with an electric sander was enough to fix this issue.
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    2000 175 HPDI trim issue

    I saw a YouTube video that showed a lot of play when trimming if the bushings are worn and I don’t see that on mine. Now thinking that it might be related to me bumping the motor into the garage wall when backing in a couple weeks ago. Motor was trimmed up about 25% at the time. If that...
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    2000 175 HPDI trim issue

    I tightened up the nut on the tilt tube and that made a small improvement. Wondering if I need to replace the tilt tube bushings.
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    2000 175 HPDI trim issue

    Motor has started rubbing on starboard side when trimming up and down on two pieces in pic. Worse going up. I greased the area and that didn’t fix it. Looks to be about 1/16” of clearance on the port side. Maybe the motor hinge is wearing on port side and causing bottom of motor to tilt...
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    Tow rope to Talon bracket?

    I always say that I am not lazy— I will work really hard to avoid having to do additional work. But I think you all have convinced me to do the work of adding new tow eyes. Drilling is the easy part— removing the trolling motor batteries (and everything else that’s in the way of accessing the...
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    Tow rope to Talon bracket?

    Thanks. The previous owner said he used the tie down eyes and a bridle and just lived with the wear from the bracket. Maybe an old garden hose over the harness rope where it will rub on the bracket?
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    Tow rope to Talon bracket?

    What if I just connect the tie rope directly to the port side eye and skip the harness? I would probably put a foam swimming noodle around the rope to protect the motor. The motor already has some rope rash/scuffed paint from the previous owner’s tow rope. I assume connecting to just one...
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    Tow rope to Talon bracket?

    Thanks. I saw the Turboswing when looking at options before I made this post. Would be a good solution but will probably only have 3-4 days of tubing per summer so not worth spending that much money. The bracket is for a Talon power pole. I was thinking if I connected it fairly close to...
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    Tow rope to Talon bracket?

    “Honey, I need to buy another boat because I can’t figure out how to rig up the tube on the current boat”. Yeah, that would go over like a fart in church 😀
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    Tow rope to Talon bracket?

    Rope isn’t going directly to the bracket, it would be the harness attached to the bracket on starboard and stern eye on port. Rope attaches to the harness. So if the harness did break on the starboard/bracket side, it would still be attached on the port side and the hook wouldn’t be flying...
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    Tow rope to Talon bracket?

    Warming up and kids want to tube. My tie down eye on the starboard side is located so that the tow harness rope is going to rub against the sharp parts under the Talon bracket. Wondering if I could just attach the harness to the Talon bracket arm (see picture). Would probably tow 2-3 kids at...
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    New owner questions - trimming/trolling and fuel stabilizer

    Thanks to all for the educating information.
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    New owner questions - trimming/trolling and fuel stabilizer

    Hello, I recently acquired a 2000 Triton 189 with a 2000 175 horse 2 stroke Honda V-max. The boat has a bow mounted trolling motor. The guy I bought it from said I should always have the motor trimmed all the way down while trolling. This seems like a recipe for getting fishing line tangled...
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    Can I use a Johnson/Evinrude tank on Merc outboard?

    Tried to search to see if this question has already been answered but no luck. I have a 1967 or ‘68 six HP Mercury. I have a newer fuel tank that was used with an Evinrude. If I swap out the connector can I use the tank with my Merc? Or does the Merc outboard require a Merc connector where...
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    Lower unit oil or something else?

    1968 Mercury 60 (6 hp). Hadn’t been started since last August and after starting I noticed the tell-tale was plugged so spent some time with getting that cleared. Started it in a tote filled with water and ran it for about 5 minutes after I got the tell tale working (had run for a minute or...
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    Suzuki DT6 cylinder head repair or replace (?)

    1987 two stroke DT6. Purchased it used recently--owner said it hadn't been used for years and he wasn't sure of the condition. It looked like it was only lightly used after I cleaned it up. Started on second pull. Water shooting out the bottom of the tube on the face of the cylinder head and...
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    Help with Suzuki outboard serial number -- foreign model (?)

    I've done some research on how to decode Suzuki outboard serial numbers and I can't find any information about the number on my DT6 so I'm thinking it may be a code for another country (?) Serial number is 00601-715713-- I can't find any info on the 71 at the start of the last six. The service...
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    Full Bilge-- where to start?

    1995 Blue Water "Monte Carlo" bowrider. Merc 4.3 XL Alpha One. Have only had minimal water in the bilge in the past. Bilge was dry Saturday when I started-- drove for about 20 minutes and then dropped anchor in about 3 feet of water with bow tied off into the wind (very choppy seas, boat was...
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    Trim problems - manual override process?

    Mercruiser 4.3L XL with Alpha I. Question-- if you are out on the water, and the trim stops working, and you can't override with a screwdriver on the solenoids, is there a way to manually get the leg down to get home? And then manually lift it to get the boat out of the water? Thanks.
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