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    extended warranty ?

    I am thinking about buying a 98 Astro 2050.It has a 98 Mercury 225 on it.Very nice boat.But its a repo.The dealer said i can try it out before buying.He also said he can sell me an extended warranty for 2 years at 1500 bucks.He didnt push that topic ,i did.I know very little about outboards.What...
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    motor height?

    I have a 17 foot stratos boat with a 90 johnson that has 140 heads and carbs on it.It replaced a 140 that went bad.Now my problem , its doing the same thing the 140 did.Only turns 4700 rpms and 42 mph , thats max!It does have a jack plate on it and is set about 1/2 to 3/4 inch from bottom of...
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    Rotary steering - Rack&Pinion ?

    My steering cable broke on me and it is a Teflex Rack and pinion . What i am wanting to know is can i replace it with a Rotary style.How much modifications has to be made to my dash and / or will it work ? I have a Stratos Bass Boat.Or do i want to stay with The Rack ? :confused:
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    115-90 hp evinrude

    Okay i geuss i got sucker on my forehead.I got screwed with the 140 and now with the 115.But i have a year warranty.He told me this was a 115 but when i checked the number on the block it turns out to be a 90 hp.could someone tell me how much diffrence will be in the 90 compared to a 115 ...
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    115-90 hp evinrude

    Okay i geuss i got sucker on my forehead.I got screwed with the 140 and now with the 115.But i have a year warranty.He told me this was a 115 but when i checked the number on the block it turns out to be a 90 hp.could someone tell me how much diffrence will be in the 90 compared to a 115 ...
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    johnson 140 compression problems

    I have a 85 140 hp johnson (crossflow)it has about 20 hours on rebuilt.I could never get it pass 5200 rpms.Tried both a 21 and 19 pitch prop.no diffrence.About 42 mph is the fastes it would go.Well now the problem. The compression on 3 cylinders ar real closs to the same about 120-125 and the...
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    140 evenrude speed problems

    I have a 79' 140 Evinrude on a 17 foot stratus boat.The motor has just been rebuilt,I can only turn 4800 rpms and speed about 40 mph.I think that it should run faster.I have a hotfoot connected and it does carry the throttle all the way open. could someone please give me some advice.
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    Evinrude 140 problems ?

    I have a 1979 evinrude 140. got it from a friend who was told it was not worth fixing , it had water in a cylinder , well with nothing to lose i started tearing it down and it was a bad exhaust gasket . it runs fine most of the time but some times taking off it wont get over 2500 rpms but i can...
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