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    Intalling 150 on 90hp rated boat

    Ok so i recently got a 22 sweetwater with a 50hp. This is way underpowerd for me. Not that i wanna go fast just faster at take off. I would like to wakeboard behind the boat. The boat has a 90 hp rated sticker. And i have a 2011 mercury 150. What would be the issuse with this. I would think it...
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    distributor install

    have a 87 sea ray with 3.0 mercruiser. when i put a timing light on it i noticed that it looked about a tooth of on the dist. the timing marks wouldent line up by a long shot.So thinking i new what i was doing i pulled the dist. now i cant get it stapped back right. im setting up tdc and...
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    no gauges on polaris

    i have a 97 polaris sl 780 took it out the other day and the battery is no good no more. i bought a new battery installed it. started the motor it was running for a few min, i was watching to make sure it was charging. which it was then the gauges went off and wont turn back on. i checked the...
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    polaris worth buying

    I am thinking about buying a 97 polaris sl650 ( i believe thats right) and was just wanting some of your thoughts if this is a good buy. the asking price is 1500. in all its in good shape minor scrapes on the bottom but thats it, trailers in good shape, new tires and custom cover. They say it...
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    dont know prop to use

    i have a 1989 sea ray seville with the 3.0 mercruiser and need a prop not sure which. Any ideas on what to use. I will be doing wake boarding and stuff alike. dont want to be a slow boat though.
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    wiring on 89 merc 115hp

    just got a 89 mercury 115 hp and im getting no spark and trying to figure out the kill switch wires what wire goes to what
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    is this a good price on out board

    i know a guy who is upgrading his motor and offerd the old one to me for 1200 bucks. its a 1998 johnson 150 in perfect working condition with trottle control and all the wiring needing to install in a boat. i dont know prices to well but dont think i should let it pass. good deal or no
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    tach gauge pegged backwards

    i have a 87 sea ray and the tach gauge is pegged backwards while not running at idle it goes up to like 50 and then when u get going in goes back the other way past the 60 and runs pointing straight down. i recently replace the coil, i thought the wires could be backwards but they are not i even...
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    distribitor springs

    the two springs in the bottom of my distribitor broke so i went to the auto store and picked up two more but they were a little bigger. it runs great now but i notice a ticking sound now that wasent there before i installed them and it not a real quiet sound just loud enough to hear over the...
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    distributor springs

    i have a 87 sea ray with a 3.0 mercruiser the boat strarted running bad so i pulled the cap of and looked around in the dist and found that the two little springs inside where both broke in half cant find the any where does any body know where i can find them at.
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    3.0 mercruiser backfiring through carb

    its a 87 sea ray with the 3.0 mercrusier been running it for a couple months now this year with no proplems so far.we took the boat out and it ran good for about 15 20 min took a lap around the lake all was good i opend it up heading back to smoother water and it backfired out the carb then was...
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    is this a good coast fishing boat

    i just got a 1969 thunderbird with a 77 johnson i plan on fixing up a little bit but was just wondering if it is a good fishing boat and will do good a the coast
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    slams hard when put in gear

    i have a 87 sea ray with the 3.0 and when i put it in gear fwrd or bckward it slams really hard. is the idle to high it is a little over 500 it comes out of gear fine
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