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    Prop change for merc 115 tower

    Right now I have a 21" quicksilver stainless prop. The boat is a 16' 10" ranger 330v. Engine is an 86 tower of power 115. I had about 750 pounds worth of people in the boat and it planed out fine. Fast enough to pull up a skier. At wot I'm turning about 6000 rpms with the speedo showing a...
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    Catfishers come in

    Ok I love catfishing. I've always used nightcrawlers, pinks, and minnows and caught alot of smaller fish. Biggest I've caught is prolly 10 pounds. I'm wanting to try for bigger fish. I've been going down to the altamaha river in ga with my grandfather and I think the record is around 96 pounds...
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    86 merc 115 carb work

    I finally got the boat out on the water yesterday for a test run. Last trip out was a failure because of a bad float. I replaced two of the floats and took it back out. Carbs were rebuilt in 08 by previous owner and only ran 1 time. It's hard to start cold but warm it cranks right up if I...
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    What year is my 115?

    I didn't want to start a post but I've searched the web and can't find my serial number anywhere. Motor is on an 83 ranger 330v but I can barely see on the transom where another motor sat. There's some slight scratching on the gelcoat. Number is 0b108525. It's the number on the mounting plate...
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    Mercury 115 leaking fuel from float cover

    I took my new 1983 ranger 330v with a 115 tower of power for her maiden voyage. I ran it in the yard off and on for probably over an hour to be sure it would run good before driving an hour to the lake. Well after unloading the boat I try to prime the bulb and it never got hard. I looked back...
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    1982 merc 115 not peeing water

    Ok the motors been sitting for three years and was parked with no problems says the prior owner. I got it fired up and noticed no water coming from pee hole. I cleaned out the tube and even disconnected the rubber hose from the engine and looked through it only to find it was perfectly clean. I...
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    Anybody hear of Performance Brand boats?

    I just bought a 1982 performance Judge last weekend for 500 bucks. I searched the web but cant find any info on it besides a craigslist ad in OK. The metal plate on the front is worn down so I cant see what the max weight and engine size the boat can take and would kinda like to know. Id...
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    Clear coat/Gel coat???

    I just bought a 1982 Performance Judge, an old 16 foot bass boat. The fiberglass is in pretty good shape, the floors have been replaced, transom good etc, but the clear coat has peeled off the interior of the boat and when I put my arms on it I get fiberglass in it and it itches. It is brown...
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    Ignition Switch on 55hp Johnson

    Ok, I just bought a boat that had a mercury on it that wasnt getting spark, I gave up on that engine because I want the boat going by this weekend and I had what I thought was a good 55 johnson which I switched onto it. Well, after looking at it the wiring harness was rotten. When you would...
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    No spark Mercury 850

    I bought a boat today with a late 70s mercury 850. Prior owner says he was riding across the lake and it just shut off and he never has gotten it to crank back. The wiring seems to be a mess with a the power tilt and trim, livewells, bilge pumps, etc but the harness from the engine looks good...
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