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    WOT problems

    Hey everyone its been a while since I've been on here since my old boat died on me. But now I have a new to me boat. This boat has a 1991 40hp mercury tiller the boat starts, idles, and runs every time which I love! But I have trouble getting on plane sometimes. Believe the problem is my...
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    slipper springs or shackled springs?

    building a new boat trailer. the new one is the same deminsions as my old one. the old one has slipper springs on it. the new one can have either shackled springs or slipper springs. is there any big difference. northern tool sells both and so does my local trailer shop.
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    building an axle?

    hey yall i have a 16' aluminum sea nymph with a 50hp evinrude, not sure of the total weight of the boat. im building a new boat trailer out of 2x2 square tube. i have pretty much everything welded up and im about to put an axle on. (i actually took pictures of my project so i will post my...
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    finally got it running, but have another question

    Thanks everyone who helped me get my motor up and running. i finally got it started, and put in the water the other day. it ran great except for the idle. its an 1985 evinrude 50hp. i assumed that it wasnt idling good because i messed around with all the throttle cables and linkages, not...
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    does anybody know?

    today i got a free motor. was told it runs. no clue of the make, model, or year. i have not fired it up yet. i havent been able to find any tags or numbers on the motor. all i know is that it is old. can anyone help me?
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    starter problems

    im pretty sure my starter is going dead on my 1985 50hp. i went to put it in the water yesterday and it seemed like a had a weak battery. the starter, battery and battery cables got pretty hot. and the starter smoked a little bit. now im pretty sure that it is a bad connection in the wires...
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    this may be a challenging question

    i have a boat trailer that i need to get registered into my name. the sticker on the side of the trailer is all tore up. i can only make out a handful of letters. they are ?S(OR G)HLAN(POSSIBLY D?)?? give or take a few question marks. i have been able to come up with "ashland" but cant...
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    throttling problem

    hey everyone. this is my first post on this forum. i have been using the forum for awhile now and i have been able to find pretty all the answers to my problems by searching. but now i have a question and have no clue anymore. i finally got my 1985 50hp evinrude running good today while...
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