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    Humble pie with pictures

    Allright, I got my 1 month old stator removed from the engine tonight ready to ship it back to CDI with the RMA number. Didn't take long to figure out why one of my high speed windings was "open". The bundled wires coming out of the starter was hitting the bottom of the flywheel and rubbed...
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    Argh - I lost my stator

    :confused:Well, I didn't actually lose it, it's still on my 83 115hp tower O power! I found some calm water yesterday and was doing a speed run. I had brought gps with and was going to get some real numbers for the prop slip calculator. I had been running out on the water for an hour or so but...
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    I6 Merc idle problem after cruising

    Well, I got to take the boat out today for a couple of hours to see how she runs after a carb rebuild. From previous problems that needed attention when I bought the boat (84 Checkmate Enticer with a 83 115hp Merc) I replaced the stator and rectifier, new floats and carb kits for all 3 carbs...
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    1983 Merc 115 no power

    Hi all, I wanted to send out a shout to everyone that has posted about Mercury service and repair. I've been away from boating for a decade and just recently bought a Checkmate with said Merc "tower of power". This set up has been sitting for years and it took me weeks of searching this forum...
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