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    Oil drip from lower unit, bad or normal?

    Okay, I have a 375-V Ranger with a 1993 150hp Mercury XR6 pushing it. I haven't had the boat in the water yet this year but I did run it on cuffs in the driveway and all seemed well. After running it I put it back in my shop and about a week later noticed a very few drops of black oil on the...
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    Sad day on the Mississippi

    Point your browser to http://tinyurl.com/czv9qmx and you can read about the boat accident near Burlington, IA. Two jon boats crashed head on with 11 individuals in one boat and only 1 person in the other boat. I know exactly where this happened at as I used to keep a boat in a marina very near...
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    Towing vehicle?

    Found on the Internet.....thought you might enjoy.
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    Just curious about "wood" or "no wood"

    I have posted here a few times before, have a boat, but have gained most of my limited boating knowledge from this forum. I keep reading a lot about rotted wood, stringers, flooring, etc. being a problem. Although I have done a lot of wiring, added a new bilge pump, glued an edge of carpet...
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    Simply info I wanted to share - comments welcome

    Many years ago I owned a rather large pontoon boat that I kept at a marina in the Mississippi River. The problem was that I was still in the corporate world and was away from home and the area a lot of the time. In fact the last year that I owned it I was never on it once. A lot of other people...
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    What tach will work on a 1993 150hp XR6 Mercury

    In short, will one that says it can be installed on any 12 pole outboard application work on the above mentioned motor? Thanks, Don
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    Another tachometer question

    Okay, about two months ago I purchased a 1982 Ranger 375-V with a 1993 Mercury 150hp XR6 (serial #0D254172) motor on it. I had no intention of getting it in the water this year but I did want to get it all ready for next year. I cut and engraved a new dash panel for it and carefully marked all...
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    150hp XR6 - where does it pee?

    From some of my previous post many of you may already know that I recently (probably to months ago) purchased a 1982 Ranger with a 1993 150hp XR6 Mercury outboard. Well, I now have the trailer painted, a new dash in the boat, all the wiring done, etc. so I wanted to try the motor. I bought a set...
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    How do you install an ammeter - layman language

    I almost feel guilty asking so many questions but the answers are normally super thus these forums are "Boating 101" for me. From my previous searches I know that a lot of individuals will tell me to install a voltage meter instead of an ammeter but I have my reasons for the ammeter and they...
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    Anchor light - what/where is it?

    Okay, on a 1982 375-V Ranger I have a switch up at the very front of the boat that is labeled "courtesy light/anchor light" with a center position being "off" (I think). There are absolutely no wires going to this switch so I assume that I don't have an anchor light and it is currently not...
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    New dash for Ranger 1982 375V Comanche

    I know it is nothing fancy but then again it is only for a 1982 Ranger fishing boat. I recently purchased this boat and it needed a lot of work, the dash being one thing. It had the original fake wood that had approximately half of the paper wood grain missing. I could have just painted it which...
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    aerator pump, nut, & strainer - what order

    First you must remember that there are no dumb questions.:) Look at the attached image of three items. An aerator pump, the related nut, and a strainer. Obviously the pump goes inside the transom but then does the nut go on the outside and then the pump would be tight up against the inside of...
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    What is it?

    Okay, I have attached two images of something that I have no clue what it is. It is near the transom on a recently acquired 1982 Ranger 375-V with a 1993 Mercury 150 hp motor. There is a wire that apparently lead up to the dash connected to this object that there is nothing that connects it to...
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    82 Ranger V-375 - Wire and cable access?

    Just recently purchased this boat for a winter project. I need to do a lot of wiring and run new livewell valve cables. Most of these wires and cables run from the dash area to the motor area with a few to the bow. Just what is the secret to gaining access to the do this on the starboard side of...
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    Two small tubes (hoses) at dash?

    Hi, glad I found these forums because I am going to need them.:) I recently purchased a 1982 Ranger 375-V fish and fun boat with a 1993 Mercury 150 hp motor. The boat obviously needed some help so I thought it would be a great winter project. Now a couple of questions: First, there are two...
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