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    1983 Mercury 150HP Blackmax rooster tail!

    I bought a 1993 372V Ranger boat. It came with 3" jackplate and a 1983 150HP mercury Blackmax. I'm running a 14 1/4 X 24 turbo prop right now, the hole shot is great and the max RPM I'm getting at the max speed of 52mph (GPS) is 5800 RPM... There's a huge rooster tail at the back. The higher...
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    1986 Mariner 60HP Outboard problem

    Hi ALL, just replaced my 1985 50HP Evinrude no tilt/trim with a 1986 60HP Mariner with tilt/trim. I was going to get the '93 90hp Johnson but I followed JB's advice which is a very good one. Anyway, the water coming out of the tell tale hole is scorching hot. after a while in the lake the...
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    1986 Mariner 60HP Outboard

    I just bought a 1986 Mariner 60HP with tilt and trim for $700.00 plus my 1985 50HP Evinrude. I've noticed that the prop that came with the Mariner is smaller than the 50hp Evinrude. Is that OK.. I mean the Mariner has more HP than the Evinrude... <br /><br />The engine is currently being...
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    Help on decision making.....

    Hello everybody!!! I came across a 1993 90hp Johnson engine... It was offered to me for $1100.00 fully rig plus my 1985 50hp Evinrude. I don't know much about engines and would like to hear your opinions about this deal. I own a 15' Skeeter bass boat which is rated for a maximum of 80hp...
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    1985 50HP Evinrude Rough Idle

    I just bought the boat a couple months ago. The motor is hard starting and when it starts it idles rough and dies, especially when I put it in gear (forward or reverse). I have to push the throttle quickly to give it enough gas, just to get the boat moving and stay running. At WOT the motor...
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