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    Cazy and tragic

    Some five years ago a lady who worked for me lost a grandson of approx 8 years. The family went rowing in small open boat and the kid would not sit still so to make sure he did not fall overboard his dad tied him to the boat. A wake flipped them over and he sank with the boat and drowned.<br...
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    Choke switch?????

    I had no idea that my boat had a choke switch built into the ignition switch setup. :confused: :confused: <br /><br />I had my Scimitar 160 and 80 Mariner about 6 months and got sick of having to remove the outboard cover to get to the choke when starting it up. So I told the service guy...
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    Straight running?????

    I need to adjust the little disc containing the fin located above the prop so I can run straight under power. It is corroded and am told it should be so!!! Do I just twist it or are there some locking nuts nearby that I cannot see? :confused: :confused:
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    Mariner 80 tach

    Before I had the power head replaced on my motor the tach would work sometimes and sometimes not. After the new power head it does not work at all. I think perhaps a loose wire/bad connection is the fault. Where would the wires from the dash run to and what colour would they be? I don't want to...
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    Mariner 80 battery power drain

    Late seventies model Mariner 80hp is draining the battery fast while supposedly switched off. When I connect or disconnect the battery terminals the flywheel twitches as if trying to turn even though the ignition is in the off posotion. The starter spindle does not engage when this happens so it...
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    Mariner 75/80?

    I finally gave up on my late seventies 80hp Mariner. (25 to 30 years old so its done OK I suppose). The dealer found me a second hand Mariner 75 of similar vintage and said the two motors are identical in every way except for the tuning and the carbs. He swopped the power heads over and we are...
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    Mariner 80hp electronics hassles

    My approx 1980 model Mariner 80hp has burned 3 trigger coils in two weeks. Each one lasting a couple of seconds and resulting in no spark to cylinders 3 and 4. I have replaced the rectfier/regulator which was burned and identified a short circuit which I thought was the cause of the coil burns...
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