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    1995 Mercury 115hp. Wot bog

    Hi, I have a 95 mercury 115. It starts, idles, and runs great except for wide open. Wide open it's about 4500rpm. If you feather the throttle back to about 3/4 to 7/8th throttle it'll jump up to 5000rpm. But if you push it back to wide open it bogs back to 4500rpm. I tried running it with 1...
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    1995 Johnson 130hp runs crappy

    Can't seem to quite figure this thing out. It's a 1995 johnson 130hp Looper. Starts and idles good, but... 1. idle is quite high (approx 1600 in neutral on water). Odd because throttle is isn't even touching roller for butterflies on the carb, and it makes no difference with idle screws...
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    Trouble aligning 01 5.0gl volvo

    Have an 01 glastron sx195 5.0 gl I got with a bad motor. I bought a good used 2000 volvo penta 5.0 gl to swap in. Motors appear identical, but after trying to install drive I noticed the alignment is way off. I've raised the motor up 7 turns or so and its better but still very off. Checking if...
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    Volvo SX-M lower unit compatibility with omc?

    I have an 02 glastron with a 3.0 volvo and sx-m outdrive. My lower unit is great except the case is cracked... i found a later 90's omc cobra lower unit for $100 and am wondering if there's a way to make them work, as I know many parts are interchangeable between the volvo and omc after 1994. or...
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    OMC 2.3 only runs in Start position

    Just bought an 87 blue fin with an OMC 2.3. It will start up fine but as soon as you let the key back into the run position it dies. I checked the ignition switch, that is fine. Also I checked all the purple wires and they all have 12v while in the run position... Any ideas?
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    Where to get carb bowl for 1988 evinrude 225hp?

    I have a 88 evinrude 225. I believe the carb bowls are bad. where would I find carb bowls for them, I cant find them anywhere. Also is it possible to put different carbs on it from a newer or older motor? thanks
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    Trim pump for 79 150hp

    just bought a 1979 mercury 150hp v6 on a boat and trailer. the trim pump is missing and ive never seen one like what it needs. im used to the ones with 4 lines coming out of the cylinders that hook up to the pump. This style only has two lines, one from each cylinder.... Could I use a 4 line...
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    1988 Evinrude 225hp not running on all cylinders

    I believe its not running on all the cylinders. I bought the boat recently and it had been sitting for 10+ years. First two carbs I took off looked like brand new on the inside so I didnt bother with the rest. When checking for spark it had spark on all 6. I can get it to run, and idle, and in...
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    Bad dock rash, and deep scratches. How to fix?

    I just bought a 1988 hydrostream voyager xt. It was sitting in a shed for 10+ years and a tree grewup right next to the boat. As it grew it scraped the hull pretty bad. It looks just like dock rash. Anyways its an area about 6" by 1.5'. Its scraped halfway through the fiberglass and deeper in a...
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    adding oil to power trim on 70's mercury 150hp?

    I recently bought a 1975 mercury 150hp and am putting it together. I got the tnt together, and hooked up the pump, but its out of oil. This one has 4 lines running to the pump. How do I add oil? Is is self priming? I see a knob on the side that screws in and out, whats that for?
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    Converting Evinrude 150hp to 200hp??

    I have a 1990 evinrude xp150, and a 1977 evinrude 200hp. The 200hp is blown up. Can I put parts from the 200 on the 150 to pump some extra hp out of it? Or should I leave it the way it is?
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    Best Speed prop for CVX17 with 150hp?

    First off, im sorry for posting this. I posted this in a completely wrong category before. Anyways I have a 1985 glastron cvx 17 with a 1990 Evinrude xp 150. I put the motor on the boat, and from reading online built up a expectation of 60mph. Then when I got on the water it only did 48mph, and...
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    What prop for my CVX-17 with 150hp

    I have a 1985 glastron that I just put a 1990 evinrude xp150 on. With the stock 17p prop its super squirly on holeshot, but only goes 48 top speed. It also over revs to 6100rpm. I want top speed for that boat and want to hit at least 60mph and 65mph if possible. Im not too worried about...
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    gas/air bubbles coming out main seal. 150hp vro

    I recently bought a boat with a 1990 evinrude xp150 on it, and put the 150hp on my speedboat. Just as a sidenote, it didn't have spark when I got it, then randomly got spark again, and I had it running great, and now no spark again. I'm not worried about spark though, what I am worried about is...
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    What setting on rpm guage for evinrude 150

    I have a 1990 evinrude xp150. I took the rpm guage out of a different boat with a 1977 200hp Evinrude, and want to put it in this one. It is a teleflex amega and has the settings of 6p, 5p, 4p, 8c, 3p 6c, and 2p 4c. See pic.... which setting is for the 1990 150?
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    Steering cable repair on glastron cvx

    Long story: I recently bought a 1985 glastron cvx17 without a motor. I had a plate made for it and put a 1990 evinrude xp150 on it. All controls are in, and I completely rewired the whole boat. Now, I'm down to one last thing... the steering cable.... it is the old style where the cable doesn't...
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    '90 VRO 150hp v6, no spark except one cylinder

    I just bought a 1990 crestliner with a 1990 evinrude vro 150hp. The guy said it ran great in 2013, but when he pulled out of storage this spring it wouldnt start. So whatever went bad must have been while it was sitting, not it running and died. It has no spark except in the starter side middle...
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    Performance parts for 79 135hp?

    I am just curious if there are any parts I can get to squeeze in a few more mph out of my 79 135hp.... I know props can, but is there anything other than props?
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    Looking to buy Baja 16ss, any thoughts?

    I'm looking at a 1979 Baja 16ss is very good shapeon craigslist. The paint and interior is great, qnd everything is solid, including transom. Its rated for a 120, but has a 1983 merc 150 v6 with a jackplate, does 65 plus. He is asking $1500. Would love the power but worried about the transom...
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    1988 mercury 115hp clacking noise

    Like the title says I have a 115 tower of power. It is a little tough to get started and when it does start there is a clacking noise. When you rev it up it goes away, and when its warm its not as bad at an idle but still bad. It will kill the motor when its cold, so you have to rev it up and...
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