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    Mercury 9.9 no power

    Thanks! Is there a way to test both to identify which coil is bad, or if its the power pack? If I understand, I have one "coil" for my two cylinders. So how to test that ?
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    Mercury 9.9 no power

    Hi! My mercury 9.9 4 strokes 201p has a bad idle and no power. To start it, I need to choke, put in gear at high rev and then push the choke, otherwise it stall. Sometime, even with the choke the outoard will stall when put in gear or idling. But my main problem is that there is no power at...
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    mercury 9.9 2010 problem

    Hi! I bought a mercury 9.9 2010. There is some issues with the outboard that seem to be related to fuel. First, when I start it if I push the choke the outboard stall. I need to put it in gear and rev it before pushing the choke. Then, moving the throttle only change the revolution a little...
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    How to charge marine battery?

    Hi! I bought my first marine battery and charger today. Unfortunately, my charger is not an "intelligent" charger... It charge at 10amp or 2amp with setting at deep-cycle or "normal". It has a green light to say when the batterie is charged and stop when charged, but thats it. I know that...
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    Run carb out of fuel too long / bad fuel valve?

    Hi! I tried my little mercury 3.5 (4 stroke) for the first time today. The user manual say to close the fuel valve and wait for the engine to stall after use. I closed the fuel valve and waited on neutral for like 1 minutes and the motor never stalled. Do you think that there is a problem...
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    Fiberglass boat : replace rotten wood (seat)

    Hi! I bought a little fiberglass 12ft boat. There is a hole in the fiberglass, looks like the boat felt on something and the fiberglass and plywood under broke. So now, the wood is rotten. I wonder if there is a way to fix it, can I cut all the upper side of the seat to remove the rotten...
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    Drain fuel tank?

    Hi! I carry my little outboard (merc 3.5) in my car trunk, on the side. I wonder if I need to drain my fuel tank before I put it in the trunk, and if yes how I do it? Too, mercury user manual say "With the outboard still in the water, close the fuel valve, and run the engine until it stops...
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    Carry outboard by the handle?

    Sorry another stupid newb question. My user manual for my 3.5 mercury say to carry the outboard only in standing position or on the side But can I use the handle to carry it like in the picture ? If I listen to the user manual, using the handle to carry it will lead to a oil leak, but in fact...
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    Differences between mercury 2.5/3.5

    Hi! I recently bought a mercury 3.5hp. Now I am looking for the specs on internet, and I see that the 3.5hp is the same dimension, same weight, same propeller etc as the 2.5. So what is the difference? Did I pay for a bigger number on the same outboard or in facts the 3.5 is really more...
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    Store my 3.5 with the weight on the foot?

    Hi! First sorry for my english. I bought a mercury 3.5hp yesterday, this is my first engine ever. I took a trolley to store it, I put some styrofoam so the engine dont touch directly to the metal of the trolley, but like this all the weight (about 40#) of the outboard is on the foot. Is this...
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    Advise on sanding / painting

    Hi! Im new on this forum so sorry if im not at the right place. I got this little 12' boat for almost nothing, Im a canoe guy so this is both my first boat and my first project. I want to sand it, remove the side foam and fill the holes, repair any scratch/hole that can have in the...
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