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    1992 Evinrude intruder 150 running issues.

    So I just picked up this boat. Wasn't running but clearly the gas and it was shot drained it clean the carbs converted to premix. Seems to run good sometimes other times missing like crazy. I do know it has the wrong plugs and they are pretty fouled so I'm going to have to change those out...
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    Replaced prop with the "same" spec prop. Loss of bottom end.

    So I've got a 16 ft javelin bass boat with a 70hp Johnson that I had a 13x19 prop on ever since I got the boat well at first you would have to have somebody sit on the front desk to get the thing to want to come out of the hole but it did fine on plane. Then put a hydrofoil on it and that seemed...
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    Buddies gt150 done for?

    So my buddy bought a boat and motor from one of his "buddies". He wanted just the outboard really. Well his buddy told him the last time the engine ran was back when the last time they had it out. We got the engine home and put the water horns on and we did it to run but it struggled to pee...
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    40hp shearing flywheel keys?

    So I went to tune my outboard today in a barrel because the idle just wasn't that great. It would pop back and die. So upon getting it fired up i was fighting getting it to sit there and idle long enough to tune. Well one of the times cranking the engine suddenly sounded like zero compression...
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    Has anyone actually seen ethenol ruin anything?

    So I've always heard the whole don't use ethenol it'll ruin everything story. Eat the gaskets. Kill the fuel line/primer. Etc. Countless times told to only use 100%. I've had my main boat for several years at this point. It's just running a 1993 70hp Johnson. Fresh rebuild when I got it...
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    Good substitute for carpet?

    I've got a Lowe deck boat. And the main floor in the boat is fine. The carpet is actually held up decently. But the carpet on the upper wood deck is just dry rotted and tears right off. I don't really wanna go back with carpet on the upper deck. What's y'all's advice for a decent affordable...
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    Control box powers everything off key?

    I've got a 2220 lowe deck boat. And previously it lookes like all the power was wired off the key on power from the control box. First concern is that sometimes when I check the power from that wire coming off the box Its 12v sometimes it reads 7-9v. That could be the crappy wiring that's been...
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    Adapting Suzuki controls to Force(Merc).

    So what Im trying to do is save some money by not actually having to buy controls for a Force outboard, but still use the Force. The boat had an older Suzuki DT140 and Suzuki controls. Now thankfully i have both ends of the Suzuki and the Force pigtails harness. So basically I'm just making...
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    Asking alot of a little outboard. best prop pitch?

    Got a pretty large barge. Its a Lowe 2200 Deck boat, had a suzuki 140 and it unfortunately blew a piston and never got repaired, well a few weeks ago i unintentionally bought a 40hp Force. a Mercury Marine era. It seems to run decently. The prop i got with the boat is a 12 1/4 x9pitch prop...
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