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    Water dripping around my oil plug yamaha 4s

    Yamaha 9.9 4 stroke with maybe 10 hours. Noticed today while running in test tank after oil change that water is seeping around oil plug. Original oil did not look milky. This has to be bad but I am still under warranty. Any ideas of what might be wrong?
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    Yamaha 9.9 4-stroke smoke at startup

    Motor is a Yamaha 9.9 4 stroke with maybe 10 hours. It has been about a year since the motor was last started. I put motor in a test tank with fresh fuel in gas tank. Motor started right up but smoked (looked white to me) for a second then stopped. There was what looked like oil floating on...
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    fuel priming issue

    I am having a problem getting my fuel bulb tight. The only way I can do is to take off the connector at the motor and pump gas back into the tank and then quickly put the connector back on. The bulb will get tight then but only for one outing. The motor is a 2005 9.9 4 stroke yamaha. I tried...
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    low rpms yamaha 9.9 4 stroke

    I just had a new yamaha 9.9hp four stroke installed on my 16' tracker like bass boat. THe motor was installed by a authorized yamaha dealer. The dealer did a water test and was not able to get above 2500 rpms. They used the prop that came with the motor a 9-1/4 x 9 pitch. The dealer seems to...
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    no slip coatings

    Looking to put a no slip coating on the parts of my trailer that you step on to enter the boat. I would like to go with a paint on type. I am considering the following Truck bed coating Rubberized no slip coating that marine dealers sell No slip additive that you can mix with paint ie...
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    connector type for 6 gauge TM wire

    Installing a 24V trolling motor on my boat. I have already run new 6 gauge wire to the batteries now I want to use the best type of connectors possible. Also looking for proper tools for stripping and crimping as well. Any advice on type of connectors and tools?
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    Removing outboard

    Looking for advice on removing a 1992 40 HP mercury with power trim off of my boat. Looks to be fairly straightfoward but is there a certain order that things should be done? One specific question I have is on steering cable there are 2 nuts on either side of the tilt tube. One is called...
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    Mercury motor swap

    Does anybody know if controls and cables from a 1992 mercury 40HP with power trim would work on a 2005 Mercuy 9.9 with power trim? The controls are marked morse and are flush mount.
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    jack plate / adapter plate

    I am in the process of swapping motors on my 16' aluminum bass boat. My current outboard is bolted to transom with a std bolt pattern. The motor I am putting on is a 9.9 that has clamps and two holes for bolting. <br /><br />Is there such a thing as an adapter / jack plate that would allow me...
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    mercury motor swap

    I have a 1992 mercury 40 HP 4 cyl power trim remote steer on a Monark 160 bass boat. I am looking into swapping the motors and going to a new Mercury 4 stroke 9.9 HP manual tilt remote steer due to most of the lakes I fish have a 10 HP limit. Would the controls work with the new motor. Will...
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    warning module going bad?

    I have a 1992 40 HP Oil injected Mercury that the warning horn is sometimes not working when you turn the key to run. It has done this twice since I have owned it (3 months). Both times when I turn the key off and let it sit for a while it started working again. Is there anyway to test?
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    bottomline fish finder 480 MAX

    Looking for opinions on a bottomline 480 max fishfinder as a second unit. I can pick one of these up for $120 new in the box. Any thoughts?
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    lower unit leaking

    I have a 1992 Mercury 40 that is leaking lower unit oil out of what I think are water drainage holes? This hole is 4 to 5 inches to the left of the vent hole. There are two small holes on the port side and one small hole on the starboard side. The hole it leaks out of is oblong. It only leaks...
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    aluminum boat rivet

    Just picked up a 16' aluminum Monark. Last owner had a rivet fall out on him and he replaced with a screw (not stainless) it is not leaking but i am wondering if there is a better way to fix this. I cannot get to the top of the rivets as the boat has floors installed and I dont want to rip...
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