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    '85 50HP 2-Stroke - Does not run in water

    Hi All - I have an '85 Mercury 50HP 2-stroke on my '16' Alumacraft. The motor runs fine when not in the water. I hooked up the ear muffs and ran it for about 5 minutes. No overheating, revving great, idles super smooth, etc. When I put the boat in the water, I go about 20 yards and then it...
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    Prop Recommendation: '85 Merc 50hp 2-stroke - 16' Alumacraft

    Hi All - I just bought an '85 16' Alumacraft Maverick with a 50HP Mercury 2-stroke. Boat hadn't been run since 2017, but I've given a restoration/rewire and went over the motor. Prop has a chunk missing. Motor gets up to about 3500 RPM at WOT. It will hit around 6K without drive engaged...
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    1985 Mercury 50HP 2-Stroke - Tach Recommendations

    Hi All - I have a 1985 Mercury 50HP 2-Stroke on my 16' Alumacraft. I'd like to install a tach on my console. I'm reading conflicting info on what actually works properly. I have a basic tach with the wire that winds around the #1 plug wire on an old 14HP Evinrude, but I've seen these may not...
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